| Common name | Pirá-siririca |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Ihering, R.V., 1968 |
| Life stage | juveniles |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | non-fish animal |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Pira = skin + siririca = small waves (sea), hook, female hummingbird or feminine masturbation (Ferreira, 1999) |