| Common name | Caratinga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Northeastern Brazil and Santa Catarina |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | Caratinga = variation of acarátinga = white 'acará' = white fish with scales (Bueno, 1998); also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil |