| Common name | Peixe-cirurgião |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Latin |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Santa Catarina |
| Ref. | de Godoy, M.P., 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | person (generic) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Surgeon fish |