Common name of Alphestes afer
 
Common name Pirapiranga
Language Portuguese
Dialect Tupi-guarani
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality
Ref. Santos, E.P., 1982
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks PirĂ¡ = fish with no scales + piranga = red (Bueno, 1998)
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