| Nom Commun | Pirapoco |
| Langue | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi-guarani |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Nom commercial officiel | No |
| Rang | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Pays | Brazil |
| Localité | |
| Réf. | Toledo-Piza, M., 2002 |
| Stade de développement | juveniles and adults |
| Sexe | females and males |
| Racine | primary lexeme |
| 1er modificateur | mod. for size |
| 2nd modificateur | |
| Remarques | Possibly a variation of pira (fish) + pucu (long) (Ferreira, 1999) or a variation of 'pirapoc' = swimming bladder |