| Common name | Piau três pintas |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Plano Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Pesca Amadora, 2006 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Piau = spotted skin (Bueno, 1998) + três pintas = with three spots |