| Common name | Cangulo-do-alto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | African |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Northeastern Brazil: Pernambuco |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Cangulo = name related to the genus Balistes (Ferreira, 1999) + alto = high, but in this case it is probably related to high seas, i.e., offshore; also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil |