| Common name | Vermelho-ariocó |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Latin |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Territory | Brazil |
| Locality | Northeastern Brazil: Bahia |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | primary lexeme |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Vermelho = red + 'ariocó' = probably a variation of ariacó = related to Amazon fish (Bueno, 1998) or 'vermelho henrique' = Lutjanus synagris (Ferreira, 1999); also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil |