| Common name | Carapitinga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Santos, M.C.F., A.E.T.S. Freitas and M.M. Silva, 1998 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Probably a variation of carapitanga = red fish (Bueno, 1998) |