| Common name | Caratingaitê |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Baldwin, C.C., C.I. Castillo, L.A. Weigt and B.C. Victor, 2002 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | taste/smell |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Caratinga = variation of acarátinga = white 'acará' = white fish with scales (Bueno, 1998) + -itê = possibly a variation of -ité = with no taste |