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Table 1 Fish species used by the Truká people from the Cabrobó (Aldeia Mãe) and Orocó villages

From: Ethnoichthyology of the indigenous Truká people, Northeast Brazil

Family/Local species name

Scientific species name

Origin

No. of citations (villages)

CA

O

Sciaenidae

 Pescada

Plagioscion squamosissimus Heckel, 1840

E

10

10

Cichlidae

 Apairi

Astronotus ocellatus Agassiz, 1831

E

5

 Tucunaré

Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801

E

8

9

Serrasalmidae

 Tambaqui

Colossoma macropomum Cuvier, 1818

E

10

4

Characidae

 Pirambeba

Serrasalmus brandtii Reinhardt, 1874

N

8

5

 Piranha

Pygocentrus piraya Cuvier, 1819

N

6

5

 Pacu

Metynnis maculatus Kner, 1860

N

8

10

 Pacu-preto

Myleus micans Reinhardt, 1874

N

15

15

 Dourado

Salminus cf. brasiliensis Cuvier, 1817

N

8

Erythrinidae

 Traíra

Hoplias malabaricus Bloch, 1794

N

6

4

Bryconidae

 Matrinchã

Brycon reinhardtii Lütken, 1875

N

3

Anastomidae

 Piau

Leporinus cf piau Fowler, 1941

N

9

13

 Piau-verdadeiro

Leporinus obtusidens Valenciennes, 1836

N

6

15

Prochilodontidae

 Crumatá

Prochilodus argenteus Agassiz,1829

N

12

7

Loricariidae

 Cananã

Hypostomus margaritifer Regan, 1808

N

5

8

 Cascudo

Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829

N

6

 Xotó

Hypostomus macrops Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

N

6

 Cari

Rhinelepis aspera Spix & Agassiz, 1829

N

9

5

Pimelodidae

 Pirá

Conorhynchos conirostris Valenciennes, 1840

N

4

 Surubim

Pseudoplatystoma coruscans Spix & Agassiz, 1829

N

5

Pseudopimelodide

 Pacamã

Lophiosilurus alexandri Steindachner, 1877

N

3

Auchenipteridae

 Caboge

Parauchenipterus galeatus Linnaeus, 1766

N

6

Heptapteridae

 Mandim

Pimelodella cf. vittata Lütken, 1874

N

4

1

Sciaenidae

 Cruvina

Pachyurus francisci Cuvier, 1830

N

4

Gymnotidae

 Sarapó

Gymnotus cf. carapo Linnaeus, 1758

N

4

  1. Legend: CA Cabrobó, O Orocó, N native species, E exotic species