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Table 1 Ethnospecies of fish selected for the triad tasks (in alphabetical order) in Siribinha, northeast Brazil

From: Cultural consensus and intracultural diversity in ethnotaxonomy: lessons from a fishing community in Northeast Brazil

Ethnospecies

Academic scientific species (family)

Bagre fidalgo

Bagre bagre (Ariidae)

Carapeba

Eugerres brasilianus (Gerreidae)

Cavala

Scomberomorus cavalla (Scombridae)

Corvina

Micropogonias furnieri (Sciaenidae)

CurimĂ£

Mugil liza (Mugilidae)

Pescada amarela

Cynoscion acoupa (Sciaenidae)

Pescada branca

Cynoscion leiarchus (Sciaenidae)

Robalo branco

Centropomus parallelus (Centropomidae)

Tainha

Mugil curema (Mugilidae)

Xaréu

Caranx hippos (Carangidae)