| Common name | Cangurupim |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Tupi |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | Northeastern Brazil and Rio de Janeiro |
| Ref. | Nomura, H., 1984 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Probably a variation of 'camurupy' = name associated with clupeids (Tibiriçá, 1984), although this species belongs to the Fam. Megalopidae; also registered in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for the Northeastern Region; referred in Szpilman (2000) for Rio de Jan |