| Common name | Merlusa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Dialect | Latin |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Suzuki, C.R., 1986 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Variation of 'merluza' = same as merlúcio = related to Merluccius (Ferreira, 1999) |