| Common name | Cação-agulha-preta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Brandão, J.M., 1964 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | Cação = shark + agulha-preta = black needle |