kagapa

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɰa.pa/

Noun

kagapa

1. banded tetra, Astyanax fasciatus

   Small bony fish that inhabits streams and rivers without strong currents.

2. important dry-season ceremony named after the kagapa fish.

References

• E. Ireland field notes, confirmed with Piitsa, Muri, and other elders (all experienced hunters) in 1982 using José Cândido de Melo Carvalho's Atlas da Fauna Brasileira, Edições Melhoramentos, São Paulo, 1981.

Further reading

• Photo of Astyanax fasciatus from Bahia, Brazil, 2012; by José Birindelli:

https://web.archive.org/web/20160306122657/http://www.projeto-saci.com/images/expedicoes/Bahia%20-%20peixes/Astyanax%20fasciatus%20SACIB2012081402.JPG