| Common Name | Whiteleg shrimp |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2022 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'. Also in Refs. 8, 77129, 115257, 122997. |