Common name of Penaeus kerathurus
 
Common Name Grosse crevette
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Tunisia
Locality
Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other animal
1st Modifier mod. for size
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'crevette', i.e., shrimp, from Norman 'chevrette', diminutive of 'chèvre' from Latin 'capra', 'caper', i.e., 'buck', 'goat'; 'grosse', i.e. large.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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