Common name of Penaeus monodon
 
Common Name Grass shrimp
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
Locality
Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier habitat/ecology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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