| Common Name | Kweikung paste shrimp |
| Language | English |
| Type | Market |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Philippines |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Motoh, H., 1980 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st Modifier | taste/smell |
| 2nd Modifier | other/n.a. |
| Remarks | 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'kweikung' is the Thai name for this shrimp. |