| Common Name | Companion shrimp |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st Modifier | behavior |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'. Also Ref. 8. |