Common name of Metapenaeus anchistus
 
Common Name Spiny greasyback shrimp
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Chan, T.Y., 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier morphology
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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