Common name of Metapenaeopsis crassissima
 
Common Name Stout velvet shrimp
Language English
Type FAO old
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier mod. for size
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'. Spelling to be checked in the main ref.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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