Common name of Metapenaeopsis mogiensis
 
Common Name Mogi velvet shrimp
Language English
Type FAO
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 locality/area
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'Mogi' may refer to 'Mogi das Cruzes, a city in southeastern Sao Paulo State, Brazil, it is also a Japanese surname.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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