Common name of Cloridopsis scorpio
 
Common Name Spotted squillid mantis shrimp
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other animal
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'mantis' from Greek, i.e., 'diviner', 'prophet', employed to members of the insect family Mantidae, i.e., preying mantis; 'squill' from Greek 'skilla', i.e., sea onion. Also Ref. 77129, 122997.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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