Common Name | Small mantis shrimp |
Language | English |
Type | FAO |
Official Trade Name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2022 |
Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | other animal |
1st Modifier | mod. for size |
2nd Modifier | |
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. Also Ref. 77129, 122997. |