Common name of Squilla biformis
 
Common Name Sorcerer 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 person (generic)
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.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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