| Common Name | African river prawn |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular FAO |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Powell, C.B., 1983 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd Modifier | locality/area |
| Remarks | 'prawn' from 'prayne', i.e., prawn. Of unknown origin. |