| Common Name | Variable mantis shrimp |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO old |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Manning, R.B., 1998 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other animal |
| 1st Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 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. Spelling to be checked in the main ref. |