Common Names Summary - Penaeus kerathurus
Common name of Penaeus kerathurus
 
Common Name Crevette grise
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Algeria
Locality
Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'crevette', i.e., shrimp, from Norman 'chevrette', diminutive of 'chèvre' from Latin 'capra', 'caper', i.e., 'buck', 'goat'; 'grise', i.e., 'grey'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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