| Common Name | Kadal shrimp |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Holthuis, L.B., 1980 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st Modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'shrimp' from Old Norse 'skorpna', i.e., 'to shrivel up'; 'kadal' from Tamil, i.e., plantain tree, a banner, a flag of distinction granted by authority, a kite, 'kadal' is also used as a name for a girl and also forms parts of Indian place names. |