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PANDALUS BOREALIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- northern shrimp
1, record 1, English, northern%20shrimp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deepwater prawn 2, record 1, English, deepwater%20prawn
correct
- deep-water prawn 2, record 1, English, deep%2Dwater%20prawn
correct
- northern pink shrimp 2, record 1, English, northern%20pink%20shrimp
correct, see observation
- northern prawn 3, record 1, English, northern%20prawn
correct
- great northern prawn 2, record 1, English, great%20northern%20prawn
correct
- deep-sea prawn 2, record 1, English, deep%2Dsea%20prawn
correct
- pink shrimp 4, record 1, English, pink%20shrimp
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A decapod of the family Pandalidae. 5, record 1, English, - northern%20shrimp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
northern pink shrimp: common name also used to refer to the species Penaeus duorarum. 5, record 1, English, - northern%20shrimp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pink shrimp: common name also used to refer to many species (family Pandalidae and family Penaeidae). 5, record 1, English, - northern%20shrimp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- deep sea prawn
- deep water prawn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crevette nordique
1, record 1, French, crevette%20nordique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crevette de Matane 2, record 1, French, crevette%20de%20Matane
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Décapode de la famille des Pandalidae. 3, record 1, French, - crevette%20nordique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crevette de Matane : terme à éviter. L'espèce a été désignée ainsi car il s'agit du premier endroit où elle a été transformée au Québec, en 1965. Toutefois, elle n'est pas pêchée dans cette région. 3, record 1, French, - crevette%20nordique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- camarón norteño
1, record 1, Spanish, camar%C3%B3n%20norte%C3%B1o
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- camarón boreal 1, record 1, Spanish, camar%C3%B3n%20boreal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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