shrimp

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


The only true shrimp( Crangon) which Australian waters are known to possessis found in the Gulf of St. Vincent, South Australia.(Tenison-Woods.) In Tasmania, the Prawn ( Penoeus spp.)is called a Shrimp.

1883. `Royal Commission, Report on Fisheries of Tasmania,' p. 9:

«The prawn ( Penoeus sp.), locally known among fishermenas the shrimp, abounds all around our coasts.»

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