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Zebra Mantis Shrimp

Lysiosquillina maculata

Description:

At a length of up to 40 cm, L. maculata is the largest mantis shrimp in the world. L. maculata may be distinguished from L. sulcata by the greater number of teeth on the last segment of its raptorial claw, and by the colouration of the uropodal endopod, the distal half of which is dark in L. maculata but not in L. sulcata.

Habitat:

It is a species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands There is a small artisanal fishery for this species.

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3 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

I did not check why, perhaps they are eaten? or otherwise they want to recover their populations? (most likely the first)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Why the fishery?

mhosadurga
mhosadurga 11 years ago

Nice pic!

The MnMs
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The MnMs

Negros Oriental, Philippines

Spotted on Sep 30, 2012
Submitted on Oct 27, 2012

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