Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Golden Mantis Shrimp
Lysiosquilloides mapia
Golden Mantis Shrimp
Category: Mantis Shrimps
Scientific Name: Lysiosquilloides mapia
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Hoplocarida (Subclass) Mantis Shrimps
    └Stomatopoda (Order)
     └Lysiosquillidae (Family)
      └Lysiosquilloides (Genus)
       └L. mapia (Species)
WoRMS ID: 388225🔗
iNaturalist ID: 201641🔗

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