Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Common Mantis Shrimp
Pseudosquilla ciliata
Common Mantis Shrimp
Also known as: Ciliated False Squilla, Checkered-Eye Mantis
Category: Mantis Shrimps
Scientific Name: Pseudosquilla ciliata
Size: Up to 3.5 in. (9 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, South Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, Indo-Pacific, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Micronesia
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Hoplocarida (Subclass) Mantis Shrimps
    └Stomatopoda (Order)
     └Pseudosquillidae (Family)
      └Pseudosquilla (Genus)
       └P. ciliata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 210232🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49797🔗

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