Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Caribbean Reef Mantis Shrimp
Lysiosquilla glabriuscula
Caribbean Reef Mantis Shrimp
Category: Mantis Shrimps
Scientific Name: Lysiosquilla glabriuscula
Synonyms: Lysiosquillina glabriuscula
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Distribution: South Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Hoplocarida (Subclass)
   └Stomatopoda (Order)
    └Lysiosquillidae (Family)
     └Lysiosquilla (Genus)

Crustaceans
Mantis Shrimps

Caribbean Reef Mantis Shrimp

Scaly-Tailed Mantis Shrimp

Ciliated Mantis Shrimp



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