Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Split-Thumb Mantis Shrimp
Neogonodactylus bredini
Split-Thumb Mantis Shrimp
Category: Mantis Shrimps
Scientific Name: Neogonodactylus bredini
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 vm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Hoplocarida (Subclass)
    └Stomatopoda (Order)
     └Gonodactylidae (Family)
      └Neogonodactylus (Genus)
       └N. bredini (Species)

Crustaceans
Mantis Shrimps

Split-Thumb Mantis Shrimp

Caribbean Reef Mantis Shrimp

Scaly-Tailed Mantis Shrimp

Common Mantis Shrimp



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