Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Hoplocarida (Subclass)
    └Stomatopoda (Order)
     └Lysiosquillidae (Family)
      └Lysiosquilla (Genus)
       └L. glabriuscula (Species)

Crustaceans
Mantis Shrimps

Caribbean Reef Mantis Shrimp

Lisa's Mantis Shrimp

Tiger Mantis Shrimp

Scaly-Tailed Mantis Shrimp

Golden Mantis Shrimp

Keel Tail Mantis Shrimp

Pink-Eared Mantis Shrimp

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Ciliated Mantis Shrimp

Dark Mantis Shrimp



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