Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ciliated Mantis Shrimp
Pseudosquilla ciliata
Ciliated Mantis Shrimp
Also known as: Ciliated False Squilla, Checkered-Eye Mantis, Common Mantis Shrimp
Category: Mantis Shrimps
Scientific Name: Pseudosquilla ciliata
Size: Up to 3.5 in. (9 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Hoplocarida (Subclass)
   └Stomatopoda (Order)
    └Pseudosquillidae (Family)
     └Pseudosquilla (Genus)

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