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Zebra Mantis Shrimp Seen during amuck dive in Dauin, Philippines. Sep 30, 2012. Geotagged,Lysiosquillina maculata,Philippines Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Zebra Mantis Shrimp

Seen during amuck dive in Dauin, Philippines. Sep 30, 2012.

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''Lysiosquillina maculata'', the zebra mantis shrimp or striped mantis shrimp, is a species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands. At a length up to 40 cm, ''L. maculata'' is the largest mantis shrimp in the world. ''L. maculata'' may be distinguished from its congener ''L. sulcata'' by the greater number of teeth on the last segment of its raptorial claw, and by the colouration of the uropodal endopod, the distal half of which.. more

Similar species: Mantis Shrimps
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2015. Captured in J. Basa St, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines.