Lysiosquillina maculata
Lysiosquillina maculata (Fabricius, 1793)
Common banded mantis shrimp
Lysiosquillina maculata
photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Family:  Lysiosquillidae (lysiosquillid mantis shrimps)
Max. size:  38.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 145 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Raptorial claw, 4 cm long. Banded with alternate light and dark bands.
Biology:  Collected with spears, snares and bait, or at night with light nets (Ref. 92). Burrows in level bottoms near shore (Refs. 92, 80410); and swims at night (Ref. 80410). Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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