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Family: Lysiosquillidae lysiosquillid mantis shrimps



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27 species (see list below)
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Allosquilla africana
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Allosquilla lillyae
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Coronis excavatrix
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Coronis scolopendra
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Lysiosquilla acanthocarpus
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Lysiosquilla aulachorhynchus
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Lysiosquilla colemani
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Lysiosquilla desaussurei
[Queen lizard mantis]
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Lysiosquilla grayi
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Max. Length 27 cm BL
 
Lysiosquilla hoevenii
[Lizard mantis]
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Lysiosquilla isos
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Lysiosquilla latifrons
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Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
 
Lysiosquilla manningi
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Lysiosquilla monodi
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Lysiosquilla panamica
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Lysiosquilla scabricauda
[Smooth mantis shrimp]

Photo by Chan, Tim-Yan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
Lysiosquilla sulcirostris Kemp, 1913

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Lysiosquilla sulcirostris
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Lysiosquilla suthersi
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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata Holthuis, 1941

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Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata
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Lysiosquillina glabriuscula
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Indo-West Pacific

Lysiosquillina lisa Ahyong & Randall, 2001

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Lysiosquillina lisa
[]

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 38.5 cm TL
Lysiosquillina maculata (Fabricius, 1793)

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Lysiosquillina maculata
[Common banded mantis shrimp]
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Max. Length 15.3 cm TL
 
Lysiosquillina sulcata
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Lysiosquilloides aulacorhynchus
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Western Pacific.

Lysiosquilloides mapia Erdmann & Boyer, 2003

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Lysiosquilloides mapia
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Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Lysiosquilloides siamensis
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Lysiosquilloides taiwanica
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allosquilla africana Western Africa. 1970
Allosquilla lillyae Northeast Atlantic 1977
Coronis excavatrix Northeast Atlantic
Coronis scolopendra Southwest Atlantic 1828
Lysiosquilla acanthocarpus Western Indian Ocean
Lysiosquilla aulachorhynchus Eastern Atlantic 1957
Lysiosquilla colemani Western Pacific 2001
Lysiosquilla desaussurei Queen lizard mantis Eastern Central Pacific 1857
Lysiosquilla grayi Northwest Atlantic 1958
Lysiosquilla hoevenii Lizard mantis Off West Africa, from the 27 BL 1851
Lysiosquilla isos Western Central Pacific 2004
Lysiosquilla latifrons Northwest Pacific 1844
Lysiosquilla manningi Eastern Central Pacific 8.9 TL 2000
Lysiosquilla monodi Eastern Central Atlantic 1977
Lysiosquilla panamica Eastern Central Pacific 1971
Lysiosquilla scabricauda Smooth mantis shrimp Western Central Atlantic 1818
Lysiosquilla sulcirostris Indo-West Pacific 32.5 TL 1913
Lysiosquilla suthersi Indo-West Pacific 2001
Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata Indo-West Pacific. 2.8 TL 1941
Lysiosquillina glabriuscula Western Atlantic and West 1818
Lysiosquillina lisa Indo-West Pacific 2001
Lysiosquillina maculata Common banded mantis shrimp Indo-Pacific. 38.5 TL 1793
Lysiosquillina sulcata Indo-West Pacific. 15.3 TL 1978
Lysiosquilloides aulacorhynchus Western Africa. 1957
Lysiosquilloides mapia Western Pacific. 2003
Lysiosquilloides siamensis Western Central Pacific 18 TL 1982
Lysiosquilloides taiwanica Western Central Pacific 2022



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