Mantis shrimp ID help

[Eric R.]

Anyone able to help ID this mantis? It's probably ~3.5" long, I've had it for almost a year. Came in on some KP aquatics live rock. Also got some small pistol shrimp. The mantis hasn't bothered any corals or fish, but it eventually killed all of my CUC, so I caught it out and put it in it's own tank. Does anyone know what species it is? I have the mantis tank and a nano mixed reef in my biology classroom, so I like know genus and species when possible.

@ritter6788 ?

 

[IKD]

I suspect this guy. I had one in my KP Aquatics rock also. Good move to isolate him, and hopefully you can find someone s to take him like I did. Very pretty creatures.

Mantis Shrimp, Pseudosquilla ciliata

Pseudosquilla ciliata is one of the mantis shrimps that we occasionally collect here in the Keys. This is a Pseudosquilla ciliata,. and it is considered a “spearer” shrimp. This species of shrimp can vary in appearance quite a bit, from the more common lime green to a bright red to green with...

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[Eric R.]

Oh, I'm keeping it for sure! Just in its own tank.

This says P. ciliata has a checkerboard eye pattern, I've seen its eyes up close and haven't noticed such a pattern.

 

[IKD]

Oh, I'm keeping it for sure! Just in its own tank.

This says P. ciliata has a checkerboard eye pattern, I've seen its eyes up close and haven't noticed such a pattern.

Here are a few other mantis shrimps they find as well that may help.

Shrimps and Mantis Shrimps Archives

Colorful and entertaining invertebrates

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