Smooth Squillid Mantis Shrimp
Erugosquilla woodmasoni
- Group: Shrimp
- Typical depth: 10–50 m
- Max size: 15.3 cm
- For divers: safe
A common shallow water mantis shrimp, it digs burrows in flat muddy and sandy bottoms between about ten and fifty metres. It waits in the mouth of its burrow and lashes out with spearing forelimbs to seize passing fish and shrimp.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Stomatopoda › Squillidae › Erugosquilla
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 409245.
FAQ
- How deep does the Smooth Squillid Mantis Shrimp live?
- The Smooth Squillid Mantis Shrimp (Erugosquilla woodmasoni) is typically found at 10–50 m.
- Is the Smooth Squillid Mantis Shrimp dangerous to divers?
- The Smooth Squillid Mantis Shrimp is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Smooth Squillid Mantis Shrimp get?
- The Smooth Squillid Mantis Shrimp grows to about 15.3 cm.