Sorcerer Mantis Shrimp
Squilla biformis
- Group: Shrimp
- Typical depth: 25–518 m
- For divers: safe
This mantis shrimp digs into muddy bottoms of silt and clay across a wide depth band, from around twenty five metres down past five hundred. A strict carnivore, it ambushes living prey from its burrow.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Stomatopoda › Squillidae › Squilla
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 409340.
FAQ
- How deep does the Sorcerer Mantis Shrimp live?
- The Sorcerer Mantis Shrimp (Squilla biformis) is typically found at 25–518 m.
- Is the Sorcerer Mantis Shrimp dangerous to divers?
- The Sorcerer Mantis Shrimp is harmless to divers.