Oratosquilla fabricii is a species of mantis shrimp found in the Indo-Pacific.[2] Like other members of its order it has a powerful spear, which it uses to hunt invertebrates and small fish. It grows to a length of 175 millimetres (6.9 in), and lives at depths of 0–135 metres (0–443 ft).[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Stomatopoda |
Family: | Squillidae |
Genus: | Oratosquilla |
Species: | O. fabricii
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Binomial name | |
Oratosquilla fabricii (Holthuis, 1941)
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Reproduction and life cycle
editSome members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.[2]
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Oratosquilla fabricii (Holthuis, 1941)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ a b c "Oratosquilla fabricii". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-22.