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Updated 10/25/2023

Family Lysiosquillidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Lysiosquillina maculata



Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu


Kawaihae, Hawaii


Keawakapu, Maui

  
   

GIANT MANTIS SHRIMP

Pairs inhabit burrows on shallow sand flats.  Spears prey with razor-sharp serrated raptorial appendages.  Can inflict serious injury if handled.  Attains 16 inches.  East Africa to French Polynesia, including Hawai'i.