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Gonodactylus smithii
Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893
Gonodactylus smithii
photo by Chan, Tim-Yan

Family:  Gonodactylidae (gonodactylid mantis shrimps)
Max. size:  9 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 11 - 62 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 80410. Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits sandy bays (Ref. 3533); shallow waters in sand flats, seagrass beds with coral rubble substrate (Ref. 80538) and also in reef flats or tidal flats under rock or boulders or inside rock crevices (Ref. 87055). Stomatopods are predators that require living prey (Ref. 833).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Reported from Xisha Island (Paracel Islands south of Hainan).

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