Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Protosquillidae protosquillid mantis shrimps



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27 species
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL

 
Chorisquilla brooksii
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Chorisquilla convoluta
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Chorisquilla excavata
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Chorisquilla gyrosa
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Max. Length 2.6 cm TL

 
Chorisquilla hystrix
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Chorisquilla kroppi
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Chorisquilla mehtae
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Chorisquilla pococki
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Max. Length 1.9 cm TL

 
Chorisquilla quinquelobata
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Chorisquilla similis
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Max. Length 3.9 cm TL

 
Chorisquilla spinosissima
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Chorisquilla tuberculata
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Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Chorisquilla tweediei
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Max. Length 8.1 cm TL

 
Echinosquilla guerinii
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Haptosquilla corrugata
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Haptosquilla glabra
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Max. Length 4.6 cm TL

 
Haptosquilla glyptocercus
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Haptosquilla pulchella
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Haptosquilla setifera
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Haptosquilla stoliura
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Haptosquilla tanensis
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Max. Length 4.3 cm TL

 
Haptosquilla trispinosa
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Max. Length 3.7 cm TL

 
Haptosquilla tuberosa
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Protosquilla folini
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Protosquilla lenzi
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Protosquilla pulchellus
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Max. Length 1.8 cm TL

 
Siamosquilla laevicaudata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chorisquilla brooksii Indo-West Pacific. 3.2 TL 1888
Chorisquilla convoluta Western Indian Ocean 2001
Chorisquilla excavata Indo-Pacific. 1880
Chorisquilla gyrosa Indo-Pacific. 1923
Chorisquilla hystrix Indo-West Pacific 2.6 TL 1899
Chorisquilla kroppi Western Central Pacific 2003
Chorisquilla mehtae Western Central Pacific 1998
Chorisquilla pococki Western Central Pacific 1975
Chorisquilla quinquelobata Eastern Indian Ocean 1.9 TL 1935
Chorisquilla similis Eastern Central Pacific 2002
Chorisquilla spinosissima Indo-West Pacific 3.9 TL 1888
Chorisquilla tuberculata Indo-Pacific. 1907
Chorisquilla tweediei Western Central Pacific 3 TL 1950
Echinosquilla guerinii Indo-Pacific. 8.1 TL 1861
Haptosquilla corrugata Indo-West Pacific 2001
Haptosquilla glabra Indo-West Pacific 1905
Haptosquilla glyptocercus Indo-West Pacific. 4.6 TL 1875
Haptosquilla pulchella Western Central Pacific 1880
Haptosquilla setifera Western Central Pacific. 1969
Haptosquilla stoliura Indo-West Pacific. 1886
Haptosquilla tanensis Western Pacific 1911
Haptosquilla trispinosa Western Central Pacific. 4.3 TL 1852
Haptosquilla tuberosa Indo-West Pacific. 3.7 TL 1893
Protosquilla folini Indo-West Pacific. 1867
Protosquilla lenzi Western Indian Ocean 1941
Protosquilla pulchellus Western Indian Ocean
Siamosquilla laevicaudata Western Central Pacific 1.8 TL 1998



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