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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Squillidae squillid mantis shrimps

Genus: Squilla

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26 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Squilla aculeata
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Squilla biformis
[Sorcerer mantis shrimp]
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Squilla bigelowi
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Squilla brasiliensis
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Max. Length 17 cm BL
 
Squilla cadenati
[Angolan mantis shrimp]
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Squilla chydaea
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Squilla deceptrix
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Squilla edentata
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Squilla empusa
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Squilla gibba
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Squilla gilesi
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Squilla grenadensis
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Squilla hancocki
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Squilla heptacantha
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Squilla intermedia
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Squilla lata
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Squilla lijdingi
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FAO

Eastern Atlantic from Gul
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Squilla mantis(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Squilla mantis
[Spottail mantis shrimp]
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Max. Length 22.2 cm TL
 
Squilla mantoidea
[Catalina mantis]
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Squilla mauritiana
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Squilla neglecta
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Max. Length 17.3 cm TL
 
Squilla panamensis
[Panama mantis shrimp]
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Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
 
Squilla parva
[Small mantis shrimp]
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Squilla prasinolineata
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Squilla rugosa
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Squilla simulans
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