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Oratosquilla fabricii

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Oratosquilla fabricii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Squillidae
Genus: Oratosquilla
Species:
O. fabricii
Binomial name
Oratosquilla fabricii
(Holthuis, 1941)
Synonyms[1]
  • Squilla calumnia Townsley, 1953

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]

Reproduction and life cycle

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Some 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

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Oratosquilla fabricii (Holthuis, 1941)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Oratosquilla fabricii". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-22.