Shortnose mantis shrimp

phylum	Arthropoda	Shortnose mantis shrimp is found in marine waters of the Indo-West and Central Pacific, including Hawaii and the Philippines, as well as the eastern Pacific Ocean, along the coasts of southwestern North Amer­ica and Central America. Shortnose mantis shrimp have elongate, flattened, lobster-like bodies, with three pairs of walking legs, a very short carapace, and a long, flattened tail. For more information, visit the ADW entry. Get back to Mantis shrimps
Subphyllum	Crustacea
class	Malacostraca
order	Stomatopoda
family	Odontodactylidae
genus	Odontodactylus
species	O. brevirostris

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