Gondylactaceus spp.

[Aquariumist]

Just curious if you could give me any info on this species, they come up on the search on Drsfostersmith.com on mantis shrimp. I looked on Roy's list and he was not on there. was this a mislabeling or what? any info would be great.

 

[Gonodactylus]

I identified the photo for Drs. Smith and Foster. It is probably G. glabrous, but it could be G. graphurus. They are very close. Both species are on my site. Both are very color polymorphic, so you won't necessarity fing an exact color match.

Drs. Smith and Foster really don't identify their stomatopods to species. From my experience, they buy reef flat stomatopods, probably from Bali, and sell what they have. That could be G. viridis, G. glabrous, G. chiragra, G. smithii, H. stoliura, or P. ciliata.

Roy

 

[Codeman00]

I was ready to post the same question today. Great timing and thanks for the answer, Roy.