mantisshrimp
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My LFS has a new 4" bright red smasher.I need an I.D.
ID New Mantis
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DreamScape
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I wonder...
my lfs also reported getting a bright red smasher 3 inch plus.
my lfs also reported getting a bright red smasher 3 inch plus.
Dr. Roy must be busy with something or other, but here's what he posted last time someone said they had a red smasher:
"Can't tell much without a picture or two and information on where it is from. Many gonodactylids from below 30 feet are red. Even G. smithii from that depth has a red-purple color. See if you can get a look at the meral spots and their color."
"Can't tell much without a picture or two and information on where it is from. Many gonodactylids from below 30 feet are red. Even G. smithii from that depth has a red-purple color. See if you can get a look at the meral spots and their color."
Gonodactylus
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Indeed. I have been chasing stomatopods around Lizard Island on the GBR for the past three weeks.
The question is what kind of red. If we are talking an orangy or brown red, it is probably N. wennerae or another gonodactylid that has a red morph. Bright solid red is a bit rarer. The one species that comes to mind is Gonodactylaceus randalli from PNG. Red and white or cream presents lots of possibilities. Echinosquilla is a likely candidate, but the white spiny telson and bilobed eyes should be easy to spot.
There are many small (under 30 mm) red smashing species such as G. affinis, but not many that grow to 3-4 inches.
Roy
The question is what kind of red. If we are talking an orangy or brown red, it is probably N. wennerae or another gonodactylid that has a red morph. Bright solid red is a bit rarer. The one species that comes to mind is Gonodactylaceus randalli from PNG. Red and white or cream presents lots of possibilities. Echinosquilla is a likely candidate, but the white spiny telson and bilobed eyes should be easy to spot.
There are many small (under 30 mm) red smashing species such as G. affinis, but not many that grow to 3-4 inches.
Roy
mantisshrimp
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So,Roy what kind of mantis shrimps were you chasing?I thinks its N. wennerae.I just had a smaller purple one.How does one get a career like yours?
Gonodactylus
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There are over 25 species of stomatopod on Lizard Island. I was mostly working on communication and vision in Lysiosquillina maculata, but we collected most of the other species present in those waters along with hundreds of larvae and postlarvae that can not yet be identified. I brought back about 100 animals to rear.
As for how to get this kind of job, about the only way is to be a professor of biology and find interesting questions that stomatopods can help you answer.
Roy
As for how to get this kind of job, about the only way is to be a professor of biology and find interesting questions that stomatopods can help you answer.
Roy
DreamScape
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my lfs gets it's mantis shrimp from someone in queensland.
i think that he catches them from the queensland area.
i think that he catches them from the queensland area.
DreamScape
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hermisquilla ensigara
current record holder for the hardest strike, i think
grows to ~15cm
current record holder for the hardest strike, i think
grows to ~15cm
Gonodactylus
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The only stomatopod that I know of that has had it s strike "measured" is Hemisquilla ensigera. In fact, Burrows didn't directly measure the strike, but rather used an indirect calculation based on the force needed to move the propodus at the appropriate speed. Given that the speed was estimated in the air and not underwater, it was probably off. We are currently measuring directly the striking force of Odontodactylus scyllarus and Gonodactylus chiragra. It looks like a large (18 cm male O. s.) will surpase Burrows' estimates.
As for size, I have caught H. e. up to 11 inches that puts them considerably larger than 15 cm.
Roy
As for size, I have caught H. e. up to 11 inches that puts them considerably larger than 15 cm.
Roy
