new find

[Paco1l1d]

Well the shell I picked up on the beach had an unwanted but very cool hitchhiker, a yellow/gold Lysiosquilloides. Will it be fine in an 2.5 gallon, at least for a few months? It is less than one half inch long so I assume it's no problem, just thought I'd check.

Thanks.

 

[travisurfer]

wow, that is an awesome find!

 

[Gonodactylus]

Am I correct in assuming that this animal was found on a beach in Hawaii?

To my knowledge, there are no species of of the genus Lysiosquilloides in Hawaii. There are three species of the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea found in Hawaiil. These include:

Lysiosquillina maculata
Acanthosquilla multifasciata
Heterosquilloides insignis

All are burrowers in sand and should not be in a shell. Moreover, H. insignis is found deeper than 200m.

L. maculata settle out at nearly and inch long, so that doesn't sound right.

Acanthosquilla settles out smaller and has some strong yellow markings. It also lives relatively shallow, so it is possible that it could be found on a beach.

Roy

 

[Paco1l1d]

Yes it was found in a small snail shell on Wikiki beach. I put that it was a radar mantis due to the yellow "rod" shaped eyes, I can not see the body to distinguish color and pattern characteristics.

Thanks for the list,

 

[Gonodactylus]

Actually, there are more than 20 species of stomatopod recorded from the Hawaiian Islands. I would guess that you have either G. falcatus, G. hendersonii or P. ciliata. These are the only cavity living species that are typically found in the intertidal.

roy