other names?

[cuda6872]

anyone ever hear a G. Smithii called a lime mantis shrimp?

 

[Gonodactylus]

Dealers will call stomatopods whatever they think of. If they are green, they become the "Green" stomatopod - or if the dealer wants to make them sound a bit more exotic, the "Lime" mantis shrimp. I have seens several species called "Lime" including P. ciliata, G. viridis, and even N. wennerae. The fact is that there are several gonodactyloids that can be found with a solid green morph.

Roy

 

[Hutton]

my lfs called a green g. smithii and a g. platysoma a painted mantis shrimp, they will try to make it sound as rare as possible

 

[cuda6872]

thanks guys. I'm 99.9% sure the 4" smasher i have is a G. Smithii. just thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.