Squilla Rugosa?

[erik2302]

I recently aquired a mantis shrimp from a private seller in san diego he called a "tiger mantis". I looked on roys list and it looked most like a squilla empusa only with less yellow and more black (6 teeth on the dactyl), and a more simple antanae structure. Someone on grimreefers identified a picture of it as a Squilla rugosa. I was wondering if anyone had any information on this species. Thanks, I may be willing to sell it if my conditions aren't good for it.

ERik

 

[n00b2SWF]

Hi erik
i have a squilla rugosa and this is the thread about it.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=836039

and this is a link I found about squilla rugosa from the net.

http://www.jamarc.go.jp/zukan/c/c-1/c-m039/c-168.htm

hope it helps

 

[Gonodactylus]

The easiest way to quickly ID Squilla rugosa, at least to distinguish it from other Caribbean squillids, is the presence of dark crescents on the outside edge of the antennal scales. I usually don't like to rely on color pattern to id animals, but this character seems to work.

Roy