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Family: Gonodactylidae gonodactylid mantis shrimps



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70 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Gonodactylaceus falcatus
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Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Gonodactylaceus glabrous
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Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Gonodactylaceus graphurus
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Gonodactylaceus gravieri
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Gonodactylaceus insularis
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Gonodactylaceus mutatus
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Gonodactylaceus randalli
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Gonodactylaceus siamensis
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Gonodactylaceus takedai
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Max. Length 8.7 cm TL
 
Gonodactylaceus ternatensis
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus affinis
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Max. Length 2.1 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus annularis
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Gonodactylellus barberi
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Gonodactylellus bicarinatus
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus caldwelli
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Gonodactylellus choprai
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Gonodactylellus crosnieri
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Gonodactylellus demanii
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Gonodactylellus dianae
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Gonodactylellus erdmanni
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Max. Length 4.6 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus espinosus
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Gonodactylellus hendersoni
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Gonodactylellus incipiens
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus kandi
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Gonodactylellus kume
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Gonodactylellus lanchesteri
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Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus micronesicus
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Gonodactylellus molyneux
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Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus rubriguttatus
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Max. Length 1.7 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus snidvongsi
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Gonodactylellus spinosus
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Gonodactylellus spiridonovi
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Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Gonodactylellus viridis
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Gonodactylinus viridis
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Gonodactyloideus cracens
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Gonodactyloideus rubrus
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Gonodactyloideus tricarinatus
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Gonodactylopsis herdmani
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Gonodactylopsis lata
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Gonodactylopsis maqqaba
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Gonodactylus acutirostris
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Gonodactylus aloha
[Philippine mantis shrimp]
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Gonodactylus botti
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Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Gonodactylus childi
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Photo by Chan, Tim-Yan

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Gonodactylus chiragra (Fabricius, 1781)

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Gonodactylus chiragra
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Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Gonodactylus platysoma Wood-Mason, 1895

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Gonodactylus platysoma
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Photo by Chan, Tim-Yan

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, 1893

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Gonodactylus smithii
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Gonodactylus spinulosus
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Hoplosquilla said
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Hoplosquilloides coronatus
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Neogonodactylus albicinctus
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Neogonodactylus austrinus
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Neogonodactylus bahiahondensis
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Neogonodactylus bredini
[Split-thumb mantis shrimp]
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Neogonodactylus caribbaeus
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Neogonodactylus costaricensis
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Neogonodactylus curacaoensis
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Neogonodactylus festae
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Neogonodactylus lacunatus
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Neogonodactylus lalibertadensis
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Neogonodactylus lightbourni
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Neogonodactylus minutus
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Neogonodactylus moraisi
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Neogonodactylus oerstedii
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Neogonodactylus petilus
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Neogonodactylus pumilus
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Neogonodactylus spinulosus
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Neogonodactylus stanchi
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Neogonodactylus torus
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Neogonodactylus zacae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gonodactylaceus falcatus Indo-Pacific. 8 TL 1775
Gonodactylaceus glabrous Western Central Pacific. 8 TL 1886
Gonodactylaceus graphurus Indo-Pacific 9 TL 1875
Gonodactylaceus gravieri Western Pacific 1995
Gonodactylaceus insularis Western Pacific 1982
Gonodactylaceus mutatus Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL 1903
Gonodactylaceus randalli Indo-Pacific. 1978
Gonodactylaceus siamensis Western Pacific 1981
Gonodactylaceus takedai Western Pacific 1989
Gonodactylaceus ternatensis Indo-Pacific. 8.7 TL 1902
Gonodactylellus affinis Indo-Pacific 3.8 TL 1902
Gonodactylellus annularis Indo-West Pacific. 2.1 TL 1998
Gonodactylellus barberi Western Central Pacific 2007
Gonodactylellus bicarinatus Indo-West Pacific 1968
Gonodactylellus caldwelli Western Central Pacific 7 TL 1998
Gonodactylellus choprai Western Pacific 1967
Gonodactylellus crosnieri Indo-West Pacific 1968
Gonodactylellus demanii Indo-West Pacific. 1893
Gonodactylellus dianae Indo-West Pacific 2008
Gonodactylellus erdmanni Indo-Pacific. 2001
Gonodactylellus espinosus Indo-Pacific. 4.6 TL 1898
Gonodactylellus hendersoni Pacific Ocean. 1967
Gonodactylellus incipiens Pacific Ocean. 1903
Gonodactylellus kandi Western Central Pacific 1.3 TL 2007
Gonodactylellus kume Indo-West Pacific 2012
Gonodactylellus lanchesteri Indo-West Pacific. 1967
Gonodactylellus micronesicus Indo-Pacific. 2.7 TL 1971
Gonodactylellus molyneux Western Central Pacific 2001
Gonodactylellus rubriguttatus Pacific Ocean. 2.8 TL 1998
Gonodactylellus snidvongsi Western Pacific. 1.7 TL 1987
Gonodactylellus spinosus Indo-West Pacific 1893
Gonodactylellus spiridonovi Indo-West Pacific 2021
Gonodactylellus viridis Indo-West Pacific. 5.5 TL 1954
Gonodactylinus viridis Western Pacific. 1954
Gonodactyloideus cracens Western Central Pacific 1984
Gonodactyloideus rubrus Western Central Pacific 2004
Gonodactyloideus tricarinatus Central Pacific 2002
Gonodactylopsis herdmani Eastern Indian Ocean. 1906
Gonodactylopsis lata Eastern Indian Ocean. 2022
Gonodactylopsis maqqaba Eastern Indian Ocean. 2022
Gonodactylus acutirostris Western Indian Ocean 1898
Gonodactylus aloha Philippine mantis shrimp Eastern Central Pacific 1981
Gonodactylus botti Western Indian Ocean 1975
Gonodactylus childi Indo-Pacific. 4.2 TL 1971
Gonodactylus chiragra Indo-Pacific 10.5 TL 1781
Gonodactylus platysoma Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1895
Gonodactylus smithii Indo-Pacific. 9 TL 1893
Gonodactylus spinulosus Western Central Atlantic 1924
Hoplosquilla said Western Central Pacific 1998
Hoplosquilloides coronatus Western Central Pacific 1978
Neogonodactylus albicinctus Eastern Central Pacific 1979
Neogonodactylus austrinus Western Pacific 1969
Neogonodactylus bahiahondensis Pacific Ocean 1940
Neogonodactylus bredini Split-thumb mantis shrimp Western Atlantic.. 1969
Neogonodactylus caribbaeus Western Atlantic.. 1993
Neogonodactylus costaricensis Eastern Central Pacific 1979
Neogonodactylus curacaoensis Western Atlantic and West 1924
Neogonodactylus festae Pacific Ocean 1901
Neogonodactylus lacunatus Western Pacific 1966
Neogonodactylus lalibertadensis Western Pacific 1940
Neogonodactylus lightbourni Western Pacific 1981
Neogonodactylus minutus Western Pacific 1969
Neogonodactylus moraisi Western Pacific 1973
Neogonodactylus oerstedii Eastern Central Pacific a 1895
Neogonodactylus petilus Western Pacific 1970
Neogonodactylus pumilus Pacific Ocean 1970
Neogonodactylus spinulosus Western Atlantic and West 1924
Neogonodactylus stanchi Pacific Ocean 1940
Neogonodactylus torus Western Pacific 1969
Neogonodactylus zacae Pacific Ocean 1972



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