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Owen, 1832)
Hemisquilla ensigera´s carapace is very small and the mantis shrimp has large eyes, the legs are blue.
Hemisquilla ensigera is found down to 90 meters, on mud an sand where the mantis shrimp grubs hollows.
Nocturnal, feed on smalls fishes, worms, mussles and other crustaceans that are very quickly smashed by blows from the powerful claws.
Caution!
Handling these shrims may injure you!
Hemisquilla ensigera´s carapace is very small and the mantis shrimp has large eyes, the legs are blue.
Hemisquilla ensigera is found down to 90 meters, on mud an sand where the mantis shrimp grubs hollows.
Nocturnal, feed on smalls fishes, worms, mussles and other crustaceans that are very quickly smashed by blows from the powerful claws.
Caution!
Handling these shrims may injure you!