Lysiosquilloides mapia Golden mantis shrimp

Lysiosquilloides mapia is commonly referred to as Golden mantis shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor gevorderden. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5643 

AphiaID:

388225 

Scientific:

Lysiosquilloides mapia 

German:

Goldener Fangschreckenkrebs 

English:

Golden Mantis Shrimp 

Category:

Mantis garnalen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Stomatopoda (Order) > Lysiosquillidae (Family) > Lysiosquilloides (Genus) > mapia (Species) 

Initial determination:

Erdmann & Boyer, 2003 

Occurrence:

Fiji, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 6.06" (15.4 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

54.99 gal (~ 250L)  

Difficulty:

Alleen voor gevorderden 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lysiosquilloides mapia
  Goldener Fangschreckenkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-06-18 22:54:41 

Last edit:

2026-10-13 19:29:57 

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