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Oratosquilla fabricii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Stomatopoda
Family:	Squillidae
Genus:	Oratosquilla
Species:	O. fabricii
Binomial name
Oratosquilla fabricii (Holthuis, 1941)
Synonyms
Squilla calumnia Townsley, 1953

Oratosquilla fabricii is a species of mantis shrimp found in the Indo-Pacific. Like other members of its order it has a powerful spear, which it uses to hunt invertebrates and small fish. It grows to a length of 175 millimetres (6.9 in), and lives at depths of 0–135 metres (0–443 ft).

Reproduction and life cycle

Some members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Oratosquilla fabricii (Holthuis, 1941)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
2. ^ "Oratosquilla fabricii". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

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