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    Mantis shrimp

    Mantis shrimp

    Oratosquilla oratoria

    Crabs & Lobsters

    The Mantis shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria) is recorded at 3 diving areas across 2 countries, most often around Goat Island & Hauraki Gulf, Bay of Islands and Flic en Flac & West Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 2 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    Goat Island & Hauraki GulfNew Zealand
    Regularly seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumArthropoda
    ClassMalacostraca
    OrderStomatopoda
    FamilySquillidae
    GenusOratosquilla

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