Lysiosquillidae
| Lysiosquillidae | |
|---|---|
| Lysiosquillina maculata, with an eel in the background. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Stomatopoda |
| Superfamily: | Lysiosquilloidea |
| Family: | Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910 |
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The Lysiosquillidae or banded mantis shrimps are a family of mantis shrimp, comprising some of the largest known mantis shrimp species. The most common and best known species is Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp.