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Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
Squilla mantis
Latin
CONT

Stomatopods: The mantis shrimps include small and large, shrimp-like or lobster-like animals with large movable eyes, a very short head or carapace, covering only a third of the body, only 3 walking legs, a long flattened tail (including thoracic and abdominal segments) with a well developed tail fan, and large, conspicuous "raptorial" claws (second pair of legs) resembling those of a praying mantis.

OBS

Family squillidae: Squilla mantis (Linnaeus, 1758).

OBS

Also called mantis crab (USA) and mantis prawn (GR. BRITAIN)

Key term(s)
  • mantis crab
  • mantis prawn

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Squilla mantis
Latin
CONT

Crustacé stomatopode dont une espèce, connue et consommée en Méditerranée depuis l'Antiquité, a reçu le nom de squille-mante (Squilla mantis) en raison de la conformation de ses pattes ravisseuses qui évoquent celles de la mante religieuse (insecte). (Type de la famille des squillidés).

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