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Common name: None Functional type: Smasher Range: Andaman Sea to Australia, Guam and the Marshall Islands Habitat: Rocky (shale and beachrock) intertidal and reef flats Depth: Low intertidal to 10 m; H. glyptocercus can be found higher in the intertidal than any other stomatopod, often occurring just below the mid-tide line. Home: Cavities in hard substrates including rock, coral rubble and live coral Diet: Generalist; very small crustaceans and gastropods; picks macro-plankton from the water column Size: 645 mm; usually under 40 mm Color: Variable; black, green, tan, cream mottle; darker forms, particularly when small with white dots or spots; females usually darker than males Distinguishing Characters: Crenulated telson; females have red inter-segmental line between fifth and sixth abdominal tergites Activity: Diurnal
Suitability for Aquarium: Excellent; hardy, but rarely leaves cavity; lives 5 years or more in captivity Availability: Occasionally found as a hitchhiker from Indo-Pacific; easily collected from lower rocky intertidal in northern Australia, Thailand and Indonesia Back to the Species Directory |