A specialist identified the species as a stomatopod, a favorite food of desirable panfish caught by fishermen in the Chesapeake Bay area. |
The peripheral and central antennular pathway of the Caribbean stomatopod crustacean Neogonodactylus oerstedii. |
The mantis shrimp, actually a stomatopod, has bright red appendages, just two-tenths of an inch, that can smash through mollusk shells, the heads of small fish and even glass aquarium walls. |
Decapod and stomatopod Crustacea from Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean. |
An elaborate set of courtship signals is needed by the male stomatopod to prevent the female from attacking him. |
This comprehensive guide identifies 800 species of decapod and stomatopod crustaceans from southern Australian waters. |