Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Purple spot mantis shrimp (species: Gonodactylus smithii)
Observed by Christine Huffard
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island Group

  • The site Group ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 360.

    The site ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 7.

    The site was used by the project for the following reason: "collect octopuses, mantis shrimp".

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 1 m and 2 metres.

Details about the specimen(s)

  • Specimen count is not recorded.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

The identification was performed as part of the Locomotion and prey capture of Octopus (Abdopus) aculeatus project (ID = 411).

The project ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 411.