Where Does Mantis Shrimp Live?
Stomatopoda
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Where to find Mantis Shrimp
- Water type
- saltwater
- Depth
- Intertidal zones to depths of several hundred meters, depending on the species.
- Environment
- Tropical and subtropical marine waters. They inhabit burrows in soft substrates (sand, mud), crevices in rocks, or coral rubble. Some species are free-living.
- Geographic range
- Worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans, with high diversity in the Indo-Pacific region.
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