Galapagos Species Database

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Neogonodactylus zacae (Manning, 1972)

camarón mantis, Mantis shrimps

Subtidal, between rocks.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Stomatopoda

Suborder
Unipeltata

Superfamily
Gonodactyloidea

Family
Gonodactylidae

Genus
Neogonodactylus

Species
zacae

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Gulf of Califronia to Panama and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

References

Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Neogonodactylus zacae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8381. Accessed 1 November 2026.