Heterosquilla tricarinata
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Heterosquilla tricarinata is a species of mantis shrimp in the family Tetrasquillidae. It is known from both the Andaman Islands and New Zealand.[1]
Heterosquilla tricarinata live in tidal mud flats creating extensive barrow systems.[2] They can experience low environmental oxygen levels. However, the shrimp is well adapted to the low oxygen levels in its habitat. [3] The shrimp ranges from a light beige to greenish colour with the females often having a distinctive red stripe along the spine.
It is an ambush predator with sharp pincers.[4]
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