The animals on this page may represent more than one species. At least 8 different specimens are figured, and nearly all were found in lagoon patches of Halimeda algae and branching corals on sand at 8 to 15m in Kwajalein Atoll. One was on the intertidal reef at low tide. This is a smashing stomatopod and uses its hardened raptorial appendages to crush and disable crabs or even break mollusk shells.
This small individual may be something different.
Created 15 July 2018
Updated 15 November 2020