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Oratosquilla oratoria

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Stomatopoda

Genus
  
Oratosquilla

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Species

Subphylum
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Oratosquilla oratoria

Higher classification
  
Oratosquilla

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Similar
  
Mantis shrimp, Congridae, Portunus trituberculatus, Konosirus punctatus, Kuruma prawn

Oratosquilla oratoria is a species of mantis shrimp found in the Western Pacific. It is widely harvested in Japan where it is known as shako (シャコ, 蝦蛄) and eaten as sushi. Like other members of its order it has a powerful spear, which it uses to hunt invertebrates and small fish. It grows to a length of 185 millimetres (7.3 in), and lives at depths of 10–100 metres (33–328 ft).

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References

Oratosquilla oratoria Wikipedia