Species identification

Crooked Reef · 04/13/2018, 10:29 AM

LFS just sent an email and they have this species in stock. It was of course labeled “green mantis” by their distributor. Can anyone identify it? It is a smasher. It could be a G. viridis which is one of the ones commonly referred to as a green, but it doesn’t look like the pics from Dr. Roy’s post.

Crooked Reef · 04/13/2018, 08:05 PM

A few more. It looks much different under my kitchen lights.

Gonodactylus · 04/16/2018, 08:30 AM

Looks like Gonodactylaceus glabrous.

Roy

Crooked Reef · 04/16/2018, 09:21 AM

Thank you Dr. Roy. He is in his tank now but I haven’t gotten a clear look at his meral spots yet. I appreciate your input.

Crooked Reef · 04/18/2018, 02:46 PM

Dr. Roy, I was wondering if the glabrous could possibly have more yellow meral spots? I am attaching more pics which shoe a more yellowish meral spots. Could this be a Gonodactylaceus falcatus? These are unfortunately the best I can get at this point because it doesn’t leave the pipe that I have seen. It may be possible that the pic from the LFS is a different specimen because it went over the wall and down their drain system when they attempted to catch it, but they did find it in the drain pipe so it is likely the same one. @Gonodactylus

Crooked Reef · 04/18/2018, 03:19 PM

Another.

Gonodactylus · 04/18/2018, 04:30 PM

Good call. It is a G. falcatus.

Roy

Crooked Reef · 04/18/2018, 05:11 PM

Awesome. Thanks again. I hadn’t really been able to get a good look at the spots until yesterday. I appreciate all of your help.

04/16/2018, 09:21 AM	#4
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	Thank you Dr. Roy. He is in his tank now but I haven’t gotten a clear look at his meral spots yet. I appreciate your input. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

04/18/2018, 05:11 PM	#8
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	Awesome. Thanks again. I hadn’t really been able to get a good look at the spots until yesterday. I appreciate all of your help. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

04/16/2018, 08:30 AM	#3
Gonodactylus Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Berkeley, CA, USA Posts: 5,024	Looks like Gonodactylaceus glabrous. Roy

04/18/2018, 04:30 PM	#7
Gonodactylus Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Berkeley, CA, USA Posts: 5,024	Good call. It is a G. falcatus. Roy