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... that the mud shrimp Pestarella tyrrhena (pictured) has been used as bait by fishermen for over 200 years?
... that Squilla mantis is the only native stomatopod to be fished for on a commercial scale in the Mediterranean Sea?
... that the endangered Syncaris pacifica uses variable translucency and color changing crypsis for underwater camouflage?
... that the slipper lobster Scyllarus arctus is less common around Great Britain than the giant squid Architeuthis dux?