First Record and Range Extension of a Golden Mantis Shrimp (Order: Stomatopoda, Family: Lysiosquillidae) from the Seagrass Meadows of the Haripur Creek-Gopalpur, Odisha Coast, India

Present study provides first live occurrence of a mantis shrimp Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata Holthuis, 1941 (Total length—238 mm and Total wet weight—110 g) from the intertidal sea grass bed of Haripur creek (19°15′ 45″ N and 84°54′ 52″ E) of Gopalpur-on-sea, Odisha coast being noticed on 21st June 2022. This study reports about the Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata range extension from Andhra Pradesh in south and West Bengal in north to Odisha coast of India. Although the creek ecosystem is not completely free from the impact of pollution stress and natural calamities such as tropical cyclone, the factors responsible for such occurrence have not been identified yet. Conversely, habitat suitability and availability of preferred food substance due to the newly formed sea grass meadow might have supported such type of stomatopod species for migrating towards the creek waters. Indeed, this record has increased the Odisha coast’s stomatopod species diversity to fifteen.