Mantis shrimps; Crustacea; Stomatopoda; Nhatrang Bay; Vietnam; South China Sea

A complete checklist of Vietnamese species of Stomatopoda is provided. Twenty one species are reported from Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam; notes on morphology, habitat, colour and distribution of the examined species are given. Alima neptuni, Anchisquilla chani and Odontodactylus japonicus are new for Vietnamese fauna. Acanthosquilla manningi, Fallosquilla fallax, Gonodactylellus affinis and Levisquilla inermis are recorded for the first time in Nhatrang Bay. Species of special interest are illustrated by line drawings and colour photographs.

A complete checklist of Vietnamese species of Stomatopoda is provided. Twenty one species are reported from Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam; notes on morphology, habitat, colour and distribution of the examined species are given. Alima neptuni, Anchisquilla chani and Odontodactylus japonicus are new for Vietnamese fauna. Acanthosquilla manningi, Fallosquilla fallax, Gonodactylellus affinis and Levisquilla inermis are recorded for the first time in Nhatrang Bay. Species of special interest are illustrated by line drawings and colour photographs.