🐚Peacock mantis shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus, commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, clown mantis shrimp, rainbow mantis shrimp, peacock odontodactyl, thumb splitter, or simply mantis shrimp, is a large odontodactylid stomatopod native to the epipelagic seabed across the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Marianas to East Africa, and as far South as Northern KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. It is one of roughly 480 species of mantis shrimp, which are well known for their raptorial claws, exceptional vision, and their unique way of interacting with other marine species.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Odontodactylus scyllarus yet.
- Body mass
- not recorded
- Body length
- 0.17 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- not recorded
Everything we know about the Peacock mantis shrimp
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body length0.17 mmaximum recorded, total lengthSeaLifeBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Danger to humansharmlessSeaLifeBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Not recorded for Peacock mantis shrimp yet: body mass, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classMalacostraca
- ›orderStomatopoda
- ›familyOdontodactylidae
- ›genusOdontodactylus
- ›speciesOdontodactylus scyllarus
- classCrabs, shrimp & kin · Malacostraca
- superfamilyGonodactyloidea
- familyOdontodactylidae
- genusOdontodactylus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- classCrabs, shrimp & kin · Malacostraca
- subclassHoplocarida
- orderStomatopoda
- suborderUnipeltata
- superfamilyGonodactyloidea
- familyOdontodactylidae
- genusOdontodactylus
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