Taxonomy

Animalia

Arthropoda

Malacostraca

Stomatopoda

Odonotodactylidae Odontodactylus scyllarus

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Scylla Tooth-claw


Odontodactylus scyllarus, commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, clown mantis shrimp or rainbow mantis shrimp, is a large stomatopod native to the epipelagic seabed across the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Guam to East Africa, and as far South as Northern KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. In the marine aquarium trade, it is both prized for its attractiveness and considered by others to be a dangerous pest.

Odontodactylus scyllarus. Retrieved May, 22 2023, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odontodactylus_scyllarus.