Odontodactylus scyllarus

Odontodactylus scyllarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Family: Odontodactylidae
Genus: Odontodactylus
Species:
O. scyllarus
Binomial name
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancer scyllarus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Gonodactylus bleekeri A. Milne-Edwards, 1868
  • Gonodactylus elegans Miers, 1884

Odontodactylus scyllarus, commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, clown mantis shrimp, rainbow mantis shrimp, or simply mantis shrimp, is a large 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.[2]

In the marine aquarium trade, it is both prized for its attractiveness and considered by others to be a dangerous pest.

  1. ^ S. Ahyong. "Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Roy Caldwell. "Species: Odontodactylus scyllarus". Roy's List of Stomatopods for the Aquarium. Retrieved July 18, 2006.