Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Category: Mantis Shrimps
Scientific Name: Odontodactylus scyllarus
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Hoplocarida (Subclass) Mantis Shrimps
    └Stomatopoda (Order)
     └Odontodactylidae (Family)
      └Odontodactylus (Genus)
       └O. scyllarus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 220297🔗
iNaturalist ID: 119395🔗

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