Odontodactylus scyllarus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Stomatopoda
- Family
- Odontodactylidae
- Genus
- Odontodactylus
- Species
- Odontodactylus scyllarus
- Scientific Name
- Odontodactylus scyllarus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Odontodactylus scyllarus
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. 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.
In the marine aquarium trade, it is both prized for its attractiveness and considered by others to be a dangerous pest.
...Odontodactylus scyllarus in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Poumantisgarnaal
- Chinese
- 蟬形齒指蝦蛄
- Chinese
- 蝉形齿指虾蛄
- Czech
- strašek paví
- Danish
- Påfuglereje
- English
- Peacock Mantis Shrimp
- French
- Mante de mer paon
- French
- Squille multicolore
- German
- Clown-Fangschreckenkrebs
- German
- Bunter Fangschreckenkrebs
- Hebrew
- חסילון גמל שלמה טווסי
- Italian
- canocchia pavone
- Japanese
- モンハナシャコ
- Polish
- Rawka błazen
- Portuguese
- Lagosta-boxeadora
- Russian
- Рак-богомол роскошный
- Thai
- กั้งตั๊กแตนเจ็ดสี
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