Odontodactylus scyllarus
Species of mantis shrimp / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Stomatopoda |
Family: | Odontodactylidae |
Genus: | Odontodactylus |
Species: | O. scyllarus |
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In the marine aquarium trade, it is both prized for its attractiveness and considered by others to be a dangerous pest.