Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

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Max Size

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Max Depth

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Description

  Odontodactylus scyllarus, known as the peacock mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, or clown mantis shrimp, is a large mantis shrimp native to the Indo-Pacific from Guam to East Africa. In the saltwater aquarium trade, it is both prized for its attractiveness and considered by others to b... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Cambodia +47 more in Seabook

Colors

brown

yellow

green

red

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Solitary