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Odontodactylus scyllarus

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Distribution Distribution

Classification

Rank
SPECIES
Domain
ANIMAL
Scientific name
Odontodactylus scyllarus

Also known as

German
Clown-Fangschreckenkrebs
Norwegian
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Swedish
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Russian
Рак-богомол роскошный
Portuguese
Lagosta-boxeadora
Korean
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Italian
canocchia pavone
French
Mante de mer paon
Chinese
蟬形齒指蝦蛄
Spanish
Camarón Mantis Arlequín
Arabic
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Japanese
モンハナシャコ
Polish
Rawka błazen
Danish
Påfuglereje
Dutch
Pauw-bidsprinkhaankreeft
Turkish
Odontodactylus scyllarus

Taxonomy

Description

species of mantis shrimp

Fact sheet

Length
17.0 cm
Visibility
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External sources

  • Wikipedia Editor-curated species articles, typically with photos, habitat and distribution
  • Wikidata Structured knowledge base — source of Q-IDs, images, range maps and traits
  • iNaturalist Citizen-science platform with worldwide sightings, taxonomy and common names
  • WoRMS World Register of Marine Species — authoritative taxonomy for marine organisms
  • FishBase Global database for fishes only — size, biology, occurrence