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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
Spanish
Camarón Mantis Arlequín
Chinese
蟬形齒指蝦蛄
Arabic
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Japanese
モンハナシャコ
Polish
Rawka błazen
Danish
Påfuglereje
Turkish
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Dutch
Pauw-bidsprinkhaankreeft

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