Odontodactylus scyllarus

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Common names

Harlequin Mantis Shrimp,

Genus

Family

Odontodactylidae

Order

Stomatopoda

Class

Malacostraca

Phylum

Arthropoda

Local ecology

Distribution

Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean. (Found in Sydney)

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

15cm TL

Harlequin Mantis Shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus in a bucket.

Links

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/odscdt.htm

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/scyllajj.htm

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/odscjr.htm

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/odonok1.htm

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/odscks.htm

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/sn_ods.htm

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/nico.htm

© Copyright 2001-2003, ATJ