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Odontodactylus scyllarus
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Scientific classification 
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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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| Odontodactylus scyllarus | |
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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]
In the marine aquarium trade, it is both prized for its attractiveness and considered by others to be a dangerous pest.
- ^ S. Ahyong. "Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Roy Caldwell. "Species: Odontodactylus scyllarus". Roy's List of Stomatopods for the Aquarium. Retrieved July 18, 2006.
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