Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus, commonly known as the Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Painted Mantis, Harlequin Mantis, or Clown Shrimp, is a brightly colored species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It burrows into crevices in sand near coral reefs, where they hunt for prey using the significant smashing strength of their appendages. Peacock Mantis Shrimp can grow upt to 18cm in length.

Subject: Male Artist: Trinh van Nam Medium: Watercolor Published: Manning, R.B. 1995 Stomatopod Crustacea of Vietnam: The legacy of Raoul Serène. Crustacean Research, Carcinological Society of Japan, Special Number 4:1-339, figs.1-142, pls.1-38. Plate 13