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Fish Identification
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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Odontodactylidae odontodactylid mantis shrimps (See list of species below)

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7 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Odontodactylus brevirostris
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Odontodactylus cultrifer
[Pastel odontodactylid mantis shrimp]
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Odontodactylus hansenii
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Odontodactylus hawaiiensis
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Odontodactylus japonicus
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No picture found

Odontodactylus latirostris
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Odontodactylus scyllarus
[Reef odontodactylid mantis shrimp]
7 Species of Family Odontodactylidae
(odontodactylid mantis shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Odontodactylus brevirostris Western Atlantic and Indo
Odontodactylus cultrifer Pastel odontodactylid mantis shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 12.5 TL
Odontodactylus hansenii Central Pacific 7.7 TL
Odontodactylus hawaiiensis Pacific Ocean 14.5 TL
Odontodactylus japonicus Indo-West Pacific 17.5 TL
Odontodactylus latirostris Western Central Pacific
Odontodactylus scyllarus Reef odontodactylid mantis shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 17 TL



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