Crustaceans
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus · Crustacean, order Stomatopoda (mantis shrimps), a smasher-type stomatopod; not a true shrimp
The peacock mantis shrimp carries the fastest punch a diver will ever share water with: spring-loaded raptorial clubs that accelerate through water hard enough to crack crab armor, with a collapsing cavitation bubble striking a second time behind the blow. Aquarists call them thumb splitters; divers mostly meet flashes of emerald, scarlet, and turquoise scuttling between rubble burrows. The eyes may be stranger than the weapons: mounted on independent stalks, packed with more photoreceptor classes than almost any animal studied, and sensitive to polarized light, they track a passing diver like gun turrets. Females brood egg masses in the burrow, and monogamous pairs hold the same territory for years at some sites. Watch from a respectful half meter, and keep fingers, pointers, and dome ports away from the front door. The clubs answer for the shrimp.
在哪里、什么时候能见到
"常驻"表示在该目的地潜水时大多数情况下都能遇见它们；"季节性"表示在所列月份内可靠出现；其他任何情况都是意外惊喜，而非计划中的保障。
| 目的地 | 可靠性 | 月份 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali & Nusa PenidaIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| AnilaoPhilippines | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Similan Islands & Richelieu RockThailand | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Lembeh StraitIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo IslandPhilippines | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| MoalboalPhilippines | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 |
最佳月份一览
深入了解
栖息地: Rubble and sand near reefs, in U-shaped burrows the animal maintains and defends for long periods.
分布范围: Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Andaman Sea through the Coral Triangle to northern Australia and Japan.
习性: Patrols near the burrow in bursts, tracking divers with independently swiveling eyes; females brood egg masses in the burrow, and pairs at some sites hold territories for years.
食性: Hard-shelled prey (crabs, snails, clams) cracked open with hammer-like raptorial clubs.
体型: 通常约 0.12 m; 记录深度可达 0.18 m (body length).
与它相处时的行为守则
Observe from half a meter, never tease a burrow mouth with fingers or a pointer, and keep camera ports out of striking range of a displaying animal.
保育
Not formally assessed and locally common; collected for aquaria despite being a famously destructive tank resident.
以此著称的已标注潜点
高亮显示的潜点由编辑团队为该物种标注；数字为1990年以来潜点约5公里范围内的GBIF出现记录数。
观看
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