Odontodactylus cultrifer pastel odontodactylid mantis shrimp, Keel Tail Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus cultrifer is commonly referred to as pastel odontodactylid mantis shrimp, Keel Tail Mantis Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 160 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3444 

AphiaID:

408963 

Scientific:

Odontodactylus cultrifer 

German:

Fangschreckenkrebs 

English:

Pastel Odontodactylid Mantis Shrimp, Keel Tail Mantis Shrimp 

Category:

Squilles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Stomatopoda (Order) > Odontodactylidae (Family) > Odontodactylus (Genus) > cultrifer (Species) 

Initial determination:

(White, ), 1850 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anilao, Australia, China, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 100 Meter 

Size:

0.79" - 5.12" (2cm - 13cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Mysis, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

35.2 gal (~ 160L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Odontodactylus brevirostris
  Fangschreckenkrebs
• Odontodactylus hanseni
• 
  Odontodactylus havanensis
  Fangschreckenkrebs
• 
  Odontodactylus hawaiiensis
  Hawaii-Fangschreckenkrebs

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Odontodactylus cultrifer
  Fangschreckenkrebs
• 
  Odontodactylus japonicus
  Fangschreckenkrebs
• 
  Odontodactylus latirostris
  Pink-Ohr-Fangschreckenkrebs
• 
  Odontodactylus scyllarus
  Clown-Fangschreckenkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-12-13 13:39:43 

Last edit:

2021-09-16 19:20:12 

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