How deep does the Mantis Shrimp live?

The Mantis Shrimp (Gonodactylellus lanchesteri) is typically found at 0–60 m.

Is the Mantis Shrimp dangerous to divers?

The Mantis Shrimp is harmless to divers.

Mantis Shrimp

Gonodactylellus lanchesteri

Group: Shrimp
Typical depth: 0–60 m
For divers: safe

A small mantis shrimp of reef flats and tide pools, it lurks among dead coral, sandstone and rocky lava from the intertidal down to about 60 metres. Like all stomatopods it is a hunter that takes living prey, striking with the folded raptorial limbs that define the group.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Stomatopoda › Gonodactylidae › Gonodactylellus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 408910.

FAQ

How deep does the Mantis Shrimp live?: The Mantis Shrimp (Gonodactylellus lanchesteri) is typically found at 0–60 m.
Is the Mantis Shrimp dangerous to divers?: The Mantis Shrimp is harmless to divers.