Philippine mantis shrimp
Gonodactylaceus falcatus
- Usual depth1–23 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and September
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
Gonodactylaceus falcatus, the Philippine mantis shrimp, is a large stomatopod found throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gonodactylaceus falcatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 25 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 24 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 17 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–23 m · Deepest record: 400 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Philippine mantis shrimp, clubbing mantis shrimp
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Schlagender Fangschreckenkrebs
- Japanese
- タケダフトユビシャコ, ハナレジマフトユビジャコ, フトユビシャコモドキ, フトユビシャコモドキ［タケダフトユビシャコ］
- Korean
- 혹다섯돌기갯가재
Other scientific names: Cancer falcatus, Gonodactylaceus gravieri, Gonodactylus aloha, Gonodactylus falcatus, Gonodactylus insularis, Gonodactylus mutatus, Gonodactylus siamensis, Gonodactylus takedai
Similar species
- Orange Spot Mantis Shrimp
Gonodactylaceus ternatensis
Chiragra Mantis ShrimpGonodactylus chiragra
Green Marble Mantis ShrimpGonodactylus platysoma
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 548 open-data records from 1926 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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