Chiragra Mantis Shrimp
Gonodactylus chiragra
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Gonodactylus chiragra, also known as the clubfoot mantis shrimp, is a medium to large mantis shrimp that is distributed widely throughout the West Indo-Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gonodactylus chiragra”, 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: 23 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 23 records
- April: 47 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 30 records
- July: 56 records
- August: 31 records
- September: 38 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 28 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 16.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
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(c) Raymond Fedrick, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jk6000, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Vsevolod Rudyi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Chiragra Mantis Shrimp
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- フトユビシャコ
- Thai
- กั้งตั๊กแตนเขียว
- Simplified Chinese
- 大指蝦蛄
Other scientific names: Squilla chiragra
Similar species
Green Marble Mantis ShrimpGonodactylus platysoma
Philippine mantis shrimpGonodactylaceus falcatus
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).
- 432 open-data records from 1781 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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