
Odontodactylus brevirostris
Shortnose Mantis Shrimp
As recorded: Odontodactylus brevirostris (Miers, 1884)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Stomatopoda › Odontodactylidae
- Locality
- Hawai‘i County
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Depth
- 285 m
- Identified by
- M. Steck, 2019
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Odontodactylus brevirostris observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) divermeg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-28
Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-27
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-26
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Odontodactylus brevirostris. BPBM 19664. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979277821. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/19664.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979277821 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
