Lembeh Strait (Indonesia: Selat Lembeh) is a narrow stretch of water between Sulawesi and Lembeh Island (Pulau Lembeh), Indonesia. Lembeh Strait is world-known for its extremely high density of rare and unusual marine life, in particular shrimps.
Odontodactylus scyllarus, commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp, is a large stomatopod native to the epipelagic seabed across the Indo-Pacific.
Odontodactylus scyllarus has two strong club-shaped chelae, it is reported to have a "punch" of over 80 kilometers per hour, the fastest recorded punch of any living animal.
Someone likes to put Odontodactylus scyllarus in an aquarium, but the aquarium must be made of reinforced glass since their punches can break ordinary glass tanks.
Periclimenes imperator, known as the emperor shrimp, is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes imperator lives in water up to 45 metres in depth and can grow to a length of 1.9 centimetres. It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug.
