WORLD RANK #173 Crustacean Glass Cannon

FIELD PROFILE / MANTIS-SHRIMP

Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

A colorful crustacean with the fastest punch in the animal kingdom. Its strike boils the water and can crack aquarium glass.

Scores are comparative editorial ratings for hypothetical matchups, not direct scientific measurements.

Mantis Shrimp, transparent animal profile image
POWER INDEX 34.3 / 100

COMBAT TELEMETRY

Battle stats

Six-category comparative model
ATK14.1

Attack

DEF2.8

Defense

AGI56.6

Agility

STA24.1

Stamina

INT16.3

Intelligence

SPL92

Special

DETAILED COMBAT MATRIX

Twelve substats

Editorial 0–100 ratings
Raw Power46.4
Weaponry94.5
Ferocity11
Protection79.3
Toughness23
Maneuverability48.8
Speed58.8
Endurance38.8
Recovery92
Tactics53.1
Senses94
Abilities93.5

Substats explain the six headline ratings. They are editorial judgments, not additional scientific measurements or independent inputs to the current battle probability.

TACTICAL READOUT

Battle profile

Combat style
Glass Cannon
Preferred range
Close
Primary environment
Reef

Advantages

  • Supersonic punch
  • Complex vision
  • Hard shell

Pressure points

  • Tiny size
  • Short lifespan
  • Vulnerable during molt

FIELD DATA

Measurements

Habitat
Coral reefs
Diet
crabs, mollusks, fish
Weight
0.1 kg
Length
15 cm
Top speed
82.8 km/h
Lifespan
20 years
Bite force
Unknown
Behavior
Primarily solitary

DATA PROVENANCE

Evidence status

0 of 6 fields reviewed
Per-field review pending

No physical fields for Mantis Shrimp have per-field cited evidence in data release 2026-09-evidence-foundation. The measurements above are legacy catalogue values and remain unreviewed.

Missing values and legacy zeros are not treated as verified actual zero unless a cited record explicitly says so.

Evidence confidence: unavailable

SPECIALIZATION

Abilities & traits

Special abilities

  • Sonic Punch
  • Visual Supremacy

Unique traits

  • fastest punch in nature
  • incredible vision
  • cavitation bubbles

ROSTER POSITION

Powerscaling context

Open rankings
Overall#173of 225
Crustacean rank#1of 1
Glass Cannon archetype#2of 2
Tiny size class#6of 14

These positions sort the current editorial six-stat total within the named roster groups. Biome and pound-for-pound ranks remain unpublished until their classification and normalization rules are reviewed.

Closest roster rivals

Nearest current total ratings