Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855 is a animal in the Palaemonidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855
Gnathophyllum americanum, the striped bumblebee shrimp, is a small bumblebee-colored tropical reef shrimp.
Gnathophyllum americanum, commonly known as the striped bumblebee shrimp, is a species of shrimp. It is commonly found throughout tropical lagoons, bays, and reefs. Its coloration is similar to that of a brightly colored bumblebee, with blue highlights. This species can grow to a maximum length of 1 inch, which is 25 millimeters.
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Macrobrachium lar (J.C.Fabricius, 1798)
Palaemon affinis H.Milne-Edwards, 1837
Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)
Gnathophyllum elegans (Risso, 1816)
Ancylomenes magnificus (Bruce, 1979)
Palaemon macrodactylus M.J.Rathbun, 1902
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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