Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855
Bumblebee shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum
photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Family:  Palaemonidae (palaemonid shrimps)
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Arctic. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 97531.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from East Africa (Ref. 90255). R: Ref. 90255.

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