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Gnathophyllum americanum

Gnathophyllum americanum
Bumblebee Shrimp.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Gnathophyllidae
Genus: Gnathophyllum
Species: G. americanum
Binomial name
Gnathophyllum americanum
Guérin-Méneville, 1855 

Gnathophyllum americanum, commonly known as the "striped bumblebee shrimp," is a species of shrimp that is common throughout tropical lagoons, bays, and reefs. Similar in coloration to a brightly coloured bumblebee, with blue highlights, the striped bumblebee shrimp can grow up to 1 inch (25 mm) in length.



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