Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum
Striped Bumblebee Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Gnathophyllum americanum
Size: Up to .5 in. (1.2 cm)  
Depth: 0-150 ft. (0-45 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family)
          └Gnathophyllum (Genus)
           └G. americanum (Species)

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Red and White Crinoid Shrimp

Iridescent Shrimp

Sun Anemone Shrimp

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Wire Coral Shrimp

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Two Claw Shrimp



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