Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
       └Palaemonidae (Family)
        └Gnathophyllum (Genus)
         └G. americanum (Species)

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Starry Coral Shrimp

Harlequin Shrimp

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp

Purple Urchin Shrimp

Clear Cleaner Shrimp

Emperor Shrimp

Sea Star Shrimp



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