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Gorgonian shrimp

Balssia gasti (Balss, 1921)

AnimalsPrawns and related species: Caridae, Sténopodidae...

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Pontoniine shrimpBritish English
Crevette bossue des gorgonesFrench (France)
Crevette de Gast des gorgonesFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

Amphipalaemon gasti
Brachycarpus antonini

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Balssia gasti

GBIF — Balssia gasti

Sources

NOËL Pierre, ZIEMSKI Frédéric, HUET Sylvie in : DORIS, 20/08/2018 : Balssia gasti (Balss, 1921), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3429

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Balssia gasti (Balss, 1921), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1361

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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