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Mediterranean bumblebee shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans (Risso, 1816)
AnimalsPrawns and related species: Caridae, Sténopodidae...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Spotted bumblebee shrimpBritish English
- Gepunktete Garnele MittelmeerGerman (Germany)
- Gepunktete HarlekingarnecheGerman (Germany)
- Gepunktete HummelgarneleGerman (Germany)
- Camarón de lunaresEuropean Spanish
- DrimoEuropean Spanish
- Gambita de lunares amarillos European Spanish
- Crevette drimoFrench (France)
- Crevette ponctuéeFrench (France)
- Crevette-arlequinFrench (France)
- Crevette-porcelaineFrench (France)
- DrimoFrench (France)
- Gambero vinaioItalian (Italy)
- Goudgestippelde bumblebee garnaalDutch (Netherlands)
- Camarão pontilhadoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Alpheus elegans
- Drimo elegans
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Sources
- TRELUT Pascal, SITTLER Alain-Pierre, NOËL Pierre in : DORIS, 27/04/2017 : Gnathophyllum elegans (Risso, 1816), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/334
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Gnathophyllum elegans (Risso, 1816), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/411
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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