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Vampire Shrimp
Atya gabonensis Giebel
Also known as: Blue Wood Shrimp • African Fan Shrimp • African Giant Shrimp
Kingdom: Animalia• Family: Atyidae• Order: Decapoda
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Vampire Shrimp, Blue Wood Shrimp, African Fan Shrimp, African Giant Shrimp, Blue Rhino Shrimp, Cameroon Fan Shrimp, Gabon shrimp
Class:
Malacostraca
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
6
Observations
5
Countries
Top Locations
Tsamba-Magotsi, Gabon
1
São Mateus - State of Espírito Santo, Brazil
1
Ilha de São Bráz, São Brás, AL, BR
1
Western, GH
1
Ogooué, Ogooué-Ivindo, GA
1
Recent Observers
@joe_cutler
@heitor_maciel
@vrcedro
@ehbidault
@jeanpaulboerekamps
First: 2/1/2006 · Latest: 1/7/2025
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