Kingdom Animalia Family Gnathophausiidae Scientific name Gnathophausia zoea Higher classification Gnathophausia Order Lophogastrida | Subphylum Crustacea Genus Gnathophausia Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Gnathophausia ingens, Acanthephyra, Pasiphaea sivado, Pasiphaea, Mictacea | ||
Gnathophausia zoea is a species of lophogastrid crustacean. It is widely distributed in the Atlantic Ocean from the Arctic Circle to the Equator; in the Pacific Ocean, it is more restricted to tropical areas. The adults may reach 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in) long, excluding the rostrum, or around 70 mm (2.8 in) including the rostrum.
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