| Gnathophausia zoea | |
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| Adult G. zoea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Lophogastrida |
| Family: | Gnathophausiidae |
| Genus: | Gnathophausia |
| Species: | G. zoea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophausia zoea Willemoes-Suhm, 1873 [1] |
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| Synonyms | |
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.[2] 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.[2]