Atya gabonensis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the atya gabonensis lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Atya gabonensis
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Atyidae

Where does the atya gabonensis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the atya gabonensis in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the atya gabonensis endangered?

The atya gabonensis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the atya gabonensis?

The atya gabonensis (Atya gabonensis) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Atyidae, genus Atya. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the atya gabonensis

Atya gabonensis is a species of freshwater shrimp from West Africa. Note that accounts of its occurrence in South America are erroneous, and likely another species (Atya scabra). It is an omnivorous filter feeder that uses feather-like claspers to filter particles from the water. It can grow to 15 centimetres (6 inches). It has many common names, including African fan shrimp, African filter shrimp, African giant shrimp, vampire shrimp, blue rhino shrimp, Gabon shrimp, and Cameroon fan shrimp.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atya gabonensis (revision 1313783192), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q882521 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).