| Gnathia jimmybuffetti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Gnathiidae |
| Genus: | Gnathia |
| Species: | G. jimmybuffetti
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathia jimmybuffetti Erasmus, Hadfield, Sikkel, and Smit, 2023
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Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a species of isopod native to the Florida Keys.[1] It was described by a team of researchers from the University of Miami and North-West University in 2023.[2] This makes it the first new species of gnathiid to be discovered in Florida over the past 100 years.[3]
Gnathia jimmybuffetti is named after American singer Jimmy Buffett.[1][4] Isopods are a type of crustacean, a subphylum referenced in the title of Buffett's 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean.
Gnathia jimmybuffetti measures roughly three-millimeters in length.[2] It possesses a slightly produced frontal margin, making it distinguishable from other species in the region.[3]
Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a parasitic isopod that feeds on mostly fishes. It feeds mostly on French grunts, Haemulon flavolineatum, bluestriped grunt, and Haemulon sciurus.[3]
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