Malacostraca |
Euphausiacea |
Euphausiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 3320 m (Ref. 119523). Temperate
Pacific Ocean, Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic: Germany and Svalbard. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3439)
Feeds mostly on diatoms (Ref. 118584). Herbivore (Refs. 118138, 118584).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Boden, B.P., M.W. Johnson and E. Brinton 1955 The Euphausiacea (Crustacea) of the north Pacific. No. 796, 6(8):287-400. In Zobell, C.E., Arthur, R.S., Fox, D.L. (eds.), Contribution from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California. University of California Press. California. (Ref. 3439)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.