Malacostraca |
Euphausiacea |
Euphausiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 750 m (Ref. 83921). Tropical
Cosmopolitan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3439); 2.7 cm TL (female)
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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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 11.9 - 24, mean 18.2 (based on 604 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
