Malacostraca |
Euphausiacea |
Euphausiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 78180). Polar; 43°S - 80°S, 180°W - 180°E
Circumpolar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Brinton, E. 1962 The distribution of Pacific euphausiids. 8(2), 51-270. In Fox, D.L., Arrhenius, G.O.S., Phleger, F.B. (eds.), Contribution from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the Univeristy of California. University of California Press. California. (Ref. 2864)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.2 - 2.8, mean 0.2 (based on 24 cells).
Price category
Unknown.