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Euphausia superba   Dana, 1850

Antarctic krill

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Euphausiacea (Krill) > Euphausiidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 15 - 130 m (Ref. 111951).   Polar, preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 46°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumpolar in the Southern Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101405)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Brinton, E. 1962. (Ref. 2864)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 March 2015

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.5 - 1.6, mean 0.2 (based on 535 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.43-0.5).
Prior r = 0.51, 95% CL = 0.34 - 0.77, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.