Malacostraca |
Euphausiacea |
Euphausiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Pelagiska; djupintervall 0 - 4000 m (Ref. 26875), usually 0 - 650 m (Ref. 26875). Polar
Circum-Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 75771); 3.4 cm TL (female)
Female maximum length from Ref. 26875. Found from surface to 300 to 4000 m. Undertakes vertical migration (Ref. 26875).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Breeds from end of December to February under the ice (Ref. 26875).
Sala, A., M. Azzali and A. Russo 2002 Krill of the Ross Sea: distribution, abundance and demography of Euphausia superba and Euphausia crystallorophias during the Italian Antarctic Expedition (January-February 2000). Scientia Marina 66(2):123-133. (Ref. 75771)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)FödosammansättningFödointagPredatorer PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 1.1, mean -1.6 (based on 3588 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
