Malacostraca |
Euphausiacea |
Euphausiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 2864). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Canada and Mexico. Tropical and temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Neritic, most associated with on-shelf and near-shore habitats (Ref. 118293). Key pelagic grazer (Ref. 118294).
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
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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): 4.1 - 10.2, mean 7.5 (based on 190 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=2.77).
Price category
Unknown.