Malacostraca |
Euphausiacea |
Euphausiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 4000 m (Ref. 26875), usually 0 - 650 m (Ref. 26875). Polar
Circum-Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (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
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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.
