Malacostraca |
Euphausiacea |
Euphausiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 118313). Tropical
Arctic, Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - ? cm Max length : 2.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3439); 3 cm TL (female)
Exhibits mainly carnivorous feeding habit, with trophic level (=3,2) based on δ15N values (Ref. 118314).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Boden, B.P., M.W. Johnson and E. Brinton 1955 The Euphausiacea (Crustacea) of the north Pacific. No. 796, 6(8):287-400. In Zobell, C.E., Arthur, R.S., Fox, D.L. (eds.), Contribution from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California. University of California Press. California. (Ref. 3439)
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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Tools
More information
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31-0.72).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.