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Family: Euphausiidae



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Euphausia americana
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Max. Length 1 cm TL
 
Euphausia brevis
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Circum-Antarctic.
Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
Euphausia crystallorophiasHolt & Tattersall, 1906

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Euphausia crystallorophias
[Ice krill]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm TL
 
Euphausia diomedeae
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL
 
Euphausia distinguenda
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Euphausia eximia
[]
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Euphausia fallax
[]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Euphausia frigida
[Pygmy krill]
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Euphausia gibba
[]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Euphausia gibboides
[]
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Euphausia hanseni
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm TL
 
Euphausia hemigibba
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Euphausia krohnii
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Max. Length 1.1 cm TL
 
Euphausia lamelligera
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Euphausia longirostris
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Max. Length 2.1 cm TL
 
Euphausia lucens
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Euphausia mucronata
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Euphausia mutica
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm TL
 
Euphausia nana
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
 
Euphausia pacifica
[Isada krill]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Euphausia paragibba
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Euphausia pseudogibba
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm TL
 
Euphausia recurva
[]
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Euphausia sanzoi
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Euphausia sibogae
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Max. Length 2.6 cm TL
 
Euphausia similis
[]
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Euphausia spinifera
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Circumpolar in the Southe
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Euphausia superbaDana, 1850

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Euphausia superba
[Antarctic krill]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL
 
Euphausia tenera
[]
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Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Euphausia triacantha
[Spiny krill]
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Euphausia vallentini
[]

FAO

Arctic, Atlantic and the
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Meganyctiphanes norvegica(Sars, 1857)

Photo by FAO
 
Meganyctiphanes norvegica
[Norwegian krill]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm TL
 
Nematobrachion boopis
[]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
 
Nematobrachion flexipes
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Nematobrachion sexspinosum
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Nematoscelis atlantica
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Nematoscelis difficilis
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Nematoscelis gracilis
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Nematoscelis lobata
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Nematoscelis megalops
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Nematoscelis microps
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Max. Length 2.1 cm TL
 
Nematoscelis tenella
[]
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Nyctiphanes australis
[]
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Nyctiphanes capensis
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Nyctiphanes couchii
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Nyctiphanes simplex
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL
 
Pseudeuphausia latifrons
[]
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Pseudeuphausia sinica
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Stylocheiron abbreviatum
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Stylocheiron affine
[]
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Stylocheiron armatum
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Stylocheiron carinatum
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Stylocheiron elongatum
[]
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Stylocheiron indicum
[]
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Stylocheiron insulare
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL
 
Stylocheiron longicorne
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Stylocheiron maximum
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TBW
 
Stylocheiron microphthalma
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Stylocheiron robustum
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Stylocheiron suhmi
[]
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Max. Length 2.6 cm TL
 
Tessarabrachion oculatum
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Thysanoessa gregaria
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Thysanoessa inermis
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Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
 
Thysanoessa inspinata
[]
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Thysanoessa longicaudata
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Thysanoessa longipes
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Thysanoessa macrura
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm TL
 
Thysanoessa parva
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Thysanoessa raschii
[]
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Thysanoessa spinifera
[]
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Thysanoessa vicina
[]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda acutifrons
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Thysanopoda aegualis
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda aequalis
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Thysanopoda astylata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda cornuta
[]
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Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda cristata
[]
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Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda egregia
[]
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Thysanopoda microphthalma
[]
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Thysanopoda minyops
[]
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda monacantha
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Thysanopoda obtusifrons
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda orientalis
[]
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Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda pectinata
[]
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Thysanopoda spinicaudata
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Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
 
Thysanopoda tricuspidata
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