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.
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. (Ref. 75771)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
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Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 1.1, mean -1.6 (based on 3588 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.