Malacostraca |
Euphausiacea |
Euphausiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 15 - 130 m (Ref. 111951). Polar, preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 46°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E
Circumpolar in the Southern Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101405)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Brinton, E. 1962. (Ref. 2864)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.5 - 1.6, mean 0.2 (based on 535 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.43-0.5).
Prior r = 0.51, 95% CL = 0.34 - 0.77, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.