Species Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, 1893

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• Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, A.E. 1893. Decapoden und Schizopoden der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaensischen Sammelreise 2(Gb): 1-120 pls 1-10 [12 pl. 1 fig. 6].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMB (probable depository institution), Atlantic Ocean.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Atlantic-Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (tropical Atlantic and Gulf Stream, Indo-Australian Archipelago, South China Sea, the Kuroshio Current, a narrow zone (2–10ºN) in Indian Ocean, and east-west belt of 10–20ºS across South Pacific).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N coast
  • Queensland: NE oceanic
  • Western Australia: NW oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Epipelagic, mesopelagic, oceanic province.

Extra Ecological Information

Preyed on by whales and fish, depth 280–500 m, rising to surface at night.

 

General References

Tattersall, W.M. 1936. Mysidacea and Euphausiacea. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5: 143-176 [167] (Queensland records)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)