Subspecies Euphausia similis similis Sars, 1883

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Subspecies Euphausia similis similis Sars, 1883

Euphausia similis Sars, G.O. 1883. Preliminary notices on the Schizopoda of H.M.S. "Challenger" Expedition. Bulletin of the Mauritius Institute 7: 1-43 [13].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, South Atlantic Ocean, south-east of Buenos Aires (Challenger Stn 320) [37°17'S 53°52'W].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Circumglobal southern temperate ocean basins, between about 25º–55ºS, tropical Indian Ocean, western Northern Pacific, East China Sea.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: S oceanic, SE oceanic, W oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Epipelagic, mesopelagic, oceanic province.

Extra Ecological Information

Important prey species for whales and fish, surface to 300 m, but only beneath the thermocline in the tropics, not known if vertically migrates.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

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

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