Species Nyctiphanes australis Sars, 1883
- Nyctiphanes australis Sars, G.O. 1883. Preliminary notices on the Schizopoda of H.M.S. "Challenger" Expedition. Bulletin of the Mauritius Institute 7: 1-43 [24].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH a few specimens, off east Moncoeur Island, Bass Strait, off Cape Howe, SE Australia, and off Port Jackson [NSW].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
E Australia south of about 30ºS, southern coast of Australia to about 132ºE, New Zealand south to Snares Islands (48ºS).
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- South Australia: S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, neritic.
Extra Ecological Information
Forms swarms near surface, feeds both in water column and upon near-bottom detritus, prey species for squid, birds (e.g. short-tailed shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris, and various terns), and fishes (barracuda, southern bluefin and skipjack tunas, tiger flat-head), to about 100 m depth.
General References
Sheard, K. 1953. Taxonomy, distribution and development of the Euphausiacea (Crustacea). British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition Reports, Series B (Zoology and Botany) 8: 1-72 (biology and feeding)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |