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Species Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905

  • Type data:
     
    Syntype(s) MOM , stations within triangle of Banc de Gorringe, the Azores and the Canary Islands, NE Atlantic Ocean; ZMUC , within triangle of Banc de Gorringe, the Azores and the Canary Islands, NE Atlantic Ocean;
    Status unknown, MOM (also ZMC), stations within triangle of Banc de Gorringe, the Azores and the Canary Islands, NE Atlantic Ocean.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Circum-subtropical, extending into tropics in Indian Ocean and on western sides of Atlantic and Pacific, absent from the eastern boundary currents of the Pacific.


Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, epipelagic, mesopelagic, oceanic province.

Extra Ecological Information

Adults often at 300–500 m depth during the day, rising to shallower than 100 m at night.

 

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)
01-May-2014 MODIFIED