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Family: Euphausiidae (See list of species below)

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21 species in Pacific, Southeast with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Euphausia brevis
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Euphausia gibba
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Euphausia lucens
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Euphausia mucronata
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Euphausia recurva
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Euphausia superba
[Antarctic krill]
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Euphausia triacantha
[Spiny krill]
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Euphausia vallentini
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Nematoscelis megalops
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Nyctiphanes simplex
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Stylocheiron abbreviatum
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Stylocheiron affine
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Stylocheiron carinatum
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Stylocheiron suhmi
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Thysanoessa gregaria
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Thysanopoda aequalis
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Thysanopoda cristata
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Thysanopoda monacantha
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Thysanopoda obtusifrons
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Thysanopoda orientalis
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Thysanopoda pectinata
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21 Species of Family Euphausiidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Euphausia brevis Pacific Ocean and Western 1 TL
Euphausia gibba Southern Pacific.
Euphausia lucens Antarctic and Southeast P 2.06 TL
Euphausia mucronata Southeast Pacific
Euphausia recurva Indo-Pacific and the Atla 1.7 TL
Euphausia superba Antarctic krill Circumpolar in the Southe 3 TL
Euphausia triacantha Spiny krill Antarctic Ocean. 4.15 TL
Euphausia vallentini Antarctic and Southeast P
Nematoscelis megalops Indo-Pacific and the Atla
Nyctiphanes simplex Eastern Pacific. 1.6 TL
Stylocheiron abbreviatum Cosmopolitan. 1.6 TL
Stylocheiron affine Cosmopolitan. 0.8 TL
Stylocheiron carinatum Cosmopolitan. 1.2 TL
Stylocheiron suhmi Indo-Pacific. 0.68 TL
Thysanoessa gregaria Pacific Ocean. 1.6 TL
Thysanopoda aequalis Cosmopolitan. 2 TL
Thysanopoda cristata Pacific and western centr 4.8 TL
Thysanopoda monacantha Cosmopolitan. 3.2 TL
Thysanopoda obtusifrons Pacific, western Indian a
Thysanopoda orientalis Cosmopolitan. 3.8 TL
Thysanopoda pectinata Indo-Pacific and the Atla 4.4 TL



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