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Light Euphausid

Euphausia lucens

Classification

Euphausia lucens is a species of krill endemic to the temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere. Distribution and habitat Euphausia lucens is an epipelagic species restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, where it has a circumpolar distribution including parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is most common in the temperate waters between 41°S and 45°S, avoiding the cooler waters of the Southern Ocean, but may be found as far north as 37°S and as far south as 52°S.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 15