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Antarctic Krill

Euphausia superba

Classification

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a species of krill found in the Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean. It is a small, swimming crustacean that lives in large schools, called swarms, sometimes reaching densities of 10,000–30,000 animals per cubic metre. It feeds directly on minute phytoplankton, thereby using the primary production energy that phytoplankton originally derive from the sun in order to sustain its pelagic life cycle.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Denmark · 7United Kingdom · 2Argentina · 1