Meganyctiphanes norvegica Norwegian krill, Atlantic krill

Meganyctiphanes norvegica is commonly referred to as Norwegian krill, Atlantic krill. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11236 

AphiaID:

110690 

Scientific:

Meganyctiphanes norvegica 

German:

Leuchtgarnele oder Norwegischer Krill 

English:

Norwegian Krill, Atlantic Krill 

Category:

Övriga kräftdjur 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Euphausiacea (Order) > Euphausiidae (Family) > Meganyctiphanes (Genus) > norvegica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(M. Sars, ), 1857 

Occurrence:

Russland, Straße von Gibraltar, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Algeria, Azores, Barents Sea, Bay of Biscay, Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, Greenland, Gulf of Maine, Iceland, Lofoten Islands, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, USA 

Sea depth:

100 - 600 Meter 

Size:

0.79" - 1.57" (2,2cm - 4,5cm) 

Temperature:

0,5 °F - 59 °F (0,5°C - 15°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Bacteria (Bacterioplankton), Detritus, Phytoplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Meganyctiphanes norvegica
  Leuchtgarnele oder Norwegischer Krill

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-11-23 16:20:20 

Last edit:

2020-04-07 16:07:06 

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