- Euphausia pacifica
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Euphausia pacifica A nauplius of Euphausia pacifica hatching from its egg Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Euphausiacea Family: Euphausiidae Genus: Euphausia Species: E. pacifica Binomial name Euphausia pacifica
Hansen, 1911 [1]Euphausia pacifica, the North Pacific krill, is a euphausid that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean.[2]
In Japan, E. pacifica is called isada krill or tsunonashi okiami (ツノナシオキアミ). It is found from Suruga Bay northwards, including all of the Sea of Japan and the south-western part of the Sea of Okhotsk. E. pacifica is fished from Cape Inubo north.[2] The annual catch of krill in Japanese seas is limited to 70,000 metric tonnes by government regulations. E. pacifica is also fished, albeit on a smaller scale, in the waters of British Columbia, Canada.[2]
E. pacifica is a major food item for various fish, including Pacific cod, Alaska pollock, chub mackerel, sand lance, North Pacific hake, Pacific herring, dogfish, sablefish, Pacific halibut, chinook salmon and coho salmon.[2]
References
- ^ "Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=95502.
- ^ a b c d Stephen Nicol & Yoshinari Endo (1997). "North Pacific krill". Krill fisheries of the world. Volume 367 of FAO fisheries technical paper. Food and Agriculture Organization. pp. 17–30. ISBN 9789251040126.
Categories:- Krill
- Indo-Pacific crustaceans
- Animals described in 1911
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