Euphausia pacifica
Euphausia pacifica, the North Pacific krill, is a euphausid that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean.[2]
Euphausia pacifica | |
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A nauplius of Euphausia pacifica hatching from its egg | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Euphausiacea |
Family: | Euphausiidae |
Genus: | Euphausia |
Species: | E. pacifica |
Binomial name | |
Euphausia pacifica | |
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 Inubō 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.
- 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 978-92-5-104012-6.