Euphausia pacifica

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Euphausia pacifica is a species of krill found in the North Pacific Ocean, where it plays a key role as a primary food source for many marine animals.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Euphausia pacifica canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crustacean ⓘ
euphausiid ⓘ
species of krill ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal surface feeding ⓘ
behavior forms dense swarms ⓘ
vertical diel migration ⓘ
bodyColor reddish tint ⓘ
translucent ⓘ
bodyLength about 15–20 mm ⓘ
class Malacostraca ⓘ
commonName North Pacific krill ⓘ
describedBy Hansen ⓘ
diet microalgae ⓘ
phytoplankton ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ
distribution Bering Sea ⓘ
California Current system ⓘ
linked to: California Current

Northeast Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Northwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Sea of Japan ⓘ
ecologicalRole key prey species ⓘ
link between primary producers and higher trophic levels ⓘ
family Euphausiidae ⓘ
linked to: Euphausiacea
fisheryRegion Japan ⓘ
Korea ⓘ
North Pacific off North America ⓘ
genus Euphausia ⓘ
habitat North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
continental shelf waters ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ
importance key component of North Pacific marine food webs ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifeStage calyptopis larva ⓘ
furcilia larva ⓘ
nauplius larva ⓘ
locomotion swimming by pleopods ⓘ
order Euphausiacea ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
preyedUponBy Pacific salmon ⓘ
baleen whales ⓘ
blue whales ⓘ
fin whales ⓘ
herring ⓘ
humpback whales ⓘ
mackerel ⓘ
sardines ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
squid ⓘ
reproduction broadcast spawner ⓘ
pelagic eggs ⓘ
sensorySystem compound eyes ⓘ
subphylum Crustacea ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat climate change ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ
ocean warming ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
trophicLevel primary consumer ⓘ
secondary consumer ⓘ
usedAs aquaculture feed ⓘ
bait in fisheries ⓘ
fishery resource ⓘ
yearDescribed 1911 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Euphausiacea → includes → Euphausia pacifica ⓘ