Nyctiphanes australis Australian Krill

Nyctiphanes australis is commonly referred to as Australian Krill. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11628 

AphiaID:

237863 

Scientific:

Nyctiphanes australis 

German:

Leuchtgarnele, Krill 

English:

Australian Krill 

Category:

Rejer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Euphausiacea (Order) > Euphausiidae (Family) > Nyctiphanes (Genus) > australis (Species) 

Initial determination:

G.O. Sars, 1883 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, New Zealand, Philippines, Tasmania (Australia) 

Sea depth:

1 - 360 Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 0.39" (1cm - 1,7cm) 

Temperature:

53.6 °F - 86 °F (12°C - 30°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Bacteria (Bacterioplankton), Copepods, Detritus, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Nyctiphanes australis
  Leuchtgarnele, Krill
• Nyctiphanes capensis
• Nyctiphanes couchi
• Nyctiphanes simplex

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-07-19 17:53:13 

Last edit:

2018-07-19 19:10:43 

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