Biotope / Habitat
On retrouve le krill en pleine eau généralement entre la surface et 400 m de profondeur.
Species sheet
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Horned krill
Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857)
AnimalsPrawns and related species: Caridae, Sténopodidae...
Le krill ressemble à une crevette brun rouge, d'une taille comprise entre 20 et 45 mm. Elle vit en très larges essaims sur plusieurs kilomètres, si dense qu'il donne sa couleur à l'eau.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Nordic krillBritish English
- Northern krillBritish English
- Norwegian krillBritish English
- Nordischer KrillGerman (Germany)
- Norwegischen KrillGerman (Germany)
- Krill de NoruegaEuropean Spanish
- Krill atlantiqueFrench (France)
- Krill norvégienFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- Wikipédia : Euphausiacea
- MAYOUX Alain, MAYOUX Maud, NOËL Pierre, DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie in : DORIS, 28/12/2014 : Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3044
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 28/10/2020 : Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1370
Modification history
- Modified by Alain Mayoux on 27/10/2020
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