Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Genus Euphausia Dana, 1850

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Genus Euphausia Dana, 1850

  • Euphausia Dana, J.D. 1850. Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". American Journal of Science 9: 129-133 [133].
    Type species:
     Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 by original designation (method of fixation not determined).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Atlantic-Indo-Pacific and Southern Oceans.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Original AFD Distribution Data

Antarctic Region

  • Australian Antarctic Territory

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carp., Lower E coast, N coast, NW coast
    • 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic, NW oceanic, S oceanic, SE oceanic, W oceanic
    • New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast, SE oceanic
    • Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
    • Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast, NE oceanic, SE oceanic
    • South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast, S oceanic
    • Tasmania: S oceanic, SE oceanic, Tas. coast
    • Victoria: Bass Strait, SE oceanic
    • Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, NW coast, NW oceanic, S oceanic, SW coast, W oceanic
  • Australian Antarctic Territory

Distribution References

  • Mauchline, J. & Fisher, L.R. 1969. The biology of euphausiids. Advances in Marine Biology 7: 1-454