Euphausia recurva

Taxon-Order: 

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Distribution: 
Subtropical in all ocean basins, except North Atlantic.
Habitat: 
At 200-500 m in the daytime and above the thermocline at night.
Size: 
8 -16 mm
Diet: 
Microplankton.
Predators: 
Important prey for fish, birds and whales.
Useful Facts or Characters: 

Medium-sized round eye, long pointed rostrum, lappet is sexually dimorphic (males reflexed leaf-like, females shorter vertical forked process).  No abdominal spines.

Natural History: 

Usually more abundant offshore in the California Current.