Stylocheiron longicorne

Distribution:

Occurs in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans.

Habitat:

Most of the population occur below 140 m both day and night.

Size:

7 - 12 mm

Diet:

Microplankton, detritus.

Predators:

Consumed by fish.

Useful Facts or Characters:

The eyes of the adults are bilobed, the upper lobe has 7-19 enlarged crystalline cones. The third thoracic leg is elongated and bears a false chela.

Natural History:

There are different forms of this species, associated with separate geographical distributions.

References:

Brinton, E. (1962) The distribution of Pacific euphausiids. Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography 8: 51-270.

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