Northern krill
Meganyctiphanes norvegica
Not assessedPhoto: Øystein Paulsen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Crustaceanfilter-feeder
Northern krill are small crustaceans that swarm in the chilly waters of the North Atlantic, from the Norwegian Sea to the Mediterranean. Unlike their Antarctic cousins, they can handle warmer waters up to 15°C. These tiny swimmers are a key snack for whales, seals, and seabirds.
- They thrive in temperatures between 2°C and 15°C.
- They are the only species in their genus, Meganyctiphanes.
- Their swarms feed whales, seals, fish, and birds.
OceanEuropeArctic
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Crustacean
- Scientific name
- Meganyctiphanes norvegica
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Arctic
- Diet
- filter-feeder
- Relative size
- tiny
