What is Antarctic Krill?

What is Antarctic Krill?
Written by Michael Anissimov
Wisegeek.com

Antarctic krill (Euphanasia superba) are a species of krill found in the Southern Ocean which surrounds Antarctica. They are distinct for being among the species with the world's greatest total biomass, probably just second to humanity, which surpassed them sometime around 2007. Their total biomass is approximately 500 million tonnes. Antarctic krill are omnipresent in the waters around Antarctica, where they enjoy relatively little competition from animals of similar size. Krill are small crustaceans.

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