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Based on studies in:
Antarctic (Estuarine)
South Africa (Estuarine)
USA: Rhode Island (Marine)
Marshall Islands (Reef)
Polynesia (Reef)
USA: Maine (Lake or pond)
Southern Ocean (Marine, Tropical)
Arctic (Marine)
unknown: Black Sea (Marine)
Pacific (Marine)
USA: California, Southern California (Marine)
Mexico: Guerrero (Coastal)
USA: Texas (Lake or pond)
USA: Florida, South Florida (Swamp)
USA: Alaska, Aleutian Islands (Coastal)
England, River Thames (River)
USA: Iowa, Mississippi River (River)
Scotland (Lake or pond)
Portugal (Estuarine)
Russia (Lake or pond)
Quebec (Lake or pond, Pelagic)
Austria, Hafner Lake (Lake or pond)
Austria, Vorderer Finstertaler Lake (Lake or pond)
Austria, Neusiedler Lake (Lake or pond)
Ethiopia, Lake Abaya (Lake or pond)
Finland (Lake or pond, Pelagic)
USA: Michigan (Lake or pond)
Malaysia (Swamp)
Japan (Brackish water, epipelagic zone)
USA: California, Monterey Bay (Littoral, Rocky shore)
USA: California, Cabrillo Point (Littoral, Rocky shore)
Africa, Lake McIlwaine (Lake or pond)
Panama, Gatun Lake (Lake or pond)
Scotland, Loch Leven (Lake or pond)
Uganda, Lake George (Lake or pond)
Netherlands: Wadden Sea, Ems estuary (Estuarine)
Norway: Oppland, Ovre Heimdalsvatn Lake (Lake or pond)
USA: Florida, Everglades (Estuarine)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands shelf (Reef)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
USA: Maryland, Chesapeake Bay (Estuarine)
USA: Florida (Estuarine)

Euphausia superba preys on:
microalgae
phytoplankton

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