Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Stylocheiron affine Hansen, 1910

euphausido, camarón, Shrimp

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Euphausiacea

Family
Euphausiidae

Genus
Stylocheiron

Species
affine

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Southeastern zone: San Cristóbal, Española, Floreana

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Diego F. Figueroa (2021) Environmental forcing on zooplankton distribution in the coastal waters of the Galápagos Islands: spatial and seasonal patterns in the copepod community structure Vol. 661: 49–69, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13617 https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps_oa/m661p049.pdf

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"Galapagos Species Database, Stylocheiron affine", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16755. Accessed 2 November 2026.