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Sky has multiple in-game currencies. "Candles" are the main currency of Sky, and are exchanged with spirits and friends in return for items and abilities. Candles are obtained by collecting pieces of light (called wax in game) and forging them, or by purchasing them for real money.
Krill are also used for human consumption in several countries. They are known as okiami (オキアミ) in Japan and as camarones in Spain and the Philippines. In the Philippines, they are also called alamang and are used to make a salty paste called bagoong. Krill are also the main prey of baleen whales, including the blue whale.
Bentheuphausia amblyops, the deep sea krill is a species of krill. B. amblyops is the only species within its genus, [ 3 ] which in turn is the only genus within the family Bentheuphausiidae . [ 4 ] All the 85 other species of krill known are classified in the family Euphausiidae .
Antarctic krill can scrape off the green lawn of ice algae from the underside of pack ice. [13] [14] Krill have developed special rows of rake-like setae at the tips of their thoracopods, and graze the ice in a zig-zag fashion. One krill can clear an area of a square foot in about 10 minutes (1.5 cm 2 /s). Recent discoveries have found that the ...
Nyctiphanes is a genus of krill, comprising four species with an anti-tropical distribution. [2] Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of the cytochrome oxidase gene and 16S ribosomal DNA , Nyctiphanes is believed to have evolved during the Miocene .
Thysanoessa raschii, sometimes known as Arctic krill, is one of the most common euphausiid species of the subarctic and Arctic seas. They may reach 20–25 millimetres (0.8–1.0 in) long, and are sexually mature above 14 mm (0.6 in). [1] T. raschii is a major prey item of several taxa, planktivorous fishes and marine mammals.
Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) is a species of krill that lives in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is an important component of the zooplankton, providing food for whales, seals, fish and birds. (In the Southern Ocean, Antarctic krill Euphausia superba fills a similar role.) M. norvegica is the only species recognised in the genus ...
The protected area covers 1.55 million square kilometres of ocean, of which 72% is a no-take zone. The remaining 28% include some harvesting of fish and krill for the purpose of scientific research. [11] The Ross Sea MPA will be in force for 35 years.