“…Around 60 species of krill are reported in the South Atlantic, from neritic to oceanic zones, including islands, archipelagos and atolls (Montú, 1977;Muxagata et al, 2019). In Brazilian waters, 22 species are currently recorded, distributed among Euphausia Dana, 1850 (6 species), Nematobrachion Calman, 1905 (3 species), Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 1883 (4 species), Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 1883 (4 species) and Thysanopoda (5 species) (Ramirez, 1971;Antezana & Brinton, 1981;Montú & Cordeiro, 1986;Gibbons et al, 1999;Lansac-Tôha & Freire, 1999).…”