eusirid amphipod probably Eusirus or Rhachotropis sp.

Predators of Antarctic benthic amphipods include fish and squid [2].

Among malacostracan crustaceans, amphipods are the most abundant and diverse group in benthic Antarctica [1].

1: Polar Biology 11(1):73-79, 1990; 2: ANT'PHIPODA Checklist : http://www.natuurwetenschappen.be/amphi/

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