Family: |
Pelagiidae () |
Max. size: |
9 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1600 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean. |
Diagnosis: |
Up to 6.5 cm wide; nematocyst warts on exumbrella very variable in size and number. Color very variable. |
Biology: |
Neritic, estuarine, potentially pathogenic (Ref. 116114). A holoplanktonic, oceanic and semi-cosmopolitan species (Ref. 19) inhabiting offshore warm waters (Ref. 813); non symbiotic but often appears in high numbers (Ref. 7694). Feeds on salps, doliolids, larvaceans, hydromedusae, ctenophores, chaetognaths, planktonic crustaceans and fish eggs (Ref. 2376). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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