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Family: Pelagiidae (See list of species below)

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21 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Chrysaora achlyos []	No picture found Chrysaora blossevillei []	Chrysaora chinensis []
No picture found Chrysaora colorata [Purple jellyfish]	No picture found Chrysaora fulgida []	No picture found Chrysaora fuscescens [Brown jellyfish]
No picture found Chrysaora helvola []	Chrysaora hysoscella [Compass jellyfish]	No picture found Chrysaora kynthia []
No picture found Chrysaora lactea []	No picture found Chrysaora melanaster []	No picture found Chrysaora pentastoma []
No picture found Chrysaora plocamia [South American sea nettle]	No picture found Chrysaora quinquecirrha [Sea nettle]	No picture found Chrysaora wurlerra []
No picture found Pelagia colorata [Purple-striped jelly]	No picture found Pelagia flaveola []	Pelagia noctiluca [Purplestriped jelly]
No picture found Pelagia panopyra []	No picture found Sanderia malayensis []	No picture found Sanderia pampinosus []

21 Species of Family Pelagiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Chrysaora achlyos		Eastern Pacific
Chrysaora blossevillei		Western Central Atlantic
Chrysaora chinensis		Indo-West Pacific
Chrysaora colorata	Purple jellyfish	Eastern Central Pacific	80 WD
Chrysaora fulgida		Southeast Atlantic	20 WD
Chrysaora fuscescens	Brown jellyfish	Eastern Pacific	30 WD
Chrysaora helvola		Indo-West Pacific	30 WD
Chrysaora hysoscella	Compass jellyfish	Atlantic Ocean and the Me	20 WD
Chrysaora kynthia		Eastern Indian Ocean	11 WD
Chrysaora lactea		Western Atlantic	8 WD
Chrysaora melanaster		Arctic, North Atlantic an	60 WD
Chrysaora pentastoma		Eastern Indian Ocean	6.6 WD
Chrysaora plocamia	South American sea nettle	Southeast Pacific and Sou	100 WD
Chrysaora quinquecirrha	Sea nettle	Pacific, Atlantic and Ind	25 WD
Chrysaora wurlerra		Western Pacific	12.5 WD
Pelagia colorata	Purple-striped jelly	Eastern Pacific
Pelagia flaveola		Western Central Pacific.
Pelagia noctiluca	Purplestriped jelly	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc	9 WD
Pelagia panopyra		Australia, Cape Verde, Sp
Sanderia malayensis		Indo-West Pacific.	9 WD
Sanderia pampinosus		Eastern Indian Ocean	7.5 WD

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