Scyphozoa |
Rhizostomeae |
Catostylidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-neritic. Tropical; 30°N - 11°N, 48°E - 73°E (Ref. 121705)
Western Indian Ocean: from Kuwait to India.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 121705)
Up to 23 m wide, central part of exumbrella smooth, with rows of prominent rugged papillae radiating towards the margin; in each octant 12 to 16 pointed velar lappets; mouth-arms about 1.5 times the length of bell radius, sub-cylindrical, distal three-winged portion about 6 times as long as the proximal simple portion; intracircular canal system with fairly open irregular meshes/
Depth estimate based on its ecology. Lives along coasts (Refs. 108295, 122814, 122815), in estuarine environments and bays (Ref. 122814).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Scyphozoa are gonochoric. Life cycle: Egg is laid by the adult medusa which later develops into a free-living planula, then to a scyphistoma to a strobila, and lastly to a free-living young medusa.
Kramp, P.L. 1961 Synopsis of the medusae of the world. J Mar Biol Ass UK 40:1-469. (Ref. 2992)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
