| Family: |
Pelagiidae () |
| Max. size: |
30 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: India, Tanzania, China and Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Up to 30 cm wide, hemispherical or flatter; rhopalar stomach pouches oval, in middle portion twice as wide, at the margin half as wide as tentacular pouches; 3 tentacles per octant; umbrella yellowish-brown or reddish-yellow, with a 32 rayed chestnut-brown star on exumbrella. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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