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Family: Cepheidae (See list of species below)

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


Cephea cephea
[Crowned jellyfish]
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Cephea coerulea
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Cephea octostyla
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Cotylorhiza ambulacrata
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Cotylorhiza erythraea
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Cotylorhiza tuberculata
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Marivagia stellata
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Netrostoma coerulescens
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Netrostoma dumokuroa
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Netrostoma nuda
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Netrostoma setouchianum
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11 Species of Family Cepheidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Cephea cephea Crowned jellyfish Indo-Pacific 14 WD
Cephea coerulea Eastern Atlantic and Wes 5.7 WD
Cephea octostyla Indo-West Pacific 9 WD
Cotylorhiza ambulacrata Eastern Central Atlantic 9 WD
Cotylorhiza erythraea Western Indian Ocean and 9 WD
Cotylorhiza tuberculata Mediterranean Sea 40 WD
Marivagia stellata Western Indian Ocean. In
Netrostoma coerulescens Indo-West Pacific. 20 WD
Netrostoma dumokuroa Eastern Central Pacific 30 WD
Netrostoma nuda Western Central Pacific 30 WD
Netrostoma setouchianum Western Pacific. 20 WD



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