Family: |
Pelagiidae () |
Max. size: |
20 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 500 m |
Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. |
Diagnosis: |
Up to 20 cm wide; marginal lappets all alike, semicircular, thin; stomachpouches all of equal width, septa straight; in each octant 3 tentacles, all alike; exumbrella with 16 broad radial brown bands bordered by darker, narrow V-shaped lines; marginal lappets brown. |
Biology: |
Usually found inshore, more dominant at dusk (Figure 3, Ref. 3292). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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