Family: |
Pelagiidae () |
Max. size: |
60 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
Distribution: |
Arctic, North Atlantic and North Pacific. |
Diagnosis: |
Up to 30 cm wide, about 0ne-third as high as wide; marginal lappets of almost equal size and shape; septa between stomach pouches straight, rhopalar pouches in middle portion somewhat broader, at margin considerably narrower than the tentacular pouches; 3 to 5 tentacles per octant; 32 radiating reddish or brown streaks on exumbrella and moreover 16 radiating dark brown, almost black, streaks on subumbrella below the septa between the stomach pouches. |
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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