Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891
Flame jellyfish
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Family:  Rhizostomatidae ()
Max. size:  45 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 20 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific.
Diagnosis:  45 cm wide and 33 cm high, when contracted; about 5 cm thick at center, exumbrella smooth; in each 14 to 20 oval velar lappets with numerous radial grooves; the mouth-arms have no definite terminal clubs, but numerous filamentous and large fusiform appendages between the mouths.
Biology:  Warm-water estuarine species (Ref. 122299). Lives in coastal sea waters throughout its life cycle (Ref. 122298). Drifts near rocky bottom at depths of 10 to 20 m near the mouth of a bay (Ref. 94879).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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