Nemopilema nomurai, Nomura's jellyfish : fisheries

Nemopilema nomurai   Kishinouye, 1922

Nomura's jellyfish

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Scyphozoa | Rhizostomeae | Rhizostomatidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Pelagiska; djupintervall 0 - 176 m (Ref. 122799).  Subtropical; 52°N - 29°N, 117°E - 142°E (Ref. 121705)

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Northwest Pacific: endemic to the East Asian Marginal Seas.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 200 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 99323); publicerad maxvikt: 200.0 kg (Ref. 3010); rapporterad maxålder: 1.00 år (Ref. 100320)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

One of the largest jellyfish species (Ref. 3010). Occurrence of jellyfish bloom has threatened the fisheries in Japan since early 2000s, possibly because of global warming - note that the growth of medusae are dependent on high temperatures (Ref. 100320). Occurs in semi-enclosed basins of marginal seas (Ref. 122853) and also found offshore (Ref. 122855). Before the chitin-covered podocysts develop into adults, they remain dormant for at least 6 years. Jellyfish blooms occur by mass excystment of these podocysts upon exposure to high temperatures (Ref. 100312).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Life cycle: Fertilized egg develops into a planula larva after 1 day. Planula swims for 4 to 8 days until it becomes a translucent, whitish and dome-shaped scyphistoma and settles at the bottom. Becomes a fully-developed scyphistoma after 10 to 20 days of settlement. Also exhibits asexual reproduction by means of podocyst formation (as many as 18 podocysts on a single original scyphistoma within 7 days to 3 months). Scyphistoma colony develops from podocyst of original scyphistoma within 6 months at 18°C. Fully-developed scyphistoma develops into a strobila after a day and becomes a liberated ephyra with 5 to 7 days. Becomes a fully-developed metaphyra within 30 days of post-liberation and becomes a young medusa within 40 to 50 days of post-liberation (Ref. 3004). Furthermore, ephyrae are released into the plankton during early summer. After subsequent sexual reproduction, the medusae die during winter. The life span of the medusae is less than a year (Ref. 100320).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Kawahara, M., S.-I. Uye, K. Ohtsu and H. Iizumi 2006 Unusual population explosion of the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 307:161-173. (Ref. 3004)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.