Chrysaora pacifica

(Goette, 1886)

Vernacular names
English : Japanese sea-nettle
French : Méduse boussole du Pacifique

Classification
Class : Scyphozoa
Order : Semaeostomeae
Family : Pelagiidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Bell diameter reaching up to 30 cm, tentacle length can exceed 60 cm. Bell coloration orange to brownish-orange with groups of two lines radiating from center to edged of the bell. External tentacles brown, other tentacles white.

Range and habitat
The species is found in the Pacific Ocean only around southern Japan. Lives in subtropical waters with temperatures going between 14 and 25°C. Pelagic species, occurs down to depths of 200 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : Not assessed, common to abundant in most of its range. This species, like all Chrysaora, is a source of type II collagen for curing joint pain.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

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