Scyphozoa |
Semaeostomeae |
Cyaneidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Temperate; 54°S - 78°S, 161°E - 35°W
Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 120 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 121705)
Depth estimate based on ecology. Pelagic species living near the surface. Adults feed on its epidermis. Known to feed on diverse pelagic and benthic organisms, including fish (Ref. 115865).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Scyphozoa are gonochoric. Life cycle: Egg is laid by the adult medusa which later develops into a free-living planula, then to a scyphistoma to a strobila, and lastly to a free-living young medusa.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly and J. van Hertum (eds.). 2007. (Ref. 3125)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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