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Catostylus mosaicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Mosaic sea jelly |
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| Family: | Catostylidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: from Pakistan, Australia north to Philippines and east to Lord Howe Island. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 25 to 35 cm wide; exumbrella with coarse granulations; about 16 lappets in each octant, all alike; arm-disk some-what wider than bell radius; moutharms about 1.5 times as long as bell radius, proximal portion on one-sixth as long as the distal, tapering, three winged portion; outer edges branch profusely and taper to a pointed end below; no appendages, intracircular network rather narrow, with nearly radial meshes, extracircular network very wide and fine-meshed, extending into the lappets. | |||
| Biology: | Depth estimate based on ecology. Occurs commonly in estuaries, semi-enclosed coastal waters (Ref. 3046) like lagoons and shallow bays where it is abundant (Ref. 3048). Occurs in an estuarine front (Ref. 3046). Found at a depth of <1 m (Refs. 3046, 122801, 122802). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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