Chiropsalmus buitendijki
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Chiropsalmus buitendijki   van der Horst, 1907

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cubozoa | Chirodropida | Chirodropidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Central Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 3417)

Short description Morphology

Bell is cube shaped, with rounded edges. Lateral side of the bell is rectangular. Height 7 m; 8 m breadth. Surface of bell is smooth, the frenulae re 4 and bracket like. 5 tentacles are present on each pedalium. Side pillars are strong. Jelly is thick and cartilaginous. Stings may be severe.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Also inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 3417).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

The occurrence is mostly seasonal, during summer monsoon.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Tahera, Q. and Q.B. Kazmi 2008 New records of two jellyfish medusae (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Catostylidae: Cubozoa: Chirodropidae) from Pakistani waters. Mar. Biodivers. Rec. 1:e30. (Ref. 3417)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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