Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson,1830)
South American sea nettle
agua mala,  malagua
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Family:  Pelagiidae ()
Max. size:  100 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: from Ecuador to Chile, to Sao Paulo Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Up to 30 cm wide, almost hemispherical; tentacular lappets, 2 per octant broadly rounded, rhopalar lappets smaller; tentacles 3 in each octant; radial stomach pouches of epual width except the distal portion; exumbrella with 16 broad, radial bands of dark, brown colour with numerous light spots.
Biology:  Maximum depth range from Ref. 122852.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Part of fisheries catch from Pisco since 2013, caught by dip-net (Ref. 116536). C: Refs. 2992, 116536; M: Ref. 121705.

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