Pelagiidae () |
100 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: from Ecuador to Chile, to Sao Paulo Brazil. |
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. |
Maximum depth range from Ref. 122852. |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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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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