Stygiomedusa gigantea

Stygiomedusa gigantea   (Browne, 1910)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Scyphozoa | Semaeostomeae | Ulmaridae | Stygiomedusinae

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

Benthopelagic; depth range 800 - 1700 m (Ref. 1663).  Subtropical; 61°N - 75°S, 135°W - 153°E (Ref. 121705)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Cosmopolitan. Polar to tropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 150 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 121705)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Deep sea (Refs. 19, 1663), near bottom (Ref. 19). Occasionally near the surface at high latitudes (Ref. 2376).

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

Viviparous.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko. 2003. (Ref. 1663)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.3 - 1.3, mean 1 (based on 93 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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