Cubozoa |
Carybdeida |
Carybdeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 121705)
Presumed to cause Irukandji syndrome. Several stings were observed onshore after cyclones (Ref. 61059, 3068). Specimens have been caught nearshore during onshore winds but observed to be more common offshore. Often occurs in a band, about 9 m deep. Most often caught during the penultimate hour before slack tide, with higher abundance on a falling tide than on a rising tide (Ref. 61059).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gershwin, L.A. 2005. (Ref. 3068)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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