Moon jellyfish
Invertebrate
- Scientific name
- Aurelia aurita
- Size
- 10–40 cm3.9–16 in
- Depth range
- 0–100 m0–328 ft
Diver notes
Four horseshoe rings under a clear bell, in harbours and fjords worldwide. The mildest sting a diver meets, and food for almost everything else.
Where to see this
- Munam, GoseongGangwon · South KoreaJun Jul Aug SepSeasonal
- SeopseomJeju · South KoreaJun Jul Aug SepSeasonal
- ZenobiaLarnaca · CyprusMay Jun Jul AugSeasonal
- Medes IslandsCosta Brava · SpainMay Jun Jul AugSeasonal
- Um El Faroud, Wied iż-ŻurrieqSouthern Malta · MaltaMay Jun Jul AugSeasonal
- HyeongjeseomJeju · South KoreaJun Jul Aug SepSeasonal
- KalamataMessinia · GreeceJun Jul AugSeasonal
- MunseomJeju · South KoreaJun Jul Aug SepSeasonal
- USAT Liberty Wreck, TulambenBali · IndonesiaJun Jul Aug SepSeasonal
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