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Huge jellyfish
Order Rhizostomeae
Class Scyphozoa

updated Jan 2020
Where seen? This enormous jellyfish is sometimes seen washed ashore on our Northern shores. Several may be seen, and then none seen again for some time.

Features: Bell about 25-50cm, oral arms about the same length as bell diameter (they seldom extend much beyond the bell).

Jelly friends: Small fish have been seen sheltering among its arms.

Changi, Aug 02

Changi, May 06

Chek Jawa, Oct 07

Huge jellyfishes on Singapore shores
On wildsingapore flickr

Other sightings on Singapore shores


Chek Jawa, Oct 07
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.

Chek Jawa, Nov 17
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook.

Chek Jawa, Dec 19
Photo shared by Kelvin Yong on facebook.


Pulau Sekudu, Jun 07
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.


Sentosa Serapong, May 12

Small fishes swimming near the jellyfish.


Cyrene Reef, Apr 08
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his blog.

Cyrene Reef, Apr 08
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his blog.


Cyrene Reef, Jun 16
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook.


Small fish swimming near the jellyfish.
 


Pulau Jong, Jun 16
Photo shared by Marcus Ng on facebook.


Small fishes swimming near the jellyfish.


Pulau Salu, Apr 21

Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook.

Acknowlegement
With grateful thanks to Dr Michael N Dawson of the University of California, Merced for identification of this jellyfish.

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