A bloom of an edible scyphozoan jellyfish in the Red Sea

作者: Edwin Cruz-Rivera , Mohamed Abu El-Regal

DOI: 10.1007/S12526-015-0381-1

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摘要: A bloom of the edible jellyfish Cephea cephea (Forskal, 1775) in Red Sea is reported here from archived photographic evidence. Animals (10–20 cm wide) were observed seven different reefs and accumulated at high densities on some beaches Marsa Alam, Egypt. Various coral reef fishes preyed this temporary resource. Although native to Sea, first record such an event ecosystem, only second phenomenon since 1800s.

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