Nomura's jellyfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Nomura's jellyfish lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nemopilema nomurai
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Rhizostomeae
Family	Rhizostomatidae

Where does the Nomura's jellyfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nomura's jellyfish in 3 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Nomura's jellyfish?

The Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai) is a cnidarian in the order Rhizostomeae and the family Rhizostomatidae, genus Nemopilema. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Nomura's jellyfish

Nomura's jellyfish (エチゼンクラゲ, echizen kurage; Nemopilema nomurai) is a very large rhizostome jellyfish, in the same size class as the lion's mane jellyfish, the largest cnidarian in the world. It is edible but not considered high quality. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Nemopilema. Commonly found in the waters of East Asia, they can negatively affect fisheries due to their large size and quantity. As a form of combating the large blooms, recent studies attempt to find new uses for the large jellyfish such as studying its venom for medical applications.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nomura's jellyfish (revision 1369595488), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q133389 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).