Jellyfish
Moon Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
How to spot it
Our commonest jellyfish and harmless to touch. A flat, translucent bluish bell with four pale horseshoe rings (the gonads) showing through the top, and only a short fringe of fine tentacles beneath.
Usually seen at
0-105 m (median 11 m)
Size
Medium (10-50 cm)
Habitat
Open water, Near surface, Midwater
Behaviour
Solitary, Hovering
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).