Pelagia noctiluca Jellyfish, Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca wird umgangssprachlich oft als Leuchtqualle, Feuerqualle bezeichnet. Giftigkeit: Besitzt ein gesundheitsschädliches Gift.

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lexID:

3722 

AphiaID:

135305 

Scientific:

Pelagia noctiluca 

German:

Leuchtqualle, Feuerqualle 

English:

Jellyfish, Mauve Stinger 

Category:

Umbrella jellyfish 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Scyphozoa (Class) > Semaeostomeae (Order) > Pelagiidae (Family) > Pelagia (Genus) > noctiluca (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, China, Costa Rica, European Coasts, France, Galapagos Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 

Marine Zone:

Hemipelagial
Lightless depth range of 800 - 2400 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 1600 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 77 °F (18°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Fish larvae, Plankton, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Pelagia noctiluca
  Leuchtqualle, Feuerqualle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-05-23 17:47:23 

Last edit:

2025-11-07 21:29:46 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Pelagia noctiluca has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Pelagia noctiluca in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Pelagia noctiluca. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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