| Rhopilema esculentum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Rhizostomatidae |
| Genus: | Rhopilema |
| Species: | R. esculentum
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891 [1]
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Rhopilema esculentum, the flame jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish native to the warm temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean. It is a popular seafood in southeastern Asia. In the 1980s, research was undertaken in China into its aquaculture, and it is now bred in ponds in that country before being released into the sea to grow to a mature size suitable for the fishery.
- ^ a b van der Land, Jacob (2015). "Rhopilema esculentum - Kishinouye, 1891". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-06-28.