Pacific Sea Nettle

(Chrysoara fuscescens)

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IUCN Conservation Status

Least Concern (LC)

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Habitat/Range

Open waters of the Pacific Ocean, ranging from Alaska to Japan and California to Canada.

Size

Size: Up to 1 ft in diameter with arms reaching up to 15 feet

Weight: 22-110

Lifespan: 6 months – 1 year

Diet

Other jellies, zooplankton, snails, and larval fishes/eggs

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Pacific sea nettles have a distinctive golden-brown bell with reddish tentacles. They can typically grow up to 12 inches in diameter with four arms attached to their mouths and tentacles along the body capable of extending several feet.

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Invertebrates