Pacific Sea Nettle

(Chrysoara fuscescens)

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Habitat/Range

These jellies are found primarily off the west coast of the United States, and occasionally as far south as Mexico and as far north as British Columbia. This species has also been spotted near Japan.

Animal Size

The bells of these jellyfish can measure up to 30 inches wide, and tentacles can be as long as 16 feet on giant specimens.

Pacific sea nettles can be found along the West Coast of the United States. This beautiful species have a distinctive gold-brown bell with reddish tentacles. They can typically grow up to 12 inches in diameter. In addition, they have four arms attached to their mouths, with tentacles along the body capable of extending many feet.

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