Physalia utriculus Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war, Blue Bottle

Physalia utriculus is commonly referred to as Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war, Blue Bottle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic.

Simon Grove, Australia

Bluebottle Physalia utriculus, Hamish Saunders Trust survey of Clarke Island, Banks Strait, Tasmania, December 2014 CC BY Simon Grove

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lexID:: 18253
AphiaID:: 387269

Scientific:: Physalia utriculus
German:: Indopazifische Portugiesische Galeere, Blue Bottle
English:: Indo-Pacific Portuguese Man-of-war, Blue Bottle

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Siphonophorae (Order) > Physaliidae (Family) > Physalia (Genus) > utriculus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1788

Occurrence:: Australia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Beach, Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 6.3" (16 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic