Animals / Jellyfish

Lion's mane jellyfish

Cyanea capillata · Cyaneidae

The lion's mane jellyfish is one of the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans. It is common in the English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea, and in western Scandinavian waters south to Kattegat and Øresund.

Where the Lion's mane jellyfish lives

Recorded in Norway, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Germany and United States of America (Europe and North America).

Most records fall in Västra Götaland, Schleswig-Holstein, Midtjylland, Aust-Agder, Argyll and Bute and Vest-Agder.

See the Lion's mane jellyfish’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Not evaluated (NE). Scientists haven’t checked yet how at risk it is, so this doesn’t mean it is safe or in danger. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 16,727 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.