Animals / Jellyfish

Portuguese man o' war

Physalia physalis · Physaliidae

The Portuguese man o' war, also known as the man-of-war, bluebottle, or sometimes called Caravela Portuguesa, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. While it is typically considered the only species in its genus, Physalia, and family, Physaliidae, genetic evidence suggests there may be more.

Where the Portuguese man o' war lives

Recorded in United States of America, Ashmore and Cartier Is., Portugal, Spain, New Zealand, South Africa, Mexico, Ireland, Brazil, United Kingdom and Ecuador (North America, Oceania, Europe, Africa and South America).

Most records fall in Florida, New South Wales, Western Cape, Hawaii, Queensland and Bahia.

See the Portuguese man o' war’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 16,811 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.