The Lion’s Mane jellyfish, known scientifically as Cyanea capillata, is the largest known jellyfish, with the largest Lion’s Mane identified in 1870 with a 7 foot diameter bell and 120 foot long tentacles. The Lion’s Mane jellyfish primarily inhabits the cold waters of the Arctic, Atlantic, and northern Pacific oceans. However, the Lion’s Mane has also been found drifting in the Baltic Sea. Other species of large jellies, which may or may not actually be Lion’s Mane, have been spotted off the coast of Australia and New Zealand. The Lion’s Mane jelly is also known as the giant jellyfish or the hair jelly. The Lion’s Mane jelly uses its long tentacles to capture its prey of zooplankton, sea animals, and smaller jellyfish.
Lion’s Mane Jellyfish have a bell width between 15.75”-78.75” (40-200 cm), bell height of 10.2”-41.3” (26-105 cm), and overall length of 28.3”-143” (72-362 cm). The typical lifespan of the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish is 1 year with a weight between 200-480 lb (91-217 kg).
The Lion’s Mane jellyfish, known scientifically as Cyanea capillata, is the largest known jellyfish, with the largest Lion’s Mane identified in 1870 with a 7 foot diameter bell and 120 foot long tentacles. The Lion’s Mane jellyfish primarily inhabits the cold waters of the Arctic, Atlantic, and northern Pacific oceans. However, the Lion’s Mane has also been found drifting in the Baltic Sea. Other species of large jellies, which may or may not actually be Lion’s Mane, have been spotted off the coast of Australia and New Zealand. The Lion’s Mane jelly is also known as the giant jellyfish or the hair jelly. The Lion’s Mane jelly uses its long tentacles to capture its prey of zooplankton, sea animals, and smaller jellyfish.
Lion’s Mane Jellyfish have a bell width between 15.75”-78.75” (40-200 cm), bell height of 10.2”-41.3” (26-105 cm), and overall length of 28.3”-143” (72-362 cm). The typical lifespan of the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish is 1 year with a weight between 200-480 lb (91-217 kg).