WATERY WEDNESDAY # 76
It’s time to take plunge in the wondrous ocean of our earth to meet today’s little fish who lives in a dangerous habitat! We’re taking the E & E sub out to avoid stinging tentacles!
MEET THE MAN OF WAR FISH!
Range/Habitat: Tropical Oceans Worldwide
Diet: Carnivore: small fish
Length: up to 10”
Conservation Status: common
Fun Facts:
- Man of War Fish live in the tentacles of the Portuguese Man-of-war jelly!
- They avoid the tentacles by agile swimming.
- Man of War Fish are not immune to the stings of the jelly.
- They have deeply forked tail fins.
Wow! We knew about clownfish living with anemones, but a fish who lives among the tentacles of a giant jelly fish! The ocean is full of crazy animals!
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