How deep does the Tailed Jelly live?

The Tailed Jelly (Nanomia bijuga) is typically found at 0–200 m.

Tailed Jelly

Nanomia bijuga

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–200 m

A long colonial siphonophore built from many specialised bodies strung together, some for swimming and some for feeding. It drifts through open water down to about two hundred metres and travels surprising distances up and down the column each day.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Siphonophorae › Agalmatidae › Nanomia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 135495.

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How deep does the Tailed Jelly live?: The Tailed Jelly (Nanomia bijuga) is typically found at 0–200 m.