Which fish is known as a Portuguese man of war ?

Answer 1

It is a type of Jellyfish, VERY poisonous.
Here are some pictures:
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Answer 2

It is NOT a jelly fish. Read on:
The Portuguese Man-of-War is a jelly-like marine animal but it's no jellyfish. In fact, these sea creatures are four different polyps that rely on each other to survive. Man-of-Wars are well known for their painful and powerful sting. They can be found in warm water all over the world.

This stinging animal is called the Man-of-War because it looks a bit like a Portuguese battleship with a sail. It's not built like a battle ship. The body is a gas filled float which can be blue to pink in color (it looks like a bag.) It can be anywhere from three to 12 inches (nine to 30 centimeters.) Underneath the float are clusters of polyps which coiled tentacles hang off of. The stinging tentacles can be up to 165 feet (about
Yes, those are tentacles dragging behind it.
Man-of-War
50 meters) long. Sometimes the gas bag will flop over in the water but its muscles pull itself back up. The crest above the float is only a few inches tall and acts like a sail. It relies on the wind to move it from one place to another.

Since it has no control over where it goes Man-of-Wars are often found washed ashore, especially during winter and when the wind is bad. The bag that keeps it afloat must be kept wet. If the bag dries then the Man-of-War dies. To keep it from drying out the animal dips its sail in the water once every so often. When it's in the water, the Man-of-War uses the tentacles to capture small fish, plankton and crayfish. The tentacles paralyze prey. By contracting its muscles, the Man-of-War's tentacles can move fairly quickly.

The stings of
Tentacles dangling from the floating
Man-of-War
the Man-of-War aren't just painful to their prey. It can cause some serious pain and effects to people too. This includes fever, shock as well as heart and lung problems. If you're stung by a Man-of-War pick off any visible tentacles, then rinse with fresh or salt water. Put ice on the area. Because you might go into shock it is important to get medical help as soon as possible. The toxins from tentacles are about 75 percent as powerful as cobra venom. Ouch! Even dead Man-of-Wars stranded on the beach can still sting so don't touch them and keep out of the water if they are present.

This is Interesting
# Sometimes you can see Man-of-Wars floating along in groups of up to 1000 or more.
# When the weather gets bad these guys know what to do. They can deflate their floats so that the weather will not harm it. After all, they are delicate.
# The float, or bag, is filled with the rare gas Argon - no one knows why

Answer 3

It's not a fish,it's a Jellyfish. It's is one of the deadliest jellyfish. Very powerful sting and th tenticles are incredibly long. It's spelled Man-o-War by the way. It was names that becasue the shape and color of it make it look like a Portugese batle ship.

Answer 4

It's a jellyfish that is purple in color with an inflated fin on top...

They sting hard... I got stung by one in South Texas when my air mattress drifted too close...

Swam to the beach as fast as I could and just started rubbing wet sand on the wound until the sting went away....

Answer 5

Actually, it's not a fish, it's an invertebrate, jelly-like marine animal, also known as a jelly fish, and they sting like heck! I've only been stung once and it's something one never forgets. Let's just say it's like someone poured gasoline on your skin and lit it! (ouch!)

Answer 6

something it encounters contained in the water. The Portuguese guy O'conflict stuns small fish with its trailing tentacles, and devours them. in case you swim into the tentacles, they harm. it truly is like a surprising, severe burn and the tentacles themselves are not sturdy - they're honestly colonies of small, stinging critters so once you're attempting to tug them off, it truly is like attempting to tug a chunk of jelly off a plate - it keeps coming aside. FYI, in case you ever ensue to swim into those stinging tentacles, head for the coastline and squeeze lime juice or pour vinegar on the burn. it neutralizes the compound that the guy o'conflict makes use of to stun its victims.

Answer 7

A form of Jelly Fish. Their sting is much more toxic and can be fatal to human beings.

Answer 8

Bluebottle jellyfish

Answer 9

a jelly fish

Answer 10

It's not a fish...it's a jellyfish...and it can kill you. Spelt man-o-war