Physalia utriculus Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war, Blue Bottle

Physalia utriculus is commonly referred to as Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war, Blue Bottle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

18253 

AphiaID:

387269 

Scientific:

Physalia utriculus 

German:

Indopazifische Portugiesische Galeere, Blue Bottle 

English:

Indo-Pacific Portuguese Man-of-war, Blue Bottle 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Siphonophorae (Order) > Physaliidae (Family) > Physalia (Genus) > utriculus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1788 

Occurrence:

Australia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Beach, Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 6.3" (16 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Physalia physalis
  Atlantische Portugiesische Galeere

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Physalia megalista
  Segelqualle, große Seeblase
• 
  Physalia minuta
  Segelqualle
• 
  Physalia utriculus
  Indopazifische Portugiesische Galeere, Blue Bottle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-04-05 19:28:55 

Last edit:

2026-04-05 19:57:27 

Toxicity

Physalia utriculus is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Physalia utriculus, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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