---
title: "Pacific Lion's Mane Jelly"
description: "Cyanea ferruginea — Weitere Tiere. Cyanea ferruginea, also known as the Pacific lion mane jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish commonly found south of the polar region and the Bering Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/pacific-lion-s-mane-jelly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pacific Lion's Mane Jelly

> Cyanea ferruginea — Weitere Tiere. Cyanea ferruginea, also known as the Pacific lion mane jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish commonly found south of the polar region and the Bering Sea.

- Scientific name: *Cyanea ferruginea*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 5552
- iNaturalist taxon: [786996](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/786996)

## Names

- en: Pacific Lion's Mane Jelly

## Countries with the most observations

US (3691), CA (1561)

## Summary

Cyanea ferruginea, also known as the Pacific lion mane jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish commonly found south of the polar region and the Bering Sea.
It is smaller than the similar species Cyanea capillata (lion's mane jellyfish), one of the largest animals in the ocean. Its bell is red and has a diameter of about 1 meters with tentacles extending up to 8 meters.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanea_ferruginea

## Photo

![Pacific Lion's Mane Jelly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pacific-lion-s-mane-jelly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sean Haight · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131827336

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pacific-lion-s-mane-jelly?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).