Best places to see Indo-Pacific Men-O-War
The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war or bluebottle, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It was once thought that there was only one species in the genus Physalia, which in turn would make it the only genus in the family Physaliidae. But recently, through whole genome sequencing, researchers discovered that 4 species exist: Physalia physalis, Physalia utriculus, Physalia megalista and Physalia minuta. It’s... Read more on Wikipedia.
- In season · Mar, May, Oct–Nov
Indo-Pacific Men-O-War are seen here in March, May and October to November, alongside Red-footed Booby, Brown booby and Moorish Idol.
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- In season · May, Jul, Dec
Indo-Pacific Men-O-War are seen here in May, July and December, alongside Moorish Idol, Pacific Trumpetfish and Great Barracuda.
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- In season · Jan, Mar–Apr
Indo-Pacific Men-O-War are seen here in January and March to April.
- In season · Aug, Dec–Jun
Indo-Pacific Men-O-War are seen here in December to June and August, alongside Pacific Trumpetfish, Moorish Idol and Sabre Squirrelfish.
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- Out of season · Best Apr
Indo-Pacific Men-O-War are seen here in April, alongside Cape strawberry anemone, Puffadder Shyshark and Common octopus.
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- Out of season · Best Jan, Mar–Jun
Indo-Pacific Men-O-War are seen here in January and March to June, alongside Magnificent Frigatebird, Blue-footed booby and Cocos booby.
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- Out of season · Best Jan–Apr
Indo-Pacific Men-O-War are seen here from January to April, alongside Sabre Squirrelfish, Blackspotted puffer and Spotfin Lionfish.
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