Scientific name : Carukia barnesi
Family : Tamoyidae
Native to : Australia, British Isles, Japan and the Florida Coast of United States
Interesting fact : Due to its small size, it is hard to notice and can be fatal to humans.
Conservation status : Not Evaluated
The world’s smallest jellyfish, irukandji is only 5-25 mm wide with four tentacles that are a metre long. This venomous jellyfish has stingers present in clumps around the bell and along the tentacles. It has a primitive, transparent eye on each side of the bell. It feeds on fish by stunning them with the venom.
