Family Centrolophidae - medusafishes

The medusafishes are marine fishes of most temperate and tropical seas. Interestingly, the young medusafishes reside within the tentacles of jellyfish; feeding on their host's tentacles and gonads.

Medusafish- Icichthys lockingtoni

Remarks: A very rare fish, recorded just once within the bay. These fish tend to stay offshore and only occasionally stray into shallower waters. Young medusafish are often found among jellyfishes, receiving protection from the tentacles.

Identification: The dorsal and anal fins are long and the caudal is rounded. Mature individuals have a gray to brown coloration with darker pigment in the fins. Maximum size is 41cm.

Range: Found along the Pacific from Alaska to Baja California. Normally offshore from the surface to about 91m.