Short anemone with a patterned body and pale tentacles forming a ring

Painted anemone

Urticina grebelnyi
Where at Shedd?
Oceans Polar Play Zone Abbott Oceanarium
Diet Fishes, sea urchins and invertebrates
Size Height: 8 inches (20 cm) Diameter: 10 inches (25 cm)
Type Corals & Anemones
Range Tidepools, ledges and rocks in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
Habitat Tidepools, ledges and rocks in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to central California, United States

Did you know?

  1. Look for pointy tentacles atop this large sea anemone’s sturdy column. Red and green-yellow patches cover the column, giving this colorful animal a painted look.
  2. Retracting its tentacles into its short, wide column, this sea anemone forms a pudgy, rounded ball. A small opening on top gives a hint that something’s inside!