[1] The bell (body) of the jellyfish is up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) in diameter, typically with a radial pattern of stripes.

[4] C. colorata are more active in a lively current, which makes it easier for them to move and capture their prey.

As they age, the dark maroon color of the tentacles starts to fade, the purple appears as stripes on the bell and the four frilly oral arms will also become longer.

They are known to feed on a variety of organisms including zooplankton, Cladocera, Appendicularia, Copepoda, Hydromedusae, Siphonophorae, and fish eggs.

They are selected as prey due to the high concentrations of carbon and nitrogen in their four oral arms.