221 Amazing Marine Animals Encyclopedia

Scientific name : Lagenorhynchus albirostris Family : Delphinidae Native to : North Atlantic Ocean Conservation status : Least Concern The white-beaked dolphin loves cold and sub-polar waters. It grows 230-310 cm long and weighs 180-350 kg. They have short, creamy white beaks, dark grey bodies with white patches and curved, sickle-shaped dorsal fins. They dive […]

Common name : Common seadragon Scientific name : Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Family : Syngnathidae Native to : Eastern Indian Ocean and South-Western Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The male has a brood pouch and cares for the developing eggs. Conservation status : Near Threatened Living in rocky reefs, seaweed beds and seagrass meadows are these seadragons

Common name : Morse Scientific name : Odobenus rosmarus Family : Odobenidae Native to : Arctic Ocean and sub-arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere Interesting fact : They can dive up to 80 metresand remain submerged for half an hour. Conservation status : Data Deficient Walruses are large flippered marine mammals growing up to 2.2-3.6

Common name : Sloan’s viper fish, Sloan’s fang fish Scientific name : Chauliodus sloani Family : Stomiidae Native to : Tropical and temperate waters worldwide Interesting fact : The first vertebra rightbehind the head acts as a shock absorber when it charges at its victim at a high speed. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The

Common name : Common purple snail Scientific name : Janthina janthina Family : Janthinidae Native to : Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans Interesting fact : It is a protandric hermaphrodite,born male and developing into female later. Conservation status : Not Evaluated This purple, floating snail has a long cylindrical snout, a paperthin shell, and lacks

Common name : Devil crab, Witch crab, Velvet swimming crab, Lady crab Scientific name : Necora puber Family : Portunidae Native to : North-West Europe Conservation status : Not Evaluated The velvet crab has a wide, flattenedcarapace that is blue, covered in reddish-brown hair, giving it a velvety texture. It has bright redeyes and ten

Scientific name : Vampyroteuthis infernalis Family : Vampyroteuthidae Native to : Temperate and tropical oceans worldwide Interesting fact : It is entirely covered in photophores,producing disorienting flashes of light lasting several minutes. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The vampire squid has a gelatinous, velvety jet-black bodyand large eyes that are red or blue. Its eight

Common name : Bluespine unicorn fish, Short-nose unicorn fish, Unicorn tang Scientific name : Naso unicornis Family : Acanthuridae Native to : Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Red Sea Interesting fact : They have smooth skins andare less susceptible to skin diseases than other tangs. Conservation status : Least Concern Found in coral reefs

Common name : Umbrella slug, Limpet Scientific name : Umbraculum umbraculum Family : Umbraculidae Native to : Pacific and Indian Oceans Interesting fact : The shell is too small for theanimal to withdraw itself into it. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The umbrella shell is a sea slug attached toovergrown rock walls. An external shell,

Common name : Atlantic trumpet fish Scientific name : Aulostomus maculatus Family : Aulostomidae Native to : Western Atlantic Ocean Interesting fact : Trumpet fish changecolour and stalk larger fish to hide and attack prey. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The trumpet fish lives in coral reefs or lagoons and can grow 40-80 cm long.

Common name : Totuava Scientific name : Totoaba macdonaldi Family : Sciaenidae Native to : Gulf of California in Mexico Interesting fact : It migrates annually northward in winter tothe Colorado River delta to spawn in spring. Conservation status : Critically Endangered The totoaba is dusky silver with darker fins. The body is elongated and

Common name : Dark toad fish Scientific name : Neophrynichthys latus Family : Psychrolutidae Native to : South-West Pacific, New Zealand. Interesting fact : They can survive out of water for 24 hours. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Toad fish are found in marine, brackish and freshwater habitats. These bottom-dwellers are 7.5–57.0 cm long. They

Common name : Mexican ridley, Gulf ridley Scientific name : Lepidochelys kempii Family : Cheloniidae Native to : Mexico, United States Interesting fact : Sea turtles cannot retract their heads and limbs into their shells. Conservation status : Critically Endangered Seven species of sea turtles are known. They can grow 6-9 feet long, 3-5 feet

Common name : Giant tun Scientific name : Tonna galea Family : Tonnidae Native to : Tropical seas worldwide Interesting fact : Tun shell has a large foot with which it buries itself in the sand. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Tun shells are large marine snails inhabiting sandy or muddy bottoms in sea grass

Common name : Atlantic trumpet fish Scientific name : Aulostomus maculatus Family : Aulostomidae Native to : Western Atlantic Ocean Interesting fact : Trumpet fish changecolour and stalk larger fish to hide and attack prey. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The trumpet fish lives in coral reefs or lagoons and can grow 40-80 cm long.