221 Amazing Marine Animals Encyclopedia
221 Amazing Marine Animals Encyclopedia compiles all the info about Marine Animals. Read their life routine, what they eat and how they live and more!
Live-bearing Seastar
Scientific name : Parvulastra vivipara Family : Asterinidae Native to : South Australia Interesting fact : They are hermaphrodites, fertilizing themselves and giving birth to live young, that emerge from an opening on the parents. Conservation status : Vulnerable Living in rocky crevices of calm, sheltered waterways are these tiny, orange seastars measuring only 13 […]
Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Common name : Lion’s mane Scientific name : Cyanea capillata Family : Cyaneidae Native to : Atlantic and Pacific OceansInteresting fact : Lion’s mane jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The lion’s mane jellyfish gets its name from its tentacles. It has a pointed, star-like bell and tentacles
Lion Fish
Common name : Hawaiian turkeyfish, Turkeyfish Scientific name : Pterois sphex Family : Scorpaenidae Native to : Indo-Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The sting of a lion fish from its venomous dorsal fins can be quite painful to humans. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The lion fish is a venomous, hostile and territorial fish inhabiting
Ling
Common name : Common ling, European ling Scientific name : Molva molva Family : Lotidae Native to : Atlantic Ocean Interesting fact : The salted eggs of the ling are a popular delicacy in Spain. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The ling is a cod-like fish living in shallow coastal waters. Its slender body is
Leafy Sea Dragon
Common name : Glauerts sea dragon Scientific name : Phycodurus eques Family : Syngnathidae Native to : Australia Interesting fact : Baby sea dragons are independent from the moment they hatch. Conservation status : Near Threatened Living around kelp-covered rocks and clumps in the sea is the beautifully camouflaged leafy sea dragon with its long
Leaf Fish
Common name : South American leaf fish, Amazon leaf fish Scientific name : Monocirrhus polyacanthus Family : Polycentridae Native to : Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia Interesting fact : Leaf fish are extremely agile hunterscatching fairly large prey and consuming it in a fraction of a second. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The leaf
Lawnmower Blenny
Common name : Banded jewelled-blenny, Banded blenny, Jewelled rockskipper Scientific name : Salarias fasciatus Family : Blenniidae Native to : Australasia Interesting fact : It has a hard jaw with which it delivers a concussion-blow to fish and invertebrates confronting it. Conservation status : Least Concern The lawnmover blenny is found feeding on algae from
Largetooth Sawfish
Scientific name : Pristis pristis Family : Pristidae Native to : Indo-West Pacific Oceans Interesting fact : A sawfish can replace its tooth if it is lost or worn out. Conservation status : Critically Endangered This sawfish looks quite menacing as it has a saw as its snout, with 14 to 22 very large teeth
Lamprey
Common name : Sea lamprey Scientific name : Petromyzon marinus Family : Petromyzontidae Native to : Worldwide Oceans Interesting fact : Lampreys spawn in rivers and die shortly after. Conservation status : Least Concern About 38 species of these eel-like fish are found in coastal and freshwaters. It has a round, sucker-like, jawless mouth filled
Lacy Scorpionfish
Common name : Merlet’s scorpionfish, Weedy scorpionfish Scientific name : Rhinopias aphanes Family : Scorpaenidae Native to : Western Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : Lacy scorpionfish wait for the prey to come close and inhale it after lunging forward. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Aptly named, the lacy scorpionfish is lacy, with a large upturned
Killer Whale
Common name : Orca whale, Orca, Grampus Scientific name : Orcinus orca Family : Delphinidae Native to : Oceans worldwide Interesting fact : Killer whale uses echolocation for communication and locating its prey. Conservation status : Data Deficient The killer whale lives in family groups called pods, feeding onfish, seals, mammals, sea birds and sea
Juan Fernandez Fur Seal
Scientific name : Arctocephalus philippii Family : Otariidae Native to : Juan Fernandez Islands Interesting fact : The mother returning from thesea after feeding calls the pup on land with a characteristic call to nurse it. Conservation status : Least Concern Named after the island it is found in, the Juan Fernandez Fur Seal (like
John Dory
Common name : Atlantic John dory, Doree, Gallocristo, Girti, St. Peter’s fish Scientific name : Zeus faber Family : Zeidae Native to : Coasts worldwide Interesting fact : John dory’s body is so thin that its hard to spot when viewed from the front. Conservation status : Least Concern The John dory lives near seabeds
Isopod
Scientific name : Porcellio pumicatus Family : Porcellionidae Native to : Worldwide Oceans Interesting fact : The female broods its young ones in a pouch under the thorax. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Isopods are crustaceans living in land, sea and freshwater. They have segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs
Irukandji
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