221 Amazing Marine Animals Encyclopedia

Scientifc name : Hapalochlaena Family : Octopodidae Native to : Pacific and Indian Oceans Interesting fact : Females incubate eggsunder their arms for 6 months and die after the eggs have hatched. Conservation status : Not Evaluated This highly photographed underwater creatureis also the world’s most venomous animal. They have yellowish skins and 50-60 blue […]

Common name : Chesapeake blue crab, Atlantic blue crab Scientific name : Callinectes sapidus Family : Portunidae Native to : Western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico Interesting fact : Its scientific name means beautifulsavoury swimmer. Conservation status : Vulnerable This ten-legged crustacean is found in brackish coastallagoons and estuaries. Its shell colour is

Scientific name : Psychrolutes phrictus Family : Psychrolutidae Native to : North Pacific Ocean by the coasts of Japan, the Bering Sea and California Interesting fact : The fish collapses into a jelly-like blob when taken out of the water. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Living in the deep sea is this spiky, grey colour

Common name : Brown banded bamboo shark, Cat shark Scientific name : Chiloscyllium punctatum Family : Hemiscyllidae Native to : Western PacificOcean and Indian Ocean Interesting fact : It can surviveout of water for about 12 hours. Conservation status : Near Threatened True to its name, the cat shark has whisker-like barbells near its mouth

Common name : White whale, Sea canary,Melon head Scientific name : Delphinapterus leucas Family : Monodontidae Native to : Arctic and sub-Arctic regions Interesting fact : They can swim backwards and changethe shape of their foreheads by blowing air into them. Conservation status : Near Threatened Mimicking the ice around them, beluga whales are white

Common name : Square flipper seal Scientific name : Erignathus barbatus Family : Phocidae Native to : Arctic Ocean Interesting fact : They create breathing holes by pushing with their heads, to breathe while under ice. Conservation status : Least Concern Aptly named, these ice-loving seals have whiskers resembling a beard. This greyish-brown creature has

Common name : Eagle ray Scientific name : Myliobatis californicus Family : Myliobatidae Native to : Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : They expose prey buried in the sand by flapping their wings and can dig up to 13 feet using their snouts. Conservation status : Least Concern Bat rays, closely related to sharks, love estuaries

Common name : Brittle star Scientific name : Euryalina Family : Euryalidae Native to : Oceans worldwide Interesting fact : Basket stars can grow back their limbs if damaged or lost during hunting. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Living in the deep waters of the world are these tree-like, marine invertebrates of the order Euryalida 

Common name : Spook fish Scientific name : Macropinna microstoma Family : Opisthoproctidae Native to : North Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The structures mistaken for their eyes actually do the job of a nose. Conservation status : Not Evaluated With an apt common name, the spook fish has barrel-shaped eyes set inside a transparent

Common name : California barracuda, Pacific barracuda, Pacific barracuda Scientific name : Sphyraena argentea Family : Sphyraenidae Native to : Oceans worldwide Interesting fact : The ageof a barracuda can be determined by counting the rings on its scales and the inner ear. Conservation status : Least Concern This large, fearsome, solitary fish thrives in

Scientifc name : Cirripedia Family : Thecostraca Native to : Found worldwide Interesting fact : Most barnacles are hermaphroditic producing both male and female reproductive cells and reproduce sexually. Conservation status : Least Concern The barnacle is a marine arthropod living in shallow and tidal waters. There are 1,220 species of the barnacle currently known.

Common name : Kaudern’s cardinal, Longfin cardinalfish Scientific name : Pterapogon kauderni Family : Apogonidae Native to : Banggai Islands of Indonesia Interesting fact : Adult males keep the young in their mouths after hatching for an undetermined period. Conservation status : Endangered Found among coral reefs, sea urchins, sea anemones and mangrove roots are

Common name : Whalebone whale Scientific name : Mysticeti Native to : Oceans worldwide Interesting fact : They use sound forcommunication and are known to ‘sing’during breeding season. Conservation status : Endangered Baleen whales, a group of 15 species, including one of the largest animals, the blue whale, feed on the smallest fish like krill

Common name : Half-blue demoiselle, Yellow-dipped damsel Scientific name : Chrysiptera hemicyanea Family : Pomacentridae Native to : Indo-Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans, especially in Indonesia and Western Australia Interesting fact : Due to its vivid colouration and hardy nature it is popular as a pet. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The azure damsel is

Common name : Mexican walking fish, Mexican salamander Scientific name : Ambystoma mexicanum Family : Ambystomatidae Native to : Mexico Interesting fact : They can regenerate limbs, kidneys, hearts and lungs, if damaged or lost. Conservation status : Critically Endangered The axolotl is actually an amphibian larva thatskips metamorphosis. Adults are gilled with hugeheads, lidless