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Marine Animals

Marine animals are animals that live in the ocean and have adapted to the diversity of the marine environment. They include various fish, mammals, invertebrates, and reptiles. Typical marine animals include whales, sharks, dolphins, turtles, octopuses, corals, starfish, and seahorses. Marine animals live in different layers of the ocean, from shallow to deep sea. They play an important role in the food chain and maintain the balance of the marine ecosystem.

Sea Urchin

Sea Urchin

Echinoidea

Table of Contents:Introduction to Sea UrchinsTypes of Sea UrchinsHabitat and···

Mimic Octopus

Mimic Octopus

Mimic Octopus: The Master of Disguise in the OceanThe mimic octopus (Thaumoc···

Ogcocephalus darwini

Ogcocephalus darwini

Red Lipped Batfish,Galapagos batfish, Daphnia galapagos batfish

The Red-Lipped Batfish (scientific name: Ogcocephalus darwini) is one of the···

Birgus latro

Birgus latro

Coconut Crab,Gossip crab, robber crab

Coconut crab (scientific name: Birgus latro, foreign name Coconut Crab), als···

Lophiiformes

Lophiiformes

anglerfish,Monkfish, scale fish, toadfish, sea toad, anglerfish, stuttering fish, lantern fish, ugly woman fish

Anglerfish (scientific name: Lophiiformes) Chinese pinyin: (ān kāng), comm···

Jellyfish

Jellyfish

Medusozoa

Jellyfish are important plankton in aquatic environments, including the Scyp···

fur seal

fur seal

Arctocephalinae

The fur seal is a mammal of the carnivorous order Sea Lion, subfamily Sealid···

Otodus megalodon

Otodus megalodon

Carcharocles megalodon,Megalodon

Megalodon (scientific name: Carcharocles megalodon, Otodus megalodon), also ···

porpoise

porpoise

Cetacea LC

The porpoise (Phocoena phocoena in Latin), also known as porpoise, is the mo···

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Antarctic baleen whale, Southern minke whale

Cetacea LC

Antarctic minke whale (scientific name: Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is also kn···

Tetraodontidae

Tetraodontidae

Tetraodontidae,pufferfish、puffers,Pufferfish, boatfish, pufferfish, good fish, chicken, turtle fish

Pufferfish (scientific name Tetraodontidae) is also known as pufferfish or p···

Eleginus gracilis

Eleginus gracilis

Eleginus gracilis,cod, bighead cod, bighead fish, bighead fish, pollack

The scientific name of cod is Eleginus gracilis. It is a kind of deep-sea fi···

Zalophus japonicus

Zalophus japonicus

Zalophus japonicus

Japanese sea lion, Zalophus japonicus (Peters, 1866), is an extinct species ···

Zalophus californianus

Zalophus californianus

Zalophus californianus,Californian Sea Lion

Californian Sea Lion (scientific name: Zalophus californianus), foreign name···

Phocarctos hookeri

Phocarctos hookeri

Phocarctos hookeri

The scientific name of New Zealand sea lion is Phocarctos hookeri, also know···

Arctocephalus pusillus

Arctocephalus pusillus

Arctocephalus pusillus,South African and Australian Fur Seal,Cape fur seal, African fur sea lion, South African fur sea lion, Australian fur sea lion

The scientific name of the African fur seal is Arctocephalus pusillus, and i···

Arctocephalus gazella

Arctocephalus gazella

Arctocephalus gazella,Kerguelen Fur seal,Island sea lions, sea wolves, Antarctic fur seals

The Antarctic fur seal (scientific name: Arctocephalus gazella) is called Ke···

Leptonychotes weddellii

Leptonychotes weddellii

Leptonychotes weddellii,monk seal, Weddell seal, Weddell seal, Weddell seal

Weddell seal (Latin name: Leptonychotes weddellii), also known as Weddell se···

Monachus monachus

Monachus monachus

Monachus monachus,Mediterranean monk sea,Monk seal

The scientific name of the Mediterranean monk seal is Monachus monachus, and···

Mirounga leonina

Mirounga leonina

Mirounga leonina,Southern elephant-seal

The scientific name of the Southern elephant seal is Mirounga leonina, and i···

Mirounga angustirostris

Mirounga angustirostris

Mirounga angustirostris,Northern elephant-seal,Northern elephant seal

The scientific name of the Northern elephant seal is Mirounga angustirostris···

Lobodon carcinophagus

Lobodon carcinophagus

Lobodon carcinophagus,Crabeater seal

Sawtooth seals are called Lobodon carcinophagus in scientific name and Crabe···

Hydrurga leptonyx

Hydrurga leptonyx

Hydrurga leptonyx,leopard seal,

Leopard seal (scientific name: Hydrurga leptonyx) is also known as leopard s···

Halichoerus grypus

Halichoerus grypus

Halichoerus grypus,Grey seal,Atlantic grey seal

Grey seal (scientific name: Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal in the famil···

Cystophora cristata

Cystophora cristata

Cystophora cristata,Hooded seal

Hooded seal (scientific name: Cystophora cristata) is also known as Hooded s···

Phoca vitulina

Phoca vitulina

Phoca vitulina ,Common seal

The scientific name of the harbor seal is Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758), a···

Phoca sibirica

Phoca sibirica

Phoca sibirica,Baikal Seal,Siberian seal, freshwater seal

Baikal Seal (Phoca sibirica), also known as Baikal Seal in English, lives in···

Phoca hispida

Phoca hispida

Phoca hispida,Ringed seal,Nordic seal, ice seal, ring seal

The scientific name of the ringed seal is Phoca hispida, and its foreign nam···

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Pagophilus groenlandicus,Harp Seal、Greenland Seal,Greenland seal, ice seal, Lyra seal, saddle seal

Harp seal (scientific name: Pagophilus groenlandicus) is also known as Harp ···

Phoca caspica

Phoca caspica

Phoca caspica,Caspian ringed seal, Phoca leucopus

The scientific name of the Caspian seal is Phoca caspica, an animal belongin···