Lobodon carcinophagus,Crabeater seal

Features：The mouth has rows of sharp teeth, like saw teeth.

Sawtooth seals are called Lobodon carcinophagus in scientific name and Crabeater seal in foreign language. They are the most numerous seals in the world.Sawtooth seals feed on krill. It is an illusion to call them crab-eating seals because there are very few crabs in Antarctica, which are not enough...

Hydrurga leptonyx,leopard seal,

Features：It is named after the black spots on its neck that resemble leopard spots.

Leopard seal (scientific name: Hydrurga leptonyx) is also known as leopard seal in foreign languages. There are no subspecies.Leopard seals are solitary animals that mate and raise their young in groups. Compared with other pinnipeds, they prefer warm-blooded animals. Because it moves slowly on land...

Halichoerus grypus,Grey seal,Atlantic grey seal

Features：Clapping underwater

Grey seal (scientific name: Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal in the family Phocidae and the only member of the genus Halichoerus. They also have another name - Atlantic grey seal.Grey seals feed on fish such as salmon, cod, herring, and flounder, as well as cephalopods and arthropods. The daily f...

Cystophora cristata,Hooded seal

Features：The male has a black sac on his head, which swells into a "red balloon" when he gets angry.

Hooded seal (scientific name: Cystophora cristata) is also known as Hooded seal in foreign languages. There are no subspecies.Among the 19 species of seals, the hooded seal is the least known pinniped. In the past, people always mistakenly thought it was a whale (whales and pinnipeds are two distinc...

Phoca vitulina ，Common seal

Features：It often stays in the harbor, hence the name

The scientific name of the harbor seal is Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758), and the foreign name is Common seal. It is a seal distributed in the temperate and polar waters of the Northern Hemisphere.The harbor seal lives in groups, but the number of its groups is not as large as other seals. When not...

Phoca sibirica,Baikal Seal,Siberian seal, freshwater seal

Features：It has a round body and is the only freshwater seal in the world.

Baikal Seal (Phoca sibirica), also known as Baikal Seal in English, lives in the Baikal Lake area of Russia. It is the only freshwater seal in the world and also the smallest seal species in the world.The Baikal seals have long and strong claws that can break through the ice and open the hole for ai...

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

Features：The smallest seal in the Arctic

The scientific name of the ringed seal is Phoca hispida, and its foreign name is Ringed seal. There are 5 subspecies. It is one of the smallest species in the seal family and the smallest seal in the Arctic.Most seals in the world live in seawater, and the only species that lives entirely in freshwa...

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

Features：Distinct black bands forming numerous saddle marks on the back, generally in the shape of a harp

Harp seal (scientific name: Pagophilus groenlandicus) is also known as Harp Seal and Greenland Seal. It has no subspecies.Harp seals can travel 5,000 kilometers a year. Their migration pattern depends on where they breed and shed. They breed in the southernmost part of their distribution area in win...

Phoca caspica,Caspian ringed seal, Phoca leucopus

Features：Small in size, with pale yellow skin and scattered irregular brown or black spots

The scientific name of the Caspian seal is Phoca caspica, an animal belonging to the genus Phoca of the family Phocidae.Caspian seals live in small groups in the middle or southern coast of the Caspian Sea in summer, migrate north in autumn, and form breeding groups on the ice. They give birth on fi...

Ommatophoca rossii,Ross seal, Ross seal

Features：Named after its large eyes

The big-eyed seal (scientific name: Ommatophoca rossii) is named because of its relatively large eyes (eye diameter up to 7 cm). It is also called Ross's seal and Ross's seal because it was first described by British Antarctic explorer James Clark Ross in 1841.Big-eyed seals feed on cephalop...

Monachus tropicalis ,Caribbean monk seal,West Indian monk seal

Features：Slightly larger than an ordinary seal, it has a short and wide mouth and a high and round forehead. It is extinct.

Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) foreign name Caribbean monk seal, a seal of the genus Phocaeus in the family Phocidae.Monk seals prefer warm tropical waters, and their body shape is more suitable for living in water than sea lions and walruses. Their hind limbs cannot bend forw...

Monachus schauinslandi,Hawaiian monk seal

Features：The head is very round and covered with short, dense hair, which looks like a monk's head.

Hawaiian monk seal (scientific name: Monachus schauinslandi) is the only native seal in Hawaii.Except for the breeding season, Hawaiian monk seals usually live alone and occasionally in small groups. They are active at night, spend a lot of time foraging at sea, and return to the shore to sleep afte...

Psychrolutes marcidus,Blobfish,Sad fish, soft-spined sculpin, popper fish

Features：The saddest fish in the world

The Latin name of the blobfish is Psychrolutes marcidus, and its foreign name is Blobfish. It is also known as the sad fish, soft hidden sculpin fish, and popper fish. Because it has a sad face, it is called the "sadest expression fish in the world".In order to protect endangered ugly anim...

Danionella dracula,Toothpick fish

Features：It is named after the vampire in European legend.

The scientific name of the vampire fish is "Danionella dracula", a small carp found in Myanmar. It is estimated that it has been bred on Earth for nearly 100 million years. Because of its sharp teeth and terrifying appearance, it is similar to the vampire in European legends, so it is nick...

Mitsukurinidae owstoni,Goblin shark, Goblin shark, Goblin shark

Features：The snout protrudes forward to form a sharp protrusion, which will explode

Owstoni's sharpnose shark (scientific name: Mitsukurinidae owstoni), also known as Owstoni's sharpnose shark, Owstoni's sharpnose shark, sharpnose shark, goblin shark (goblin is an ugly monster in Western folklore that likes to play pranks), is the only species under the family of sharpn...

Monodon monoceros，Narwhal、Unicorn Whale,Narwhal, Lance Whale

Features：There is a long tooth on the head, hence the name

The scientific name of narwhal: Monodon monoceros, foreign names Narwhal, Unicorn Whale, no subspecies.As a protected Arctic species, narwhals are social animals that live mainly in the northern end of the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. A small number of narwhals are also found in the Greenlan...

Lophiomus setigerus,black-mouth goosefish,Blackmouth anglerfish, stutter fish, anglerfish, toadfish, old man fish

Features：Very similar to the yellow anglerfish, but smaller than the yellow anglerfish

The Latin name of black anglerfish is Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797), and its foreign name is black-mouth goosefish. There are only two kinds of anglerfish in China, one is called yellow anglerfish and the other is black anglerfish.It grows in the depths of the dark sea, moves slowly, and does not...

Lophius litulon,Toadfish, stutterfish, sea turtle

Features：Looks indulgent, swims slowly, comes with its own fishing rod

Yellow anglerfish, whose scientific name is Lophius litulon, is a deep-sea benthic fish.Yellow anglerfish usually lures prey with its snout tentacles and bait balls, sucks the prey in one gulp, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. The main prey of yellow anglerfish in the southern Yellow Sea are small...

Cheilinus undulatus,Giant Wrasse,Napoleon wrasse, wavy parrotfish, curved lip fish, Napoleon bream, dragon king bream, sea bream, big piece

Features：It is a high-end edible fish and the largest coral fish in existence. It has a unique appearance and is therefore also a high-end ornamental fish.

Cheilinus undulatus (scientific name: Giant Wrasse) is a large wrasse with no subspecies.Cheilinus undulatus is usually solitary, but may sometimes appear in pairs. Adult fish cruise between reefs during the day and live in reef caves and under coral shelves at night. Although the rippled lip fish i...

Bahaba taipingensis,Chinese Bahaba,Golden money sturgeon, golden money croaker, golden money fierce fish, fish high, big gull, white flower fish, yellow sweet

Features：The tail peduncle is slender, the snout is prominent, the dorsal side of the body is gray-brown with orange-yellow, and the ventral side is gray-white

Chinese Bahaba (scientific name: Bahaba taipingensis) is called Chinese Bahaba in foreign language. It has no subspecies and belongs to the family Sciaenidae and the genus Bahaba.Chinese Bahaba gathers in clear water and disperses in turbid water. Juvenile fish live in estuaries and nearby coasts. D...

Hippocampus zosterae,Dwarf Seahorse

Features：The small seahorse is one of the most popular seahorses in the aquarium trade, and once ranked second in the top ten fish exported from the aquarium trade in Florida (Wood 2001).

The dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the Syngnathidae and Hippocampus.The diet of the dwarf seahorse consists of live prey, including small crustaceans such as amphipods, shrimps, other small invertebrates and fish fry. When foraging, they sit in a position secured by their tails and wait for prey...