Marine animals of the world

Chordata chordates · 262 species

Actinopterygii ray-finned fishes

• Acadian redfish Sebastes fasciatus
• Alaska pollock Gadus chalcogrammus
• Albacore Thunnus alalunga
• Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
• American conger Conger oceanicus
• American eel Anguilla rostrata
• American goosefish Lophius americanus
• American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides
• American shad Alosa sapidissima
• Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni
• Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus
• Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda
• Atlantic butterfish Peprilus triacanthus
• Atlantic cod Gadus morhua
• Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus
• Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
• Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus
• Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
• Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus
• Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
• Atlantic mudskipper Periophthalmus barbarus
• Atlantic needlefish Strongylura marina
• Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
• Atlantic silverside Menidia menidia
• Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus
• Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus
• Atlantic tomcod Microgadus tomcod
• Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus
• Bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli
• Beluga sturgeon Huso huso
• Black drum Pogonias cromis
• Black sea bass Centropristis striata
• Blue marlin Makaira nigricans
• Blue tang Paracanthurus hepatus
• Blueback herring Alosa aestivalis
• Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
• Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
• Bonefish Albula vulpes
• Capelin Mallotus villosus
• Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
• Clown anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris
• Cobia Rachycentron canadum
• Common sole Solea solea
• Crevalle jack Caranx hippos
• Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus
• Cusk Brosme brosme
• Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
• European eel Anguilla anguilla
• European pilchard Sardina pilchardus
• False albacore Euthynnus alletteratus
• Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus
• Giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
• Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
• Giant oarfish Regalecus glesne
• Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis
• Glacier lanternfish Benthosema glaciale
• Golden tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
• Gray triggerfish Balistes capriscus
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
• Green humphead parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum
• Green moray Gymnothorax funebris
• Gulper eel Eurypharynx pelecanoides
• Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus
• Humbug damselfish Dascyllus aruanus
• Humpback anglerfish Melanocetus johnsonii
• Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
• Leafy seadragon Phycodurus eques
• Lined seahorse Hippocampus erectus
• Live sharksucker Echeneis naucrates
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Longhorn sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
• Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus
• Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari
• Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
• Mandarinfish Synchiropus splendidus
• Mariana snailfish Pseudoliparis swirei
• Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
• Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
• Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax
• Northern kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis
• Northern pipefish Syngnathus fuscus
• Northern puffer Sphoeroides maculatus
• Northern sand lance Ammodytes dubius
• Northern searobin Prionotus carolinus
• Northern stargazer Astroscopus guttatus
• Ocean pout Zoarces americanus
• Ocean sunfish Mola mola
• Opah Lampris guttatus
• Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus
• Oyster toadfish Opsanus tau
• Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis
• Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides
• Peacock flounder Bothus lunatus
• Picasso triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
• Pollock Pollachius virens
• Pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti
• Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
• Raccoon butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula
• Rainbow parrotfish Scarus guacamaia
• Rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax
• Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus
• Red hake Urophycis chuss
• Red lionfish Pterois volitans
• Red snapper Lutjanus campechanus
• Red-lipped batfish Ogcocephalus darwini
• Reef stonefish Synanceia verrucosa
• Rock gunnel Pholis gunnellus
• Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris
• Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
• Scup Stenotomus chrysops
• Sea raven Hemitripterus americanus
• Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
• Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum
• Silver hake Merluccius bilinearis
• Silver hatchetfish Argyropelecus aculeatus
• Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
• Sloane's viperfish Chauliodus sloani
• Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
• Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus
• Spot Leiostomus xanthurus
• Spotted hake Urophycis regia
• Stoplight loosejaw Malacosteus niger
• Striated frogfish Antennarius striatus
• Striped bass Morone saxatilis
• Striped mullet Mugil cephalus
• Summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus
• Swordfish Xiphias gladius
• Tautog Tautoga onitis
• Totoaba Totoaba macdonaldi
• Tropical two-wing flyingfish Exocoetus volitans
• Weakfish Cynoscion regalis
• Weedy seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
• White hake Urophycis tenuis
• White-spotted pufferfish Torquigener albomaculosus
• Windowpane flounder Scophthalmus aquosus
• Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus
• Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
• Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicum
• Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares
• Yellowtail flounder Myzopsetta ferruginea

Chondrichthyes cartilaginous fishes

• Atlantic angel shark Squatina dumeril
• Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
• Atlantic torpedo Tetronarce nobiliana
• Barndoor skate Dipturus laevis
• Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus
• Blue shark Prionace glauca
• Bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
• Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas
• Clearnose skate Rostroraja eglanteria
• Common thresher shark Alopias vulpinus
• Cookiecutter shark Isistius brasiliensis
• Cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus
• Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus
• Frilled shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus
• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni
• Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran
• Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
• Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus
• Little skate Leucoraja erinacea
• Megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios
• Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
• Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
• Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
• Porbeagle Lamna nasus
• Port Jackson shark Heterodontus portusjacksoni
• Roughtail stingray Bathytoshia centroura
• Sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus
• Sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• Shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus
• Small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula
• Smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata
• Smooth dogfish Mustelus canis
• Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
• Southern stingray Hypanus americanus
• Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias
• Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
• Spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei
• Spotted wobbegong Orectolobus maculatus
• Thorny skate Amblyraja radiata
• Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier
• Whale shark Rhincodon typus
• Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus
• Winter skate Leucoraja ocellata
• Zebra shark Stegostoma tigrinum

Mammalia mammals

• Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella
• Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
• Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus
• Beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas
• Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
• Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
• California sea lion Zalophus californianus
• Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
• Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
• Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
• Dugong Dugong dugon
• Fin whale Balaenoptera physalis
• Gray seal Halichoerus grypus
• Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus
• Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena
• Harbor seal Phoca vitulina
• Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus
• Hawaiian monk seal Neomonachus schauinslandi
• Hooded seal Cystophora cristata
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx
• Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas
• Marine otter Lontra felina
• Narwhal Monodon monoceros
• North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis
• Northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris
• Northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus
• Orca Orcinus orca
• Polar bear Ursus maritimus
• Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
• Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
• Sea otter Enhydra lutris
• Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
• Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
• Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus
• Vaquita Phocoena sinus
• Walrus Odobenus rosmarus
• Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii
• West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus

Reptilia reptiles (birds included)

• African penguin Spheniscus demersus
• Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
• Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica
• Banded sea krait Laticauda colubrina
• Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Common eider Somateria mollissima
• Common loon Gavia immer
• Common murre Uria aalge
• Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
• Double-crested cormorant Nannopterum auritum
• Emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
• Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
• Great shearwater Ardenna gravis
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
• Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii
• King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea
• Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
• Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus
• Northern gannet Morus bassanus
• Razorbill Alca torda
• Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus
• Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata
• Wandering albatross Diomedea exulans
• Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus
• Yellow-bellied sea snake Hydrophis platurus

Other

• Pyrosome Pyrosoma atlanticum
• Sea vase Ciona intestinalis

Myxini hagfishes

• Atlantic hagfish Myxine glutinosa

Petromyzontida lampreys

• Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus

Actinistia coelacanths

• West Indian Ocean coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae

Mollusca mollusks · 39 species

Cephalopoda cephalopods

• Chambered nautilus Nautilus pompilius
• Colossal squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
• Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
• Common octopus Octopus vulgaris
• Dumbo octopus Grimpoteuthis bathynectes
• Flamboyant cuttlefish Metasepia pfefferi
• Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini
• Giant squid Architeuthis dux
• Greater argonaut Argonauta argo
• Greater blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata
• Hawaiian bobtail squid Euprymna scolopes
• Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas
• Longfin inshore squid Doryteuthis pealeii
• Northern shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus
• Vampire squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Gastropoda snails & slugs

• Atlantic oyster drill Urosalpinx cinerea
• Atlantic slipper snail Crepidula fornicata
• Blue dragon Glaucus atlanticus
• California sea hare Aplysia californica
• Channeled whelk Busycotypus canaliculatus
• Common periwinkle Littorina littorea
• Geography cone Conus geographus
• Knobbed whelk Busycon carica
• Northern moon snail Euspira heros
• Queen conch Aliger gigas
• Red abalone Haliotis rufescens
• Spanish dancer Hexabranchus sanguineus

Bivalvia clams, oysters & kin

• Atlantic jackknife clam Ensis leei
• Atlantic sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus
• Atlantic surfclam Spisula solidissima
• Bay scallop Argopecten irradians
• Blue mussel Mytilus edulis
• Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica
• Giant clam Tridacna gigas
• Hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria
• Ocean quahog Arctica islandica
• Ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa
• Softshell clam Mya arenaria

Polyplacophora chitons

• Black leather chiton Katharina tunicata

Arthropoda arthropods · 36 species

Malacostraca crabs, shrimp & kin

• American lobster Homarus americanus
• Antarctic krill Euphausia superba
• Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus
• Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
• Atlantic marsh fiddler crab Minuca pugnax
• Atlantic mole crab Emerita talpoida
• Atlantic rock crab Cancer irroratus
• Atlantic white shrimp Penaeus setiferus
• Bigclaw snapping shrimp Alpheus heterochaelis
• Blue crab Callinectes sapidus
• California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus
• Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus
• Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister
• European green crab Carcinus maenas
• European lobster Homarus gammarus
• Giant isopod Bathynomus giganteus
• Japanese spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi
• Jonah crab Cancer borealis
• Lady crab Ovalipes ocellatus
• Long-clawed hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus
• Northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica
• Northern shrimp Pandalus borealis
• Pacific cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis
• Peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus
• Portly spider crab Libinia emarginata
• Red deep-sea crab Chaceon quinquedens
• Red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus
• Sand shrimp Crangon septemspinosa
• Snow crab Chionoecetes opilio
• Yeti crab Kiwa hirsuta

Other

• Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus
• Tri-spine horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus

Thecostraca barnacles

• Gooseneck barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes
• Northern rock barnacle Semibalanus balanoides

Pycnogonida sea spiders

• Giant sea spider Colossendeis megalonyx

Copepoda copepods

• Calanus copepod Calanus finmarchicus

Cnidaria cnidarians · 20 species

Anthozoa corals & anemones

• Common sea fan Gorgonia ventalina
• Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
• Frilled anemone Metridium senile
• Giant green anemone Anthopleura xanthogrammica
• Grooved brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformis
• Magnificent sea anemone Heteractis magnifica
• Northern red anemone Urticina felina
• Northern star coral Astrangia poculata
• Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis

Scyphozoa true jellyfish

• Atlantic sea nettle Chrysaora chesapeakei
• Lion's mane jellyfish Cyanea capillata
• Mauve stinger Pelagia noctiluca
• Moon jelly Aurelia aurita
• Upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana

Hydrozoa hydrozoans

• By-the-wind sailor Velella velella
• Giant siphonophore Praya dubia
• Immortal jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii
• Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalis

Cubozoa box jellyfish

• Australian box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri
• Irukandji jellyfish Carukia barnesi

Echinodermata echinoderms · 13 species

Asteroidea sea stars

• Blood star Henricia sanguinolenta
• Common starfish Asterias rubens
• Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
• Forbes sea star Asterias forbesi
• Sunflower sea star Pycnopodia helianthoides

Echinoidea sea urchins & sand dollars

• Common sand dollar Echinarachnius parma
• Green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
• Long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum
• Red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Holothuroidea sea cucumbers

• Headless chicken monster Enypniastes eximia
• Orange-footed sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa
• Sea pig Scotoplanes globosa

Ophiuroidea brittle & basket stars

• Northern basket star Gorgonocephalus arcticus

Annelida segmented worms · 5 species

Other

• Bobbit worm Eunice aphroditois
• Bone-eating worm Osedax rubiplumus
• Christmas tree worm Spirobranchus giganteus
• Clam worm Alitta virens
• Giant tube worm Riftia pachyptila

Porifera sponges · 4 species

Demospongiae demosponges

• Boring sponge Cliona celata
• Breadcrumb sponge Halichondria panicea
• Giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta

Hexactinellida glass sponges

• Venus's flower basket Euplectella aspergillum

Ctenophora comb jellies · 2 species

Other

• Sea gooseberry Pleurobrachia pileus
• Warty comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi