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Marine animals

All our "Marine animals" records in one place: traits, lifestyle and health.

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What this collection brings together

All our "Marine animals" records in one place: traits, lifestyle and health.

This collection gathers the species profiles, videos and facts published on Animalia about them. Conservation statuses come from the IUCN Red List.

Species profiles

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Loggerhead sea turtle

Caretta caretta

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Dusky grouper

Epinephelus marginatus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Orca

Orcinus orca

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Long-snouted seahorse

Hippocampus guttulatus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Emperor penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Near threatened Ocean & sea

European lobster

Homarus gammarus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Atlantic puffin

Fratercula arctica

Vulnerable

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Beluga whale

Delphinapterus leucas

Least concern Ocean & sea

Giant manta ray

Mobula birostris

Endangered Ocean & sea

Day octopus

Octopus cyanea

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Elephant seal

Mirounga leonina / Mirounga angustirostris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Seal

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea lion

Least concern Ocean & sea

Walrus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Manatee

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Dugong

Dugong dugon

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gray whale

Least concern Ocean & sea

Bull shark

Carcharias taurus

Vulnerable

thresher shark

Alopias vulpinus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Lemon shark

Negaprion brevirostris

Near threatened

Nurse shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca (et autres espèces de la famille Dasyatidae)

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Torpedo ray

Torpedo torpedo / Torpedo marmorata (famille Torpedinidae)

Least concern Ocean & sea

eagle ray

Myliobatis aquila

Endangered Ocean & sea

Sawfish

Critically endangered Ocean & sea

Salmon

Salmo salar

Least concern Ocean & sea

Trout

Salmo trutta

Least concern Mountain

moray eel

Least concern

Conger

Conger conger

Least concern Ocean & sea

Pike

Esox lucius

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Zander

Sander lucioperca

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Bar

Dicentrarchus labrax

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea bream

Sparus aurata

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Least concern

Bonito

Sarda sarda

Least concern Ocean & sea

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Cod

Gadus morhua

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Sole

Least concern

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Least concern Ocean & sea

Turbot

Scophthalmus maximus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Brill

Least concern

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus / Mullus surmuletus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Tench

Tinca tinca

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Catfish

Silurus glanis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Catfish

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Piranha

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Electric eel

Electrophorus electricus

Least concern Tropical forest

Angelfish

Least concern

Butterflyfish

Chaetodon spp. (famille Chaetodontidae)

Least concern

Surgeonfish

Least concern Ocean & sea

Lionfish

Pterois volitans / Pterois miles

Least concern

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae (ex. Lagocephalus sceleratus)

Least concern

Parrotfish

Scarus sp.

Least concern

Stonefish

Least concern Ocean & sea

Scorpionfish

Least concern Ocean & sea

Pipefish

Syngnathus sp.

Least concern

Remora

Least concern

Wrasse

Labrus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Goby

Least concern Ocean & sea

Blennie

Blenniidae spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barracuda

Sphyraena sp. (genre)

Least concern

Ballista

Balistidae (famille), ex. Balistes carolinensis

Least concern

Lungfish

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Sea turtle

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Leatherback turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Sea snake

Least concern

Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Least concern Ocean & sea

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gull

Larus michahellis

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gull

Larus spp. / Chroicocephalus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tern

Least concern Ocean & sea

Frigatebird

Least concern Ocean & sea

Razorbill

Alca torda

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea / Puffinus yelkouan

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Petrel

Least concern Ocean & sea

Crab Plover

Dromas ardeola

Least concern Wetlands

Horseshoe crab

Limulus polyphemus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Crab

Brachyura

Least concern Ocean & sea

King crab

Paralithodes camtschaticus

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Fiddler Crab

Uca spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Spiny Lobster

Palinurus elephas

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Crayfish

Astacus astacus / Procambarus clarkii (selon espèce)

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Shrimp

Caridea / Dendrobranchiata (ordre Decapoda)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Krill

Least concern Ocean & sea

Amphipod

Amphipoda

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barnacle

Balanus sp. (Balanomorpha)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Squid

Teuthida (ordre) — ex. Loligo vulgaris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

Least concern Ocean & sea

Nautilus

Nautilus pompilius

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Periwinkle

Littorina littorea

Least concern Ocean & sea

Whelk

Buccinum undatum

Least concern

Oyster

Ostrea edulis / Crassostrea gigas

Least concern Ocean & sea

Clam

Least concern Ocean & sea

Cockle

Cerastoderma edule

Least concern Ocean & sea

Scallop

Least concern

Great Scallop

Pecten maximus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Abalone

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Tellin

Donax trunculus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas (syn. Strombus gigas)

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Leech

Hirudo medicinalis

Near threatened Rivers & lakes

Marine worm

Nereis diversicolor / Polychaeta (ordre varié)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Tube Worm

Serpulidae / Sabellidae (plusieurs genres, ex. Sabella, Serpula, Spirobranchus)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea sponge

Porifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Jellyfish

Medusozoa (divers genres et espèces)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea anemone

Actiniaria (ordre)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Coral

Anthozoa (classe) ; Corallium rubrum pour le corail rouge

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Siphonophore

Siphonophorae

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Starfish

Least concern

Brittle star

Ophiuroidea

Least concern

Sea urchin

Echinoidea (classe) ; ex. Paracentrotus lividus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea Cucumber

Holothuroidea (classe)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Crinoid

Crinoidea (classe)

Data deficient

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Critically endangered Ocean & sea

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

Endangered Tropical forest

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

Endangered Ocean & sea

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Japanese spider crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Giant Isopod

Bathynomus giganteus

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

Least concern Ocean & sea

Frilled Shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Anglerfish

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Mudskipper

Periophthalmus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Garden eel

Least concern Ocean & sea

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

Least concern Ocean & sea

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Least concern Ocean & sea

Common Guillemot

Uria aalge

Least concern Ocean & sea

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Galápagos Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea
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