Fish
Great White Shark
The ocean's most famous apex predator
Animals of Oceans
Covering more than 70% of the planet, the oceans are home to the largest animal ever to live — the blue whale — along with sharks, dolphins, and sea turtles that roam every sea.
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Bird
Wandering Albatross
The widest wingspan on Earth
Mammal
Blue Whale
The largest animal that has ever lived
Reptile
Leatherback Sea Turtle
The giant jellyfish specialist
Invertebrate
Octopus
The shape-shifting genius of the sea
Mammal
Leopard Seal
Antarctica's apex predator
Reptile
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
The tortoiseshell turtle
Mammal
Sperm Whale
The deep-diving giant with the largest brain
Fish
Ocean Sunfish
The heaviest bony fish
Mammal
Bottlenose Dolphin
One of the ocean's most intelligent animals
Mammal
Orca
The ocean's top predator
Mammal
Northern Elephant Seal
The deep-diving seal giant
Fish
Thresher Shark
The whip-tailed hunter
Mammal
Walrus
The tusked giant of the Arctic ice
Mammal
Beluga Whale
The white whale of the Arctic
Reptile
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
The powerful-jawed sea turtle
Mammal
Humpback Whale
The acrobatic singer of the seas
Mammal
Fin Whale
The sleek greyhound of the seas
Fish
Clownfish
The reef fish that lives among stinging tentacles
Mammal
Manatee
The gentle sea cow of warm coastal waters
Invertebrate
Jellyfish
The ancient, brainless drifter of the seas
Mammal
Sea Lion
The agile, barking acrobat of the coast
Mammal
Narwhal
The tusked unicorn of the sea
Fish
Atlantic Cod
The fish that built Atlantic nations
Mammal
Minke Whale
The smallest and most abundant rorqual
Fish
Seahorse
The tiny fish where fathers give birth
Reptile
Green Sea Turtle
The gentle, long-lived grazer of tropical seas
Mammal
Harbor Seal
The shy, spotted true seal of northern coasts
Fish
Whale Shark
The largest fish in the world
Fish
Shortfin Mako Shark
The fastest shark in the ocean
Fish
Atlantic Salmon
The fish that swims upriver to spawn
Invertebrate
Coconut Crab
The world's largest land arthropod and tree-climbing island giant
Fish
Hammerhead Shark
The shark with a head like a hammer
Fish
Tiger Shark
The wide-ranging scavenger of warm seas
Fish
Blobfish
The deep-sea fish that only looks like a blob out of water
Fish
Manta Ray
The gentle giant that flies through the sea
Fish
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
The warm-blooded ocean speedster
Fish
Bull Shark
The shark that swims into freshwater
Invertebrate
Sea Bunny
The tiny nudibranch that went viral for looking like a miniature rabbit
Fish
Swordfish
The ocean hunter armed with a sword
Fish
Stingray
The flat-bodied ray with a venomous tail
Invertebrate
Cuttlefish
The color-changing master of camouflage
Fish
Blue Tang
The bright blue reef fish from Finding Nemo
Fish
European Eel
The 100-year reproductive mystery that baffled scientists from Aristotle to the 21st century
Invertebrate
Starfish
The five-armed drifter that regrows its limbs
Invertebrate
Blue Crab
The swift swimming crab of Atlantic estuaries
Invertebrate
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
The reef brawler with the fastest punch in nature
Invertebrate
Coral
The tiny reef-building animals of tropical seas
Fish
Moray Eel
The reef-dwelling eel with hidden jaws
Invertebrate
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
The ancient living fossil with blue blood
Bird
Atlantic Puffin
The colorful 'sea parrot' of the North Atlantic
Fish
Pufferfish
The fish that inflates into a spiky ball
Invertebrate
Giant Squid
The elusive deep-sea giant with enormous eyes
Invertebrate
Chambered Nautilus
The living-fossil cephalopod in a spiral shell
Invertebrate
American Lobster
The long-lived clawed crustacean of cold seas
Fish
Anglerfish
The deep-sea hunter with a glowing lure
Mammal
Vaquita
The world's most endangered marine mammal
Invertebrate
Hermit Crab
The crustacean that wears borrowed shells
Invertebrate
Sea Urchin
The spiny ball that grazes the seabed
Invertebrate
Giant Clam
The reef-dwelling giant of the mollusks