Habitat
Animals of Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the warmest ocean, with coral reefs, mangroves and open waters that are home to sea turtles, dugongs, whale sharks and countless reef fish.
16 animals in the library live in Indian Ocean, from the clownfish to the zebra shark. Mostly fish (7), mammals (4) and invertebrates (3).
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Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris and relatives
Lives 6-10 years in the wild; over 20 in aquariums
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Dolphin
Delphinidae and other families (bottlenose: Tursiops truncatus)
Lives 20-60 years; female orcas 80-90
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Dugong
Dugong dugon
Lives 60-70 years; oldest recorded 73
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Eel
Anguilliformes (order, about 800 species)
Lives 10-20 years; some over 50
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Guitarfish
Rhinobatidae and related families (about 50 species)
Lives 15-20 years or more
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Jellyfish
Scyphozoa (true jellyfish, about 200 species)
Lives a few months to a year as an adult
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Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Antarctic minke: Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
Lives 30-50 years; some past 60
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Octopus
Octopoda (order, about 300 species)
Lives 1-3 years; up to about 5
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Penguin
Spheniscidae (emperor penguin: Aptenodytes forsteri)
Lives 15-20 years; some reach 30
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Seahorse
Hippocampus (genus, about 45 species)
Lives 1-5 years
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Shark
Selachimorpha (superorder, over 500 species)
Lives 20-30 years; the Greenland shark may exceed 400
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Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Lives 60-70 years, probably longer
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Starfish
Asteroidea (class, about 2,000 species)
Lives 5-10 years; some over 30
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Turtle
Testudines (order, about 360 species)
Lives 20-100 years, depending on species
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Yellowfin Tuna
Thunnus albacares
Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
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Zebra Shark
Stegostoma tigrinum
Lives 25-30 years
No animals match those filters.
