Habitat
Animals of the Ocean
The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth and holds most of the living space on the planet. The animals listed here live in the sea, from sunny coral reefs to the dark deep.
28 animals in the library live in the ocean, from the clownfish to the zebra shark. Mostly fish (9), mammals (9) and invertebrates (7).
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Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris and relatives
Lives 6-10 years in the wild; over 20 in aquariums
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Codfish
Gadus morhua
Lives 12-25 years; records past 30
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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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Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris and Mirounga leonina
Lives 14-20 years; males usually less
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Guitarfish
Rhinobatidae and related families (about 50 species)
Lives 15-20 years or more
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Isopod
Isopoda (order, over 10,000 species)
Lifespan: Varies widely by species
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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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Narwhal
Monodon monoceros
Lives about 50 years; some estimates considerably higher
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Nudibranch
Nudibranchia (order, about 3,000 species)
Lives a few weeks to about a year
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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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Quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria (hard clam); Arctica islandica (ocean quahog)
Lifespan: Decades for hard clams; centuries for ocean quahogs, one of which reached 507 years
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Queen Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
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Sea Lion
Otariinae (subfamily, six species)
Lives 20-30 years
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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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Urchin
Echinoidea
Lives about 20 years in many species; red sea urchins can exceed 100
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Vaquita
Phocoena sinus
Lives about 20 years
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Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
Lives 20-30 years, occasionally 40
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Yellow-Eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
Lifespan: Some individuals reach 20 years
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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
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