Habitat
Animals of Pacific Ocean
The Pacific is the largest and deepest ocean, covering about a third of Earth’s surface. It holds the Great Barrier Reef and the Mariana Trench, and animals from sea otters to blue whales.
20 animals in the library live in Pacific Ocean, from the clownfish to the zebra shark. Mostly fish (8), mammals (7) 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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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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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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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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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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Vaquita
Phocoena sinus
Lives about 20 years
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Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
Lives 20-30 years, occasionally 40
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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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