Fish

The ocean sunfish, also known as the common mola, is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It is the type species of the genus Mola, and one of five extant species in the family Molidae.

The ocean pout is an eelpout in the family Zoarcidae. It is found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New England and eastern Canada.

Elongated bivalve molluscs, typically filter feeders attached to rocks or other surfaces. Modiolus modiolus, common name northern horsemussel (Scottish Gaelic: clabaidh-dubh, Scots: clabbydoo), is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae. Nomenclature In Scottish Gaelic, the species is called ‘clabaidh-dubha’ (‘clabby doos’), meaning ‘big black mouths’. More recently in Scotland the species

Family of eels (Muraenidae) found in tropical and temperate seas, known for their snake-like bodies and powerful jaws. The giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) is a species of moray eel and a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae. In terms of body mass, it is the largest moray eel; however, the slender giant moray

Lophius americanus is a goosefish in the family Lophiidae, also called all-mouth, American anglerfish, American monkfish, bellows-fish, devil-fish, headfish, molligut, satchel-mouth, or wide-gape. It is native to the eastern coast of North America.

Marine crustaceans famous for their clubbed appendages, which can strike with the acceleration of a .22 caliber bullet. Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma) ‘mouth’ and πούς (poús) ‘foot’). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 400 million years ago, with more

Large marine crustaceans with hard exoskeletons and powerful claws. Found in oceans worldwide. Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills. Some species are found in brooks and streams, where fresh water is running, while

Ancient jawless fish with a circular, toothed mouth used to attach to host fish and feed on blood. Petromyzontidae are a family of lampreys native to the Northern Hemisphere, comprising the vast majority of living lampreys. Petromyzontids have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates. Petromyzontidae are a family of lampreys native to the

Tiny crustaceans that form the base of much of the marine food chain. Increasingly used in supplements and animal feed. Krill (Euphausiids) (sg.: krill) are small and exclusively marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea, found in all of the world’s oceans. The name “krill” comes from the Norwegian word krill, meaning “small fry of fish”,

Gelatinous, free-swimming marine invertebrates. Sometimes dried and eaten in Asian cuisine. The Scyphozoa are an exclusively marine class of the phylum Cnidaria, referred to as the true jellyfish (or “true jellies”). The class name Scyphozoa comes from the Greek word skyphos (σκύφος), denoting a kind of drinking cup and alluding to the cup shape of