Animals in Ocean

Ocean Countries Animals Lists

Click any of the countries below to see a detailed list of animals located in that country!

Ocean Animals

Adelie Penguin

Eats up to 2kg of food per day!

African Penguin

The only penguin species in Africa!

Albatross

The largest wingspan of any bird!

Aldabra Giant Tortoise

One got to be 255 years old!

Alligator

They have two sets of eyelids!

Angelfish

There are 100 different species!

Barnacle

Closely related to crabs and lobsters!

Barracuda

Can grow to nearly 2 meters long!

Basking Shark

The second biggest fish in the world!

Beaver

Builds a dam from sticks and leaves!

Beluga Sturgeon

The beluga sturgeon is one of the largest bony fish in the world!

Bird

Not all birds are able to fly!

Blobfish

One of the ugliest creatures in existence!

Blue Whale

The largest animal on Earth

Booby

Seabirds found across the South Pacific!

Borneo Elephant

The smallest species of elephant!

Bottlenose Dolphin

Stays in groups from 15 to 2,000 in number!'

Bull Shark

Unpredictable and aggressive temperament!

Bullfrog

Has loud cow-like calls!

Butterfly

There are thought to be up 20,000 species!

Butterfly Fish

There are more than 100 different species!

Catfish

There are nearly 3,000 different species!

Chinstrap Penguin

There are 7 million breeding pairs!

Clown Fish

Also known as the anemonefish!

Colossal Squid

Can survive eating a single fish for months

Coral

Thought to be around 70,000 different species!

Crab

There are 93 different crab groups

Crested Penguin

Has long yellow eyebrows!

Cuttlefish

Found throughout the world's oceans!

Dodo

Native to the island of Mauritius!

Dolphin

Can reach speeds of up to 25 mph!

Dragonfly

It's larvae are carnivorous!

Drum Fish

The drum fish makes a croaking sound with its swimming bladder!

Duck

Rows of tiny plates line their teeth!

Dugong

Closely related to the Manatee!

Dusky Dolphin

Communicates using whistles, squeaks and clicks!

Elephant Seal

The largest species of seal in the world!

Emperor Penguin

The world's largest species of penguin!

Fin Whale

Found throughout ocean waters worldwide!

Fish

Respire through the gills on their heads!

Flounder

A flat fish found in the Atlantic and Pacific!

Fluke Fish (summer flounder)

The chameleon of the seas!

Fly

There are more than 240,000 different species!

Frigatebird

Found inhabiting tropical islands and coasts!

Fur Seal

Found only in the Northern Hemisphere!

Galapagos Penguin

Found around the Equator!

Galapagos Tortoise

The biggest species of tortoise in the world!

Gentoo Penguin

Found throughout the sub-Antarctic!

Giant Clam

Can reach nearly 6ft in length!

Goose

There are 29 different species!

Great White Shark

Can grow to more than 8 meters long!

Grey Reef Shark

One of the most common shark species!

Grey Seal

One of the rarest species of seal on Earth

Hammerhead Shark

Found in coastal waters around the world!

Hermit Crab

There are over 500 different species!

Horn Shark

Endemic to the Californian coast!

Horseshoe Crab

Changed little in over 500 million years!

Humboldt Penguin

Found on the South American coast!

Humpback Whale

There are thought to be 80,000 left in the wild!

Immortal Jellyfish

Excellent hitchhiker on long-trip cargo ships

Indian Palm Squirrel

Natively found in parts of India and Sri Lanka!

Insect

There are an estimated 30 million species!

Jellyfish

Have tentacles around their mouths!

Killer Whale

Typically consumes over 200 kg of food a day!

King Crab

Can have a leg span of nearly 2 meters!

King Penguin

More than 2 million breeding pairs!

Kingfisher

Inhabits wetlands and woodlands worldwide!

Leopard Seal

The world's most aggressive seal species!

Lionfish

Females can release up to 15,000 eggs at a time!

Little Penguin

The smallest species of penguin!

Lobster

Have been known to reach 100 years old!

Macaroni Penguin

Gather in colonies of up to 100,000 members!

Magellanic Penguin

Threatened by oil spills!

Manatee

Also known as the Sea Cow!

Manta Ray

Can grow up to 9m wide!

Minke Whale

There are two recognised species!

Moray Eel

Can grow to nearly 2 meters in length!

Nurse Shark

Commonly found in Central American waters!

Octopus

There are around 300 different species!

Oyster

Can process up to 10 litres of water an hour!

Pelican

Can have a wingspan of up to 3 meters!

Penguin

Spends 75% of it's time hunting for food!

Polar Bear

Could be extinct within the next 30 years!

Porpoise

Surprisingly, not a dolphin!

Prawn

Closely related to crabs and lobsters!

Pufferfish

The second most poisonous creature in the world!

Puffin

Can remain in the water for up to 2 minutes!

Reindeer

Also known as the Caribou

Rockhopper Penguin

There are 3 different species!

Royal Penguin

Can reach speeds of 20mph!

Scorpion Fish

There are more than 200 recognised species!

Sea Dragon

Inhabits tropical coastal waters of Australia!

Sea Lion

It's flippers allow it to walk on the land

Sea Otter

Eats over 40 different marine species!

Sea Slug

Also commonly known as a Sea Cucumber!

Sea Squirt

There are more than 3,000 known species!

Sea Turtle

Always return to the same beach to lay eggs!

Sea Urchin

Can live for up to 200 years!

Seahorse

Highly endangered due to overhunting!

Seal

There are 30 different species worldwide!

Shrimp

There are 2,000 different species worldwide!

Snail

There are nearly 1,000 different species!

Snowy Owl

One of the largest owl species in the world!

Sperm Whale

Each tooth weighs 1kg!

Spiny Dogfish

Found in ocean waters worldwide!

Sponge

There are more than 9,000 known species!

Squid

Some species are known to have 10 arms!

Starfish

Has 2 stomachs to aid digestion!

Steller’s Sea Cow

Hunted to extinction in 17 years!

Stingray

It's stinger is razor-sharp or serrated!

Tang

Found around shallow coral reefs!

Tiger Salamander

Found across the North American wetlands!

Tiger Shark

The fourth biggest species of shark in the world!

Tropicbird

Nests on tropical islands and cliffs!

Walrus

Inhabits the freezing waters of the Arctic Circle!

Whale Shark

The largest species of fish in the world!

Wolf Eel

Wolf Eels may become tame and interact with human in areas where people frequently dive.

Wolffish

The wolffish has impressive canines with a powerful bite force!

Woolly Mammoth

Tusks grew to 16ft long!

Wrasse

There are more than 500 different species!

Yellow-Eyed Penguin

The rarest species of penguin!

Zebra Shark

Can get to be 30 years old in the wild!

Ocean Animals List