Indian Ocean Animals

African Penguin
The only penguin species in Africa!

Aldabra Giant Tortoise
One got to be 255 years old!

Anchovies
November 12th is celebrated as National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day

Angelfish
There are 70 different species!

Barnacle
Closely related to crabs and lobsters!

Barracuda
Can grow to nearly 2 meters long!

Barramundi Fish
Scale rings indicate age

Bird
Not all birds are able to fly!

Black Marlin
Every black marlin is born as a female.

Blue Whale
The largest animal on Earth

Bonito Fish
May eat squid or other small invertebrate ocean life

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

Bull Shark
Unpredictable and aggressive temperament!

Butterfly Fish
There are more than 100 different species!

Chimaera
Also called ghost shark

Clownfish
Also known as the anemonefish!

Coral
Thought to be around 70,000 different species!

Crab
There are 93 different crab groups

Cuttlefish
Found throughout the world's oceans!

Dolphin
Can reach speeds of up to 25 mph!

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

Dugong
Closely related to the Manatee!

Dusky Dolphin
Communicates using whistles, squeaks and clicks!

Eel
Eels can be a mere few inches long to 13 feet!

False Killer Whale
The false killer whale looks like a cross between a dolphin and orca!

Fangtooth
Has the largest teeth compared to body size of any known fish

Fin Whale
Found throughout ocean waters worldwide!

Fish
Respire through the gills on their heads!

Fly
There are more than 240,000 different species!

Frigatebird
Found inhabiting tropical islands and coasts!

Giant Clam
Can reach nearly 6ft in length!

Great White Shark
Can grow to more than 8 meters long!

Grey Reef Shark
One of the most common shark species!

Hagfish
Can use slim to suffocate marine predators or escape capture

Hammerhead Shark
Found in coastal waters around the world!

Hermit Crab
There are over 500 different species!

Herring
People enjoy the taste of the oily fish in many different ways including pickled, smoked, salted, dried and fermented.

Horseshoe Crab
Changed little in over 500 million years!

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!

Insects
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!

Krill
The krill is perhaps the most important animal in the marine ecosystem!

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!

Manta Ray
Can grow up to 9m wide!

Milkfish
Females lay up to 5 million eggs at one time in warm, shallow and salty waters

Moray Eel
Can grow to nearly 2 meters in length!

Octopus
There are around 300 different species!

Oyster
Can process up to 10 litres of water an hour!

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

Prawn
Closely related to crabs and lobsters!

Pufferfish
The second most poisonous creature in the world!

Rockhopper Penguin
There are 3 different species!

Sardines
Schools of sardines can be miles long and are often visible from an airplane

Sawfish
Sawfish teeth keep growing as the fish gets older

Scorpion Fish
There are more than 200 recognised species!

Sea Lion
It's flippers allow it to walk on the land

Sea Slug
All sea slugs have both male and female sex organs

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
Males give birth to up to 1,000 offspring!

Seal
There are 30 different species worldwide!

Shark
No shark species has any bones in their bodies

Shrimp
There are 2,000 different species worldwide!

Snail
There are nearly 1,000 different species!

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!

Stingray
It's stinger is razor-sharp or serrated!

Sturgeon
Large species can swallow whole salmon

Tang
Found around shallow coral reefs!

Tarpon
Its genus dates back to the Cretaceous period – 113 million years ago

Tiger Shark
The fourth biggest species of shark in the world!

Toadfish
Can be heard out of water

Tropicbird
Nests on tropical islands and cliffs!

Wandering Albatross
Featured in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

Whale Shark
The largest species of fish in the world!

Wrasse
There are more than 500 different species!

Zebra Shark
Can get to be 30 years old in the wild!
Indian Ocean Animals List
- African Penguin
- Aldabra Giant Tortoise
- Anchovies
- Angelfish
- Barnacle
- Barracuda
- Barramundi Fish
- Bird
- Black Marlin
- Blue Whale
- Bonito Fish
- Bottlenose Dolphin
- Bull Shark
- Butterfly Fish
- Chimaera
- Clownfish
- Coral
- Crab
- Cuttlefish
- Dolphin
- Drum Fish
- Dugong
- Dusky Dolphin
- Eel
- False Killer Whale
- Fangtooth
- Fin Whale
- Fish
- Fly
- Frigatebird
- Giant Clam
- Great White Shark
- Grey Reef Shark
- Hagfish
- Hammerhead Shark
- Hermit Crab
- Herring
- Horseshoe Crab
- Humpback Whale
- Immortal Jellyfish
- Indian Palm Squirrel
- Insects
- Jellyfish
- Killer Whale
- King Crab
- Krill
- Lionfish
- Little Penguin
- Lobster
- Manta Ray
- Milkfish
- Moray Eel
- Octopus
- Oyster
- Penguin
- Prawn
- Pufferfish
- Rockhopper Penguin
- Sardines
- Sawfish
- Scorpion Fish
- Sea Lion
- Sea Slug
- Sea Squirt
- Sea Turtle
- Sea Urchin
- Seahorse
- Seal
- Shark
- Shrimp
- Snail
- Sperm Whale
- Spiny Dogfish
- Sponge
- Squid
- Starfish
- Stingray
- Sturgeon
- Tang
- Tarpon
- Tiger Shark
- Toadfish
- Tropicbird
- Wandering Albatross
- Whale Shark
- Wrasse
- Zebra Shark