Southwest Pacific Ocean Animals

Albatross
The largest wingspan of any bird in the world!

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

Basking Shark
The second biggest fish in the world!

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

Booby
Seabirds found across the South Pacific!

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!

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

Cuttlefish
Found throughout the world's oceans!

Dolphin
Can reach speeds of up to 25 mph!

Dusky Dolphin
Communicates using whistles, squeaks and clicks!

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

Elephant Seal
The largest species of seal in the world!

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!

Flounder
A flat fish found in the Atlantic and Pacific!

Fly
There are more than 240,000 different species!

Frigatebird
Found inhabiting tropical islands and coasts!

Galapagos Penguin
Found around the Equator!

Galapagos Tortoise
The biggest species of tortoise in the world!

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

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!

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

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!

Lobster
Have been known to reach 100 years old!

Magellanic Penguin
Threatened by oil spills!

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

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!

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

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!

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!
Southwest Pacific Ocean Animals List
- Albatross
- Anchovies
- Angelfish
- Barnacle
- Barracuda
- Barramundi Fish
- Basking Shark
- Bird
- Black Marlin
- Blue Whale
- Bonito Fish
- Booby
- Bottlenose Dolphin
- Bull Shark
- Butterfly Fish
- Chimaera
- Clownfish
- Colossal Squid
- Coral
- Crab
- Cuttlefish
- Dolphin
- Dusky Dolphin
- Eel
- Elephant Seal
- False Killer Whale
- Fangtooth
- Fin Whale
- Fish
- Flounder
- Fly
- Frigatebird
- Galapagos Penguin
- Galapagos Tortoise
- Great White Shark
- Hagfish
- Hammerhead Shark
- Hermit Crab
- Herring
- Horseshoe Crab
- Humboldt Penguin
- Humpback Whale
- Immortal Jellyfish
- Insects
- Jellyfish
- Killer Whale
- King Crab
- Krill
- Lionfish
- Lobster
- Magellanic Penguin
- Manta Ray
- Milkfish
- Minke Whale
- Moray Eel
- Nurse Shark
- Octopus
- Oyster
- Penguin
- Prawn
- Pufferfish
- Rockhopper Penguin
- Sardines
- Sawfish
- Sea Lion
- Sea Slug
- Sea Squirt
- Sea Turtle
- Sea Urchin
- Seahorse
- Seal
- Shark
- Shrimp
- Snail
- Sperm Whale
- Spiny Dogfish
- Sponge
- Squid
- Starfish
- Stingray
- Tang
- Tarpon
- Tiger Shark
- Toadfish
- Tropicbird
- Wandering Albatross
- Whale Shark
- Wrasse