Surgeonfish
Scalpels on the tail, gardeners of reefs
Animal Habitats
Open Ocean
Pelagic waters away from coasts, home to migratory fish and marine mammals
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Open Ocean Animals
Banana Eel
Golden tail, midnight hunter
Chinook Salmon
King of the Pacific salmon runs
Mola mola (Ocean Sunfish)
Clavus, not tail: the ocean's odd giant
Stargazer Fish
Eyes up. Mouth up. Strike up.
Conger Eel
Night hunters of the seafloor
Red-Lipped Batfish
Walks the seafloor. Fishes with a lure.
Sculpin
Masters of the bottom's disguise
Bladefin Basslet
Small fish, big bladefin.
Australian Flathead Perch
Striped reef hider of the Coral Sea
Arizona Coral Snake
Bright bands, hidden life.
Wrought Iron Butterflyfish
Nature's living wrought-iron filigree
Olive Sea Snake
Paddle-tail hunter of the reefs
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake
Drift-line hunter of the open sea
Hook-Nosed Sea Snake
Beaked hunter of muddy coasts
Elasmosaurus
The long-necked lord of the seaway
Archelon Turtle
Titan turtle of the inland sea
Basilosaurus
The long-bodied king of Eocene seas
Tylosaurus
Ram-snouted ruler of Cretaceous seas
Plesiosaur
Four flippers, many lifestyles
Leedsichthys
Jurassic seas' gentle giant filter-feeder
Pelagornis
Giants of the wind-swept seas
Mosasaurus
Apex lizard of the Cretaceous seas
Pteranodon
Crested ruler of the Cretaceous skies