Bass
Bass: many lineages, one big name
Animal Habitats
Open Ocean
Pelagic waters away from coasts, home to migratory fish and marine mammals
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Open Ocean Animals
Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Smooth head, sharp hunter.
Clark's Grebe
White face, yellow bill-lake sprinter
Horned Grebe
Golden horns, master of the dive
Decorator Crab
Wear the reef. Fool the predator.
Stoplight Loosejaw
The deep sea's red-light hunter
Amano Shrimp
Algae patrol with a secret sea stage
Ostracod
Tiny shells, huge history
Ornithocheirus
Bird-hand ruler of Cretaceous skies
Vegavis
A polar clue to waterfowl origins
Dunkleosteus
Armor-plated apex of Devonian seas
Helicoprion
Permian seas' spiral-toothed slicer
Xiphactinus
Not a dinosaur-Cretaceous sea predator
Feather Star
Feathery arms, drifting meals
Snailfish
Snailfishes: clingers of the cold deep
Barreleye Fish (Barrel Eye)
A clear head with eyes that swivel
Eagle Ray
Wings that crack shells
Cormorant
Dive deep. Hunt sleek. Dry proud.
Comb Jellyfish
Eight comb rows, endless glow
Nematode
Roundworms: small bodies, huge impact
Mollusk
One phylum, endless forms
Cone Snail
Harpoon hunters of the reef
Irukandji Jellyfish
Small bell. Big sting.
Striped Bass
River-born. Ocean-built. Striped bass.