Insect
Six legs, endless strategies.
Animal Habitats
Open Ocean
Pelagic waters away from coasts, home to migratory fish and marine mammals
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Open Ocean Animals
Freshwater Eel
Born at sea, raised in rivers, return to spawn
Grouper Fish
Big mouth. Bold strike. Reef ruler.
Moon Jellyfish
Four horseshoes under a living moon
Jonah Crab
Big claws, Gulf of Maine flavor.
Escolar
Deep-sea predator with a notorious bite
Lizardfish
Hidden on the bottom, built to strike
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leathery shell, ocean-spanning traveler
Viper Shark (dogfish)
Tiny shark, viper-like fangs
Mahi Mahi (Dolphin Fish)
Neon rocket of the open ocean
Atlantic Salmon
Born in rivers, grown at sea, home again
Cobia Fish
The ray-riding runner of warm seas
Halibut
Big, flat, fast: the true halibuts
Wahoo Fish
Wahoo: speed-striped pelagic predator
Alaskan Pollock
The fish behind the fish stick
Lumpfish
The suction-cup guardian of the North
Pipefish
Tube snouts. Bony armor. Dad does the brooding.
Steelhead Salmon
Sea-run rainbow, built to return
Snow Crab
Built for the seafloor's deep freeze
Whiting
European whiting: NE Atlantic cod kin
Needlefish
Built for speed at the surface
Sockeye Salmon
Silver at sea, scarlet to spawn
Football Fish
Glow-lure hunter of the midnight sea
Mojarra
Silver schools, sand-sipping snouts