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The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific society, maintains a list of valid species and subspecies, most recently updated in October 2015. [1] This list follows the Society's taxonomy regarding and subspecies.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
Sea worm; W. Marine worm; Z. Marine zoology; Media in category "Marine animals" This category contains only the following file. Haeckel Actiniae.jpg 3,289 × 4,615 ...
A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) A leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx). Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), sea otters and polar bears.
Hydrophis caerulescens (Dwarf sea snake) Hydrophis cantoris Hydrophis cyanocinctus (Annulated sea snake, blue-banded sea snake) Hydrophis elegans (Elegant sea snake) Hydrophis fasciatus (Striped sea snake) Hydrophis gracilis (Graceful small-headed sea snake, slender sea snake) Hydrophis inornatus (Plain sea snake) Hydrophis klossi (Kloss' sea ...
Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male , female , young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in ...
This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list.
Common name Image Taxonomy Reef safe Description Max size Pilot fish: Naucrates ductor? Because they live in the open ocean, they are rare in the aquarium trade. [70] They host sharks, rays, and sea turtles [71] [circular reference] and eat food scraps, ectoparasites, [71] and possibly the feces of their host. [70]