Marine Biology Species
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sea Cucumber | echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet |
| Sea Slug | any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body |
| Conch | any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip |
| Sea Lion | any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat |
| Harbor Seal | small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere |
| Marlin | The fish found in the Caribbean with a spearlike snout. |
| Sail Fish | A fish with a long spine that is shown with it's dorsal fin area, has a spiked nose. |
| Dolphin | any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout |
| Sperm Whale | large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil |
| Humpback Whale | large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives |
| Great White Shark | large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas |
| Bull Shark | a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide |
| Lemon Shark | common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa |
| Mako Shark | powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific |
| Mackerel | flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish |
| Carp | any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae |
| Tuna | any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus |
| Rainbow Trout | body is somewhat compressed, rounded snout, and large mouth |
| Cutthroat Trout | A somewhat easy to catch fish with a red line under its chin |
| Starfish | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk |
| Box Jellyfish | An ecspecially dangerous animal who is often found near Australia's reefs. |
| Tiger Shark | large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body |
| Hammerhead Shark | medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of it's head. |
| Sea Anenome | lives on the ocean floor and uses its colorful tenticles to paralize its prey |
| Clownfish | A small striped fish who is often found in anenome |
| Anchovie | A salt blooded fish with silver scales |
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