How many sea creatures are there?

How many sea creatures are there?

According to the World Register of Marine Species, WoRMS, the total number of marine species known to us is about 240,000 species (2021 census). However, it is estimated that there are 1.4 -1.6 million marine species on earth (Bouchet, 2006.).

What sea creature starts with E?

E

• Eel: long-bodied fishes mostly living in shallow waters.
• Elephant Seal: a large seal, with big-nosed males, living in the waters around western North America and Antarctica.
• Emperor Shrimp: a bright-colored shrimp of the Indo-Pacific region that lives cooperatively on other sea animals.

What sea animals start with an A?

List of Ocean Animals A-Z

• a.
• Anglerfish.
• b.
• Barreleye Fish.
• Beluga Whale.
• Bioluminescent Octopus.
• Blue Glaucus.
• Blue Whale.

What is a sea creature that starts with R?

R – The Réunion seahorse is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. R – The slender suckerfish or lousefish, Phtheirichthys lineatus, is a rare species of remora, family Echeneidae, and the only member of the genus Phtheirichthys.

What is the cutest sea creature?

Ten Cutest Underwater Animals

• Costasiella kuroshimae nudibranch.
• Beluga whale.
• Green sea turtle.
• Axolotl.
• Bigeye thresher shark.
• Bottlenose dolphin.
• Boxfish.
• Pygmy seahorse.

Is Zedonks real?

Have you ever heard of a Zedonk? You may have thought it was a joke, but zedonks are real! These special animals are hybrids or a cross between two different species of animals that are a part of the same animal family. You can probably guess which two species zedonks come from – donkeys and zebras.

Which animal blood is yellow?

Some animals, such as the sea cucumbers, even have yellow blood. What could make blood yellow? The yellow coloration is due to a high concentration of the yellow vanadium-based pigment, vanabin. Unlike hemoglobin and hemocyanin, vanabin does not seem to be involved in oxygen transport.

What sea animal is blue?

Blue whale