10 Amazing Sea Creatures
A list of some of the most bizarre animals found in waters.
The oceans and seas are home to thousands of creatures. Hundreds or thousands of them share common and usual traits one way or the other. But some of them have distinct traits that make them unique amongst the rest.
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Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
Large chunks of the Great Barrier Reef have been eaten by these creatures. To feed, a starfish pushes its stomach out through its mouth and slowly digest the polyps. Then it pulls its stomach again.
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Riftia
The most amazing member of the vent community is the giant tube worm called Riftia. They have neither mouths nor digestive systems. They rely on thick colonies of bacteria living inside their bodies.
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Coelacanth
While most fish, which lay eggs, the coelacanth gives birth to live young. Coelacanth is believed to be extinct 60 million years ago. However, in 1938 in South Africa, fishermen caught a living coelacanth in the Indian Ocean. In fact, the fish is well known to people living on the Comoros Island, who used its rough scales as sandpaper.
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Phytoplankton
The most abundant plants in the sea are the microscopic, single-celled phytoplankton which drifts on the surface of the water
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Humpback Whale
One humpback whale eats about 5,000 herring to feel full.
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Herring
A herring consumes about 6,000 to 7,000 small crustaceans.
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Shrimp
Shrimps eat as much as 130,000 diatoms (planktons) compared to whale’s four billion diatoms.
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Marine Iguana
They are the only lizards that live in the sea. They are found only in the Galapagos Island.
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Giant Tortoise
Giant tortoise can grow up to 5 ft. long and can live up to 200 years.
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Squat Lobster
Squat lobsters are completely blind with no eyes in their eye sockets.
For more amazing marine creatures see
25 Amazing and Bizarre Deep Sea Creatures
World’s Most Brightly Colored Fishes
Spirobranchus Giganteus: Seabed’s Delightful Sites in Connection with Christmas
Giant Creatures of the Deep-Sea
Beauty and the Beast: 20 Most Venomous Fishes in the World
Amazing Flying Sea Creatures
Waterworld Creatures With Wings
Aquatic Animals with the Most Prominent and Longest Snouts
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13 Responses to “10 Amazing Sea Creatures”
On May 18, 2008 at 5:48 am
What a beautiful we live in. These are all amazing creatures!
On May 18, 2008 at 5:55 am
Wow, really amazing creatures.
On May 18, 2008 at 6:41 am
Nice idea buddy. Thanks for the additional information.
On May 18, 2008 at 7:02 am
Wow really interesting but weird looking creatures!I LOVE this article!
On May 18, 2008 at 9:30 am
Super pics, great information here! Thanks nobert!
On May 18, 2008 at 4:07 pm
That was like a nice visit to an aquarium – just on the internet! Nice work.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
On May 18, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Great information, nobert. A very interesting article.
On May 19, 2008 at 3:56 am
The sea continues to fascinate me…thanks for bringing it alive in your pictures and description!
On May 19, 2008 at 8:26 am
That’s nice Nobert. Keep it up!
On May 19, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Wonderful article, loved it!
On May 19, 2008 at 8:29 pm
This was just great. I loved it.
On May 20, 2008 at 6:08 am
A totally fascinating and interesting piece. Well done
On May 26, 2008 at 8:08 am
What amazing information. Love the pics. Well done. Keep up with the great work. Keep on penning. Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful talents with us. *S* Cynthia
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