Sealife guideThe Cetacea orderThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !

Southern right whale
(Eubalaena australis)

Dwarf minke whale
(Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

Fin whale
(Balaenoptera physalus)

Humpback whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae)

Atlantic spotted dolphin
(Stenella frontalis)

Common bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus)

Rissos dolphin
(Grampus griseus)

Short-beaked common dolphin
(Delphinus delphis)

Spinner dolphin
(Stenella longirostris)

Striped dolphin
(Stenella coeruleoalba)

White headed dolphin
(Cephalorhynchus hectori)

Gray whale
(Eschrichtius robustus)

Amazon river dolphin
(Inia geoffrensis)

Beluga
(Delphinapterus leucas)

Narwhal
(Monodon monoceros)

Sperm whale
(Physeter macrocephalus)

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Thursday, October 30th 2025

The leopard blenny

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Monday, October 27th 2025

The Spanish slipper lobster

The Spanish slipper lobster is a colorful crustacean found around reefs in the tropical waters of the northwestern Atlantic. Its flattened body and distinctive antennae allow it to hide in crevices during the day and emerge at night to feed on benthic invertebrates.

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Crabe porcelaine vert
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