Cancer pagurus

Cancer pagurus, commonly known as brown crab, is a species of crab found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea. It is of reddish-brown colour, having an oval carapace with a characteristic "pie crust" edge and black tips to the claws. A mature adult may have a carapace width of up to 25 cm and weigh up to 3 kg.

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Giant Pacific Octopus

The Giant Pacific Octopus also called North Pacific Giant Octopus is a large octopus. It can be found coastal North Pacific at the depth of about 65 meters. Marine mammals such as Harbor Seals, Sea Otters, and Sperm Whales depend upon the Giant Pacific Octopus as a source of food. The octopus is also commercially fished in the United States.

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California spiny lobster

The California spiny lobster is a species of spiny lobster found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico. It typically grows to a length of 30 cm and is a reddish-brown color with stripes along the legs, and has a pair of enlarged antennae but no claws. Females can lay up to 680,000 eggs, which hatch after 10 weeks into flat phyllosoma larvae. Adults are live in rocks at depths of up to 65 m, and feeding on sea urchins, clams, mussels and worms. The spiny lobster is eaten by various fish, octopuses and sea otters, but can defend itself with a loud noise produced by its antennae ImagePhoto of California spiny lobster.

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King Crabs

King crabs, also called stone crabs are chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab.

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King Crabs are used as food

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Sunburst Butterflyfish

The Sunburst Butterflyfish is also known as the Black-lipped Butterflyfish. Its scientific name is Chaetodon kleinii. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia. It is also found in Galapagos Islands in the Eastern Pacific.

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Caribbean Reef Shark

The Caribbean reef shark is a species of requiem shark. It is found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil, and is the most commonly encountered reef shark in the Caribbean Sea. Measuring up to 3 m long, the Caribbean reef shark is one of the largest apex predators in the reef ecosystem, feeding on a variety of fishes and cephalopods. This species is responsible for a small number of attacks on humans.

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Hawksbill sea turtle

The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle. It is the only extant species in its genus. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Pacific region.The hawksbill's appearance is similar to that of other marine turtles. It has a generally flattened body shape, a protective carapace, and flipper-like arms, adapted for swimming in the open ocean. It is easily distinguished from other sea turtles by its sharp, curving beak with prominent tomium, and the saw-like appearance of its shell margins. Hawksbill shells slightly change colors, depending on water temperature. While this turtle lives part of its life in the open ocean, it spends more time in shallow lagoons and coral reefs.

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average length of loggerhead turtle is around 90 centimetres when fully grown, although larger specimens of up to 270 centimetres have also been discovered. The adult loggerhead sea turtle weighs approximately 135 kilograms with the largest specimens weighing in at more than 454 kilograms. The skin ranges from yellow to brown in color, and the shell is typically reddish-brown. The most obvious difference being that adult males have thicker tails and shorter plastrons than the females. The loggerhead sea turtle is found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans as well as the Mediterranean Sea. It spends most of its life in saltwater, with females briefly coming ashore to lay eggs. The loggerhead sea turtle has a low reproductive rate; females lay an average of four egg clutches and then become quiescent, producing no eggs for two to three years. The loggerhead reaches sexual maturity within 17–33 years and has a lifespan of 47–67 years. The loggerhead sea turtle is omnivorous, feeding mainly on bottom dwelling invertebrates. It has large and powerful jaws. Loggerheads are considered an endangered species and are protected by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

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Seagull

Seagulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are usually called Gulls also. They are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls, stout, longish bills, and webbed feet. Seagull species range in size from the Little Gull, at 120 g and 29 cm, to the Great Black-backed Gull, at 1.75 kg and 76 cm.

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Penguin

Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sea life caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans. All penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere. The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin adults average about 1.1 m tall and weigh 35 kg or more. The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin, also known as the Fairy Penguin, which stands around 40 cm tall and weighs 1 kg.

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Puffin

Puffins are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil. Two species, the Tufted Puffin and Horned Puffin, are found in the North Pacific Ocean, while the Atlantic Puffin is found in the North Atlantic Ocean. All puffin species have predominantly black or black and white plumage, a stocky build, and large beaks. They shed the colourful outer parts of their bills after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller beak. Their short wings are adapted for swimming with a flying technique under water. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly (up to 400 times per minute) in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface.

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