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Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae - Family Spheniscidae [edit]

African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus - Family Spheniscidae [edit]

Almaco Jack, Seriola rivoliana - Family Carangidae [edit]

Amazon River Dolphin, Inia geoffrensis - Family Iniidae [edit]

American Shad, Alosa sapidissima - Family Clupeidae [edit]

Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella - Family Otariidae [edit]

Arnoux's Beaked Whale, Berardius arnuxii - Family Ziphiidae [edit]

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus - Family Scombridae [edit]

Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua - Family Gadidae [edit]

Atlantic Hump-backed Dolphin, Sousa teuszii - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Atlantic Lobster, Homarus americanus - Family Nephropidae [edit]

Atlantic Sailfish, Istiophorus albicans - Family Istiophoridae [edit]

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Atlantic Spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber - Family Ephippidae [edit]

Atlantic Weasel Shark, Paragaleus pectoralis - Family Hemigaleidae [edit]

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus - Family Pelecanidae [edit]

Australian Sea Lion, Neophoca cinerea - Family Otariidae [edit]

Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Baird's Beaked Whale, Berardius bairdii - Family Ziphiidae [edit]

Balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus - Family Diodontidae [edit]

Banded Butterflyfish, Chaetodon striatus - Family Chaetodontidae [edit]

Basking Shark, Cetorhinus maximus - Family Cetorhinidae [edit]

Bat Ray, Myliobatis californica - Family Myliobatidae [edit]

Bearded Fireworm, Hermodice carunculata - Family Amphinomidae [edit]

Bearded Scorpion, Scorpaenopsis barbata - Family Scorpaenidae [edit]

Bearded Seal, Erignathus barbatus - Family Phocidae [edit]

Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas - Family Monodontidae [edit]

Bignose Shark, Carcharhinus altimus - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Black Marlin, Makaira indica - Family Istiophoridae [edit]

Blacktip Reef Shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus limbatus - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Blainville's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon densirostris - Family Ziphiidae [edit]

Blue Dorid, Hypselodoris bullocki - Family Chromodorididae [edit]

Blue Marlin, Makaira nigricans - Family Istiophoridae [edit]

Blue Parrotfish, Scarus coeruleus - Family Scaridae [edit]

Blue Shark, Prionace glauca - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Blue Tang, Acanthurus coeruleus - Family Acanthuridae [edit]

Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus - Family Balaenopteridae [edit]

Blue-footed Booby, Sula nebouxii - Family Sulidae [edit]

Blue-ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa - Family Octopodidae [edit]

Bluespotted Ray, Dasyatis kuhlii - Family Dasyatidae [edit]

Blue-spotted Ray, Taeniura lymma - Family Dasyatidae [edit]

Bluntnose Stingray, Dasyatis say - Family Dasyatidae [edit]

Bonefish, Albula vulpes - Family Albulidae [edit]

Bonnethead Shark, Sphyrna tiburo - Family Sphyrnidae [edit]

Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus - Family Balaenidae [edit]

Broadclub Cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus - Family Sepiidae [edit]

Bronze Whaler Shark, Carcharhinus brachyurus - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis - Family Pelecanidae [edit]

Bryde's Whale, Balaenoptera brydei - Family Balaenopteridae [edit]

Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Burmeister's Porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis - Family Phocoenidae [edit]

California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus - Family Otariidae [edit]

Caribbean Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis - Family Phocidae [edit]

Caribbean Reef Octopus, Octopus briareus - Family Octopodidae [edit]

Caribbean Reef Shark, Carcharhinus perezi - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus - Family Palinuridae [edit]

Chain Catshark, Scyliorhinus retifer - Family Scyliorhinidae [edit]

Chilean Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus eutropia - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Chinstrap Penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica - Family Spheniscidae [edit]

Christmas Tree Worm, Spirobranchus giganteus - Family Serpulidae [edit]

Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris - Family Pomacentridae [edit]

Clymene Dolphin, Stenella clymene - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae - Family Coelacanthidae [edit]

Colossal Squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni - Family Cranchiidae [edit]

Commerson's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Common Dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus - Family Coryphaenidae [edit]

Common Octopus, Octopus vulgaris - Family Octopodidae [edit]

Cookiecutter Shark, Isistius brasiliensis - Family Dalatiidae [edit]

Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga - Family Phocidae [edit]

Crocodile Fish, Cymbacephalus beauforti - Family Platycephalidae [edit]

Cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis - Family Sepiidae [edit]

Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Ziphius cavirostris - Family Ziphiidae [edit]

Dall's Porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli - Family Phocoenidae [edit]

Day Octopus, Octopus cyanea - Family Octopodidae [edit]

Doctorfish, Acanthurus chirurgus - Family Acanthuridae [edit]

Dogwhelk, Nucella lapillus - Family Muricidae [edit]

Dugong, Dugong dugon - Family Dugongidae [edit]

Dusky Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Dusky Shark, Carcharhinus obscurus - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Dwarf Sperm Whale, Kogia sima - Family Kogiidae [edit]

Emperor Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius pompilius - Family Nautilidae [edit]

Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri - Family Spheniscidae [edit]

Epaulette Shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum - Family Hemiscylliidae [edit]

Erect-crested Penguin, Eudyptes sclateri - Family Spheniscidae [edit]

False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens - Family Delphinidae [edit]

Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus - Family Balaenopteridae [edit]

Finless Porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides - Family Phocoenidae [edit]

Fiordland Penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus - Family Spheniscidae [edit]

Flatback Sea Turtle, Natator depressus - Family Cheloniidae [edit]

Fraser's Dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei - Family Delphinidae [edit]

French Angelfish, Pomacanthus paru - Family Pomacanthidae [edit]

Galapagos Fur Seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis - Family Otariidae [edit]

Galapagos Penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus - Family Spheniscidae [edit]

Galapagos Shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis - Family Carcharhinidae [edit]

Ganges River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica - Family Platanistidae [edit]

Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua - Family Spheniscidae [edit]

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