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Scallops, like this flame scallop (Lima scabra), live in colonies on the ocean floor, some in shallow coastal areas and others at great depths. Do you know which mollusk is also known as a "devilfish"? Find out next.
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A reef octopus (Octopus briareus) is hunting at night in the Caribbean, while displaying its camouflage abilities. See two types of marine life next.
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The spotted anemone crab or porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) is hanging out on a sea anemone. Find two battling echinoderms next.
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Two bat stars (Asterina miniata) are competing. Despite the name, "starfish" aren't fish; they're echinoderms, spiny-skinned marine animals. See a crustacean that's a main ingredient in many Cajun dishes.
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When alarmed, the crawfish rears up and raises its claws threateningly. The fan-shaped tail then propels the crawfish backward, flinging mud at the enemy. Find an animal that has stinging parts that paralyze or kill most fish and other prey on contact.
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The Portuguese man-of-war, also known as the bluebottle, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore -- a colony of specialized working parts. See an animal with the same name as a vegetable next.
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This sea cucumber has a mouth at one end, leathery purple and white skin and suckers on the end of its red tubed feet. Find a hygienic crustacean next.
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A Pacific white-striped cleaner shrimp (Lysmata Amboinensis) thrives as a swimming decapod crustacean that cleans other organisms, particularly larger fish, of parasites. See two sea stars next.
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A tiny brittle starfish (Ophiothrix sp) seeks protection on a much larger blue starfish (Linckia laevigata). Can you imagine getting stuck in frozen water? See some unfortunate animals in that predicament up next.
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An Antarctic giant isopod (Glyptonotus antarcticus) and a few sea stars (Odontaster validus) are frozen in newly formed anchor ice. See a yellow reef squid next.
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This bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) is torpedo-shaped and more closely resembles cuttlefish than squid. See a starfish in the next picture.
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Long-armed starfish (Luidia sarsi) has recently metamorphosed after casting off its larval body. Find a poisonous mollusk in the next image.
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Octopuses have poisonous saliva and the bite of some species can be fatal to humans. Up next find a marine animal that will sting you if you get too close.
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Fire coral (Millepora alcicornis), a hydrocoral, stings fiercely upon contact. A tasty-sounding starfish is up next.
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A candy-cane sea star (Fromis monilis) is within arm's reach of a feather star (Comanthina nobilis). An angry-looking crustacean is ready to fight you next.
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Here's a close-up of a fierce sand crab. Crabs have 10 legs, and in some species, the front two are modified to form large, pincherlike claws. Which animal do they call the "hedgehog of the sea"? Find out next.
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The iridescent red-and-blue spines of the globe urchin give it a formal look, which lends to its other nickname, the "tuxedo urchin." Check out a hungry sea cucumber in the next picture.
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This sea cucumber has its feeding tentacles extended. After sea cucumbers catch food this way, they stuff their tentacles into their mouths. See a marine animal also known as a "white-spotted rose" next.
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A strawberry anemone (Tealia lofotensis) captures drift kelp with its tentacles. The animal feeds on kelp and encrusting animals. Find a type of soft coral up next.
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Soft corals, like this orange clump coral (Tubastrea aurea), have internal fleshy skeletons. A hungry, endangered mollusk is next.
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When held to the ear, a conch shell acts as an amplifier for some barely inaudible noises. See how an octopus catches prey with its suckers next.
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This giant Pacific octopus (Octopus dofleini) has one or two rows of sensitive suckers on each arm, with which the octopus distinguishes different textures and tastes. Do you know which is the deadliest of all octopuses? See it next.
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When the tiny blue-ringed octopus is threatened, its faint blue rings become bright and vivid. This animal has some of the deadliest venom on Earth. You may eat them, but do you know what a scallop looks like? Find out next.
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A scallop has one large, round muscle that opens and closes its shell. This muscle is the part that's eaten. Find a crustacean also called a marine crawfish next.
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A California spiny lobster can live for more than 50 years. Do you know which animal is sometimes referred to as "sea pork"? See it next.
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Sea squirts, like this goldmouth sea squirt, feed on plankton, which they filter out of the water with their pharynges. See a mollusk that builds its home around its body next.
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Many sea snails, like this flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum), lay their eggs on the floors of the tropical oceans where they live. Finally, find two, red starfish complementing each other next.
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Most sea stars have five arms each. But some have as many as 40 arms. The number of arms sea stars have often is a multiple of five. Find out more on marine life by checking out the Marine Life Channel.
Do you want to see more pictures of marine life? Check out our saltwater fish pictures!
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