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  • Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

    Green sea urchin

    Green sea urchins are round and covered with short spines less than 1 cm long. Between the spines are tube feet, for locomotion.

    Class
    Echinoidea
    Order
    Echinoida
    Family
    Strongylocentrotidae
  • Histrionicus histrionicus

    Harlequin duck

    The adult male is metallic leaden blue with chestnut flanks. It can be identified by the white patch between the bill and eyes and the narrow white collar around the neck.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Anseriformes
    Family
    Anatidae (geese and ducks)
  • Pagurus sp.

    Hermit crab

    The hermit crab is similar in shape to a lobster. The long, soft abdomen is not protected by an exoskeleton, as is the upper part of the animal's body.

    Class
    Crustacea
    Order
    Decapoda
    Family
    Paguridae
  • Leucoraja erinacea

    Little skate

    This skate has a flat body and a pointed snout. The top of its body is covered in spines. Its eyes are also on its dorsal side, as are its spiracles, the little holes behind each eye.

    Class
    Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)
    Order
    Rajiformes
    Family
    Rajidae
  • A long-tailed duck floating on water

    Long-tailed duck

    From late spring to the beginning of summer, the male has a brown head, neck and back with grey cheeks.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Anseriformes
    Family
    Anatidae (geese and ducks)
  • Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus

    Longhorn sculpin

    The longhorn sculpin is an elongated, spiny fish. Unlike most fish, its skin is not covered in scales.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Perciformes
    Family
    Cottidae
  • Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus).

    Lumpfish

    Lumpfish have short, robust bodies, covered with growths called tubercles. They have small mouths and humped backs.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Perciformes
    Family
    Cyclopteridae
  • Aurelia aurita

    Moon jelly

    The moon jelly, also known as the moon jellyfish, looks like a gelatinous saucer surrounded by very short tentacles (about 1,200).

    Class
    Scyphozoa
    Order
    Semaeostomeae
    Family
    Ulmaridae
  • Tonicella marmorea,

    Mottled red chiton

    Chitons are true “living fossils” since they have not changed in 300 million years. It has preserved vestiges of the segmented body of its ancestors.

    Class
    Polyplacophora
    Order
    Chitonida
    Family
    Ischnochitonidae
  • Urticina felina

    Northern red anemone, Dahlia anemone

    The northern red anemone resembles a flowering plant; nevertheless, it is part of the animal kingdom. A dead giveaway is the fact that it possesses a “stomach”.

    Class
    Anthozoa
    Order
    Actiniaria
    Family
    Actiniidae