Find an animal
-
Scarlet psolus
The scarlet psolus is a brightly coloured, elongated animal. Its dorsal side is rounded and its ventral side is flattened.
ClassHolothuroideaOrderDendrochirotidaFamilyPsolidae -
Sea peach
The sea peach is round, with two tubes on the upper part of its body.
ClassAscidiaceaOrderStolidobranchiaFamilyPyuridae -
Sea raven
This elongated fish is stockier toward the front of its body. Its large head bears numerous bumps and bony ridges, as well as fleshy tabs extending under its lower jaw.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderScorpaeniformesFamilyHémitriptéridés -
Sea strawberry, Red soft coral
Sea strawberry is made up of many polyps. It resembles a trunk with many branches, on which the polyps are found. The mouth of each polyp is surrounded by 8 tentacles.
ClassAnthozoaOrderAlcyonaceaFamilyNephtidae -
Shorthorn sculpin
This fish has an elongated body, with spines near its gills and on its large, flattened head. It has a large mouth and eyes. Behind its spiny dorsal fin is a fin with blurry bars.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderScorpaeniformesFamilyCottidae -
Silver spotted anemone
The silver spotted anemone is a squat organism, with a columnar body topped by tentacles.
ClassAnthozoaOrderActiniariaFamilyActiniidae -
Softshell clam
The soft body of this clam is contained in a bivalved shell. With its flat shape and muscular foot, it can easily bury itself in loose bottoms.
Classbivalvia (pelecypoda; lamellibranchia)OrderEulamellibranchesFamilyMyacidae -
Spiny dogfish
The spiny dogfish has five gill slits on either side of its body, just in front of the pectoral fin. This shark has two dorsal fins and, in front of each of these, a sharp spine.
ClassChondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)OrderSqualiformesFamilySqualidae -
Spiny sunstar
The spiny sunstar is a very large, stocky sea star with 8 to 16 short, cone-shaped arms (usually 12 to 14). Short spines are clearly visible on its surface.
ClassAsteroideaOrderSpinulosidaFamilySolasteridae -
Spotted wolffish
The spotted wolffish gets its name from the fact that it has enormous teeth and numerous brown spots on its body.
ClassOsteichthyes (bony fish)OrderPerciformesFamilyAnarhichadidae