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  • Stomphia coccinea

    Swimming anemone, Spotted anemone

    This anemone has a soft, tubular body with smooth, marbled skin. Its colouring varies widely. Tentacles surround its mouth, which is located on the top of its body.

    Class
    Anthozoa
    Order
    Actiniaria
    Family
    Actinostolidae
  • Thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata)

    Thorny skate

    The tail of the thorny skate has two small dorsal fins. The ventral side is white and the dorsal side brown with dark spots.

    Class
    Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)
    Order
    Rajiformes
    Family
    Rajidae
  • Buccinum undatum

    Waved whelk

    The soft body of the waved whelk is white, spotted with black. It is covered with a whorled cream-coloured shell. The head of this marine snail bears two antennae.

    Class
    Gasteropoda
    Order
    Caenogastropoda
    Family
    Buccinidae
  • Numenius phaeopus

    Whimbrel

    These large shorebirds are recognized by their slender, down-curved bill. Their brownish plumage, often mottled gray-brown, and the stripes on their head help to identify them.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Charadriiformes
    Family
    Scolopacidae
  • Pseudopleuronectes americanus

    Winter flounder

    The winter flounder is an oblong laterally compressed flatfish. Its two eyes are set on the right side of its head, or the top side of its body.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Pleuronectiformes
    Family
    Pleuronectidae
  • Leucoraja ocellata

    Winter skate

    Like other rays, the winter skate has a flattened body, and its mouth and gills are located underneath its body. It can grow over a meter in length, making it one of the largest rays in Canada.

    Class
    Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)
    Order
    Rajiformes
    Family
    Rajidae

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