Peculiar Marine Creatures

They are monogamous and mate for life and the male brood the offspring.

 Primarily found in the marine and the estuarine ecosystem they are 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide.

It is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean that can mimic human facial expression.

They live in the bathypelagic zone of the open ocean i.e at a depth of 6600 feet.

These carnivores capture their prey by paralysis.

There are about 95 species of _____ and are predominantly found in the Indo-Pacific.

These species survive at a depth of 4,000 feet, where the water pressure is 120 times higher than the surface.

This crustacean is nicknamed as God of Shellfish.

It uses its fins for camouflaging and resembles a piece of drifting seaweed.

Their long wing-like fins enable gliding for minimal distances above the water's surface.

They are nearly identical to their surroundings that are mostly coral reefs.

Their spiral branches are apparatuses of breathing and feeding.

They are octocorals i.e each polyp has eight tentacles.

It is an extremely versatile kind of sea slug.

They are also known as sea cow and is in the endangered list of IUCN.

They are found in extreme deep-sea conditions and have a unique oxygen metabolism.

They are the first echinoderms to appear on the fossil records.

Also Known as Grimpoteuthis, they have a prominent ear-like fin and hence the name.

A transparent and winged sea slug.

Recently they became the first known animal to survive after exposure to outer space.