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a map showing the known sightings of True's beaked whale and Ramari's beaked whale
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Beaked Whale Range

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a juvenile swordfish next to an adult
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Growing up a Swordfish

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a hunter throws a harpoon from the cockpit of his kayak
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Harpoon Thrower

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a fringed fossil feather star
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Ancient Crinoid

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Map of seasonal area restrictions for ships in Northeast U.S.
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Seasonal Management of Right Whales

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The small larvae of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) settle and grow on the crustose coralline algae species Hydrolithon boergesenii.
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Coral Larvae Settling

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Blue Crab walking in wet sand.
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Blue Crab On The Gulf Coast

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Model of a lion’s mane jellyfish on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. This jellyfish, a member of the phylum Cnidaria, can have tentacles up to 190 feet long (58 meters) and a bell almost 7 feet (2 meters) in diameter.
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Lion's Mane Jellyfish in Sant Ocean Hall

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A deep sea anglerfish called a dreamer
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Deep Sea Dreamers

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The whitish spots on this fish are individual parasitic trematode worms.
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Parasitic Worms in a Fish

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A brilliant red octopus photographed at more than 8,800 feet (about 2,700 meters) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Deep Water Octopus in the Gulf of Mexico

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Giant tortoise habitat on Galapagos Islands.
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Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands

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