Species Database
Marine Species Explorer
Search, filter, and explore 198,432 catalogued marine species across five ocean basins — from microscopic plankton to the blue whale.
198,432
Catalogued Species
5
Ocean Basins
8,621
Endangered Species
12 species found
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LC
Bioluminescent Jellyfish
Aequorea victoria
0.25mSize
0.05kgWeight
1yrLifespan
EN
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
33.5mSize
199tWeight
110yrLifespan
LC
Dumbo Octopus
Grimpoteuthis boylei
0.3mSize
0.6kgWeight
3yrLifespan
LC
Giant Pacific Octopus
Enteroctopus dofleini
6mSize
71kgWeight
5yrLifespan
VU
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
6.1mSize
2tWeight
70yrLifespan
CR
Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna mokarran
6.1mSize
580kgWeight
44yrLifespan
LC
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
18mSize
36tWeight
95yrLifespan
LC
Leafy Sea Dragon
Phycodurus eques
0.35mSize
0.15kgWeight
7yrLifespan
EN
Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
9.1mSize
3tWeight
50yrLifespan
LC
Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
0.38mSize
0.1kgWeight
20yrLifespan
NT
Narwhal
Monodon monoceros
6.1mSize
2tWeight
50yrLifespan
EN
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
18.8mSize
22tWeight
130yrLifespan