‘Marine Life’ Archives
Blue Tang
Acanthurus coeruleus Introduction The Blue Tang is part of the surgeonfish Family and is known by many different names; blue barber, blue doctor, blur tang, yellow barber and yellow doctorfish are a few examples. Where Will I Find Them? The Blue Tang can be found in tropical waters between 2 metres and 40 metres, between the latituted of 41 [...]
Harp Seal
Pagophilus groenlandicus Introduction Naturally this little silvery coloured seal lives to around 30 to 35 years, but they are commercially hunted for oil and fur. They are usually hunted on their breeding grounds where they are at their largest concentrations which leads to the hunt as being the largest slaughter of marine animals in the [...]
Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus Introduction The Marine Iguana is the only lizard in the world that takes to the sea. Where Will I Find Them? I can give you a pretty specific answer on this one because they can only be found in one place: the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America. Populations are found throughout the islands and vary [...]
Blue Ringed Octopus
Hapalochlaena maculosa/lunulata Introduction There are at least 10 species of this little creature, but there are two that are well known; the lesser blue-ringed octopus (maculosa) and the greater blue-ringed octopus (lunulata). Where Will I Find Them? The lesser blue-ringed octopus will only be found in the temperate waters of southern [...]
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna lewini Introduction The Scalloped Hammerhead is the most common species of hammerhead that you will find in coastal regions. Where Will I Find Them? Warm and tropical coastal waters between about 46 degrees North and 36 degrees South are the waters in which you will usually find these sharks. They often come close to shore and into [...]
