Ocean Life native to New England

Mammals
Name	Scientific Name	Photo
North Atlantic right whale	Eubalaena glacialis	Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission/NOAA
Humpback whale	Megapter novaeangliae	Source: NOAA
Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin	Lagenorhynchus Acutus	Source: Regina A. Asmutis-Silvia, WDCS
Harbor seal	Phoca vitulina	Source: Wikimedia Commons
Turtles
Name	Scientific Name	Photo
Kemp's ridley	Lepidochelys kempi	Source: Wikimedia Commons
Loggerhead	Caretta caretta	Source: Wikimedia Commons
Leatherback	Dermochelys coriacea	Source: Wikimedia Commons
Fishes
Name	Scientific Name	Photo
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Source: Wikimedia Commons
Basking shark	Cetorhinus maximus	Source: Wikimedia Commons, Chris Gotschalk
Spiny dogfish	Squalus acanthias	Source: NOAA
Little skate	Leucoraja erinacea	Source: Andy Martinez, NOAA
Bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus	Source: Wikimedia Commons, opencage.info
Atlantic cod	Gadus morhua	Source: Patrick Gijsbers, Wikimedia Commons
Wolffish	Anarhichas lupus	Source: Wikimedia Commons
Monkfish	Lophius americanus	Source: Mark Dixon, NOAA
Winter flounder	Pleuronectes americanus	Source: NOAA
Mollusks
Name	Scientific Name	Photo
Long-finned squid	Loligo pealei	Source: NOAA
Atlantic sea scallop	Placopecten magellanicus	Source: NOAA
Northern moon snail	Lunatia heros	Source: USGS
Crustaceans
Name	Scientific Name	Photo
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Source: Wikimedia Commons
Horseshoe crab	Limulus polyphemus	Source: Wikimedia Commons
Common spider crab	Libinia emarginata	Source: C. Fisher, NOAA
Other Invertebrates
Name	Scientific Name	Photo
Lion's mane jellyfish	Cyanea capillata	Source: Kip Evans, Wikimedia Commons
Boreal sea star	Asterias vulgaris	Source: R. Zottoli, Maine InterTidal Zone Investigation, www.bigelow.org
Orange-footed sea cucumber	Cucumaria frondosa	Source: NOAA

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