Monterey Bay Aquarium^® Sea Life

Also known as orcas, killer whales are members of the oceanic dolphin family that can be found in all of the world’s oceans. Killer whales are ren...

A type of whale found in the Arctic waters of Greenland, Canada, and Russia, the narwhal is certainly one of the more unique animals on planet Eart...

Found in the deep waters of the world’s temperate and tropical oceans, the blue shark is a fairly large shark species. They can grow to be over 10...

Also known as the beluga whale and the white whale, the beluga is a whale species found in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. Its closest living relati...

As its name suggest, the giant squid is a cephalopod found in the deep recesses of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The biggest specimen recovered...

Unlike many other shark species, hammerhead sharks tend to be bottom feeders due to their unusually small mouths. Likewise, the ocean floor allows...

Also known as the sea tiger, the tiger shark is one of the largest shark species found in oceans all throughout the world. They can grow to be jus...

Arguably the most well-known member of the dolphin family, the bottlenose dolphin is also the most common and widely dispersed dolphin species. Th...

The only living member of the genus Rhincodon, the whale shark is endemic to tropical waters around the world. They are one of three species of sh...

Also referred to as carpenter sharks, sawfish are a type of ray that can easily be identified by their long, narrow snouts lined with teeth. Sawfi...

Found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical waters, manta rays are exceptionally large filter feeders that consume large amounts of zooplankton....

One of the most iconic apex predators in today’s oceans, the great white shark is an exceptionally large type of lamniform shark. On average they ...

A species of baleen whale found in oceans around the world, humpback whales are arguably the most iconic type of whale. They are known for their b...

Also referred to as the gray back whale, the Pacific gray whale, and the California gray whale, the gray whale is a baleen whale found off the we...