Many animals live in the oceans, in a variety of conditions. Some marine biomes include benthic biomes (bottom dwellers), pelagic biomes (open seas near the surface), coral reef (warm shallow salt-water environments based on coral formation), littoral or intertidal areas (along the shore), estuarine biomes (where rivers meet oceans), etc.

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Ocean Animal Calendar A calendar to print, color, and read.	Ocean Animals Wheel Make an ocean animals word wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, eight ocean animals appear one at a time: spider, crab, sea anemone, seahorse, whale, squid, starfish, sponge, octopus, shark, jellyfish, clam, lobster, crab, and sea anemone. The student then writes down the word wheel ocean animals -- in alphabetical order.	Ocean Animals Label Me! Label the ocean animals in this printout. Answers	Ocean Animals Book A short book about ocean animals to print (for early readers), with pages on fish, shark, squid, jellyfish, dolphin, crab, octopus, shrimp, orca, clam, and lobster.
Draw Four Ocean Animals Draw four ocean animals. Below each animal, write its name.	Draw Four Things You Would See in the Ocean Draw four things you would see in the ocean. Below each item, write its name.	Draw Four Fish Draw four fish. Below each fish, write its name.	Draw Four Things You Would See in the Ocean Draw four things you would see in the ocean. Below each item, write its name.
In The Sea An Easy Reader Book A short, printable book about sea animals for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, color and copy a short phrase. The pages are about a fish, whale, seal, starfish, shell, shark, crab, octopus, jellyfish, shrimp, and clam.	Ocean Animals, A Rainbow Under the Sea A Printable Book A short, printable book about colorful ocean animals for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, animal sentences to read and copy (like, "The lobster is red."), activities to do (like labeling the pictures, connect the dots, and matching), and pictures to color. The pages are: lobster, crab, clown fish, starfish, octopus, tuna, sea urchin, seal, orca, beluga whale, and shark.	Under the Sea A short, printable book about sea animals - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, and color, with animal names to write. The pages are: fish, shark, ray, lobster, octopus, eel, sea horse, whale, dolphin, jellyfish, and crab.	Circle the Starting Sound of Ocean Animals Circle the starting sounds of ocean animal names, and color the picture of the word. The words are fish, octopus, whale, shark, dolphin, seal, starfish, jellyfish, lobster, and crab. Or go to the answers.
Ocean Words for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down names of things you find under the sea for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.	Angelfish Angelfish are brightly-colored, flattened fish that live in shallow warm waters.	Angelfish (Simple version) Angelfish are brightly-colored, flattened fish that live in shallow warm waters.	Angelshark Bottom-dwelling, relatively harmless sharks with flattened bodies and a blunt snout.
Basking Shark A huge filter feeder and the second largest fish.	Basking Shark (Simple version) A huge filter feeder and the second largest fish.	Beluga Whale A small, white, toothed whale that lives mostly in cold, Arctic waters.	Bivalves Bivalves are soft-bodied animals that are protected by two hard shells, hinged together. Scallops, oysters and clams are bivalves.
Blowfish Also called pufferfish and fugu, this poisonous fish can swallow water to double its size.	Bluefin Tuna A large, bony fish in danger of extinction from over-fishing.	Blue Ring Octopus A small but very venomous octopus from warm reefs in Australia and nearby regions.	Blue Shark A sleek, fast-swimming shark with blue skin.
Blue Whale A baleen whale that is the largest animal that ever lived on Earth.	Bony Fish Bony Fish (Class Osteichthyes) are fish that have a skeleton made of bones.	Bottlenose Dolphin A bottlenose dolphin is a small, toothed whale. Go to a dolphin quiz or go to the answers.	Bowhead Whale A baleen whale with very long baleen.

Brittle Star A bottom-dwelling marine invertebrate with long, spiny arms.

Bull Shark (Simple version) A blunt-nosed, dangerous, gray shark that can also live in fresh water rivers and lakes.

Bull Shark A blunt-nosed, dangerous, gray shark can that also live in fresh water rivers and lakes.

Clam Burrowing bivalves with a soft body.

Clown Fish Colorful fish that live among sea anemone.	Coelacanth The Coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-canth) is a primitive lobe-finned fish that was thought to have been extinct for millions of years, but a living coelacanth was caught in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa in 1938. Go to a coelacanth quiz or go to the answers.	Conch A marine invertebrate with a large, beautiful shell.	Cookiecutter Shark A small shark that takes circular bites out of its prey. Also known as the luminous or cigar shark.
Copepod Copepods are tiny crustaceans from fresh and salt water.	Coral Coral is a tiny marine animal that often lives in colonies. Huge colonies of hard corals form coral reefs.	Coral Reef Animals Coral reefs are warm, clear, shallow ocean habitats that are rich in life. The reef's massive structure is formed from coral polyps.	Crab A crab is an animal with a shell. It has eyes on stalks on its head.
Crustaceans Crustaceans are animals with a hard exoskeleton, jointed legs, and a segmented body.	Cuttlefish Cuttlefish are cephalopods with relatively short legs, a fin along the entire mantle, and an internal cuttlebone.	Dall's Porpoise A black-and-white toothed whale that makes a distinctive spray when it surfaces.	Debajo del Mar (Under the Sea) A short, printable book about sea animals in Spanish - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, and color, with animal names to write. The pages are: fish, shark, ray, lobster, octopus, eel, sea horse, whale, dolphin, jellyfish, and crab.
Dogfish Shark A small, very common, relatively harmless shark found worldwide.	Dugong Dugongs are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals.	Dunkleosteus An extinct, heavily armored fish from the family Dinichthys. It lived during the Late Devonian period, about 360 million years ago.	Echinoderms Spiny-skinned, bottom-dwelling marine invertebrates with five-fold symmetry.
Eels Information and printouts on these primitive fish that go through metamorphosis.	Elasmosaurus An extinct, swimming, fish-eating reptile (a plesiosaur) that had four flippers and a very long neck.	Elephant Seal, Northern The Northern Elephant Seal is a huge seal that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean. (Family Phocidae, Subfamily Monachinae)	The Euphotic Zone Sunlit Ocean Zone Read about the sunlit upper layer of the Earth's oceans. This zone is the only part of the ocean with plants and although it is relatively small, it contains most of the ocean's life.
Fiddler Crab: Label Me! Printout Label the external anatomy of the fiddler crab. Answers	Fin Whale A huge baleen whale that is the second-largest animal on Earth.	Fish Fish live in the water and breathe with gills.	Fish Unlabeled An unlabeled fish printout to color.
Fish Anatomy Fish live in the water and breathe using gills.	Galapagos Shark A large predator found near islands in warm water.	Gastropods Gastropods are a class of mollusks with a single (or absent) shell and a muscular foot.	Giant Squid Giant Squid swim deep in the oceans. They have ten arms and their eyes are the size of basketballs.
Gray Whale The gray whale is baleen whale that is a bottom feeder; it migrates very long distances each year.	Great Hammerhead Shark A large predatory fish with a hammer-shaped head.	Great White Shark An enormous, ferocious predator found worldwide.	Great White Shark (Simple Version) An enormous, ferocious predator found worldwide.
Greenland Shark A large, slow-swimming shark with glow-in-the-dark eyes.	Gulper Eel The Gulper eel is a long, bony fish with huge, weak jaws.	Hammerhead Shark Large predators with a hammer-shaped head.	Harbor Seal Harbor Seals live in the ocean but breathe air. They are marine mammals.
Harp Seal Harp Seals are marine mammals that live in the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean.	Hatchetfish Hatchetfish are oddly-shaped fish from South and Central America.	Hermit Crab Hermit crabs are crabs that lack a hard shell; they use a discarded shell for protection.	Hermit Crab Diagram: Label Me! Label the external anatomy of the hermit crab both in its shell and out of it. Answers
Horseshoe Crab The horseshoe crab is a hard-shelled animal that lives in warm coastal waters on the sea floor.	Humpback Whale A long-flippered baleen whale that sings and frolics in the water.	Ichthyosaurus An extinct marine reptile from the time of the dinosaurs.
Intertidal Zone The intertidal zone is where the sea meets the land.	Jellyfish Jellyfish are animals that have stinging tentacles. Or go to an unlabeled version.	John Dory John Dory is a spiny fish with a black spot on its side.
Killer Whale or Orca A toothed whale that lives in small pods in the Arctic.	Knobbed Whelk The Knobbed Whelk is a marine invertebrate with a spiral shell.	Krill Small crustaceans that are eaten by many animals, including baleen whales.	Kronosaurus A huge marine lizard that lived during the time of the dinosaurs.

Lanternfish Fish with light-producing organs and very large eyes.

Lemon Shark Large, yellowish predators found near the surface and at intermediate depths.

Limpet The limpet is a marine invertebrate (a gastropod) with a flattened, cone-shaped shell.

Liopleurodon Liopleurodon was the biggest plesiosaur. It was a huge, swimming reptile that lived over a hundred million years ago, during the Jurassic period.

Littoral Zone The littoral (intertidal) zone is where the sea meets the land.

Lobster A hard-shelled marine invertebrate with 10 jointed legs.

Loggerhead Turtle A printout on the loggerhead turtle.

Luminous Shark A small shark that takes circular bites out of its prey. Also known as the cookiecutter or cigar shark.

Mako Shark Large predators that are the fastest swimming fish!

Manatee Manatees are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals.

Man-of-War The Portuguese man-of-war is a floating colony of animals that has very long, stinging tentacles. It lives in warm ocean waters.

Manta Ray Manta rays are harmless fish related to sharks. They are the biggest ray.

Marine Mammals Mammals that spend most of their lives in the seas.

Megalodon A huge, extinct shark.

Megamouth A large, filter-feeding shark that was only discovered in 1976.

Minke Whale The smallest baleen whale. It sings and has a white band on each flipper.

Mollusks Mollusks are soft-bodied invertebrates. Some mollusks include the octopus, squid, clam, snail, slug, and tusk shells.

Moray Eel Printout Long, snake-like fish that have circular gills.

Narwhal A toothed whale from the Arctic. The male has a huge, spiral tooth.

Narwhal Quiz Printout Answer questions about this toothed whale from the Arctic. Or go to the answers.

Northern Elephant Seal The Northern Elephant Seal is a huge seal that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean. (Family Phocidae, Subfamily Monachinae)

Northern Fur Seal The Northern Fur Seal is a marine mammal that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Nurse Shark A large bottom-dweller with rounded fins.

Ocean Animals Book A short book about ocean animals to print (for early readers), with pages on fish, shark, squid, jellyfish, dolphin, crab, octopus, shrimp, orca, clam, and lobster.

Ocean Animals in French - Coloring Printout Many ocean animals in French.

Ocean Animals in French - Label Label the sea animals in French. Answers

Ocean Animals in German (Label Me! Printout) Label the sea animals in German. Answers

Ocean Animals in Italian (Label Me! Printout) Label the sea animals in Italian. Answers

Ocean Animals in German - Label Label the sea animals in German. Answers

Ocean Animals in Hebrew Label Me! Printout Label the sea animals in Hebrew. Answers

Ocean Animals in Portuguese Label the shark, whale, fish, seahorse, starfish, crab, jellyfish, shrimp, lobster, and octopus in Portuguese. Answers

Ocean Animals in Spanish Printout Many ocean animals in Spanish.

Ocean Animals in Spanish - Label Me Printout Label the sea animals in Spanish. Answers

Ocean Animals in Swedish Label the shark, whale, fish, seahorse, starfish, crab, jellyfish, shrimp, lobster, and octopus in Swedish. Answers

Octopus Octopuses have eight legs and live on the sea floor. Go to a simple version (just the image).

Octopus Shape Book A short book about the octopus to print, with pages on octopus anatomy, a connect-the-dot activity, a page on the most poisonous octopus, octopus facts, and octopus questions.

Orca or Killer Whale A simple coloring page on the orca.

Orca or Killer Whale A toothed whale that lives in small pods in the Arctic.

Orthacanthus A spined, extinct shark.

Oyster The oyster is a bivalve, a soft-bodied marine animal that is protected by two hard shells.

Picture Cloze for Ocean Animals - Printable Worksheet Fill in the missing words in the text given a picture prompt, using the ocean animals word bank. The words are: eight, octopus, orca, oyster, pearl, shark, squid, teeth, tusks, walrus. Go to the answers.

Pink Conch Also known as the queen conch, a marine invertebrate with a large, beautiful shell.

Pinnipeds Pinnipeds are marine mammals. They spend most of their life in the seas, but go onto land or ice at times.

Plankton Plankton are tiny organisms that float in the seas and other bodies of water.

Plesiosaurus An extinct, fish-eating marine reptile with four flippers, a plesiosaur.

Port Jackson Shark A shark from waters off southern Australia.

Pufferfish Also called blowfish and fugu, this poisonous fish can swallow water to double its size.

Purple Sea Urchin A spiny, globular animal that lives on the ocean floor off the western coast of North America.

Queen Conch A marine invertebrate with a large, beautiful shell.

Rays Rays are flat fish with no bones, only cartilage.

Right Whale Baleen whales with a huge head and an arched mouth.

Salmon Salmon are fish that live in the sea and spawn in fresh water.

Sand Dollar Sand Dollars are echinoderms, disk-shaped spiny-skinned sea bed animals that have 5-part radial symmetry.

Sandtiger Shark (Sand Shark) A shark that is cannibalistic before birth.

Scallop Scallops are bivalves, shelled animals that live on the ocean floor.

Sea Anemone A predatory animal that looks like a flower and lives on the ocean floor.

In The Sea An Easy Reader Book A short, printable book about sea animals for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, color and copy a short phrase. The pages are about a fish, whale, seal, starfish, shell, shark, crab, octopus, jellyfish, shrimp, and clam.

Sea Cow Sea cow is another name for manatee. Sea cows are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals.

Sea Cucumber Sea cucumbers are cylinder-shaped echinoderms.

Seahorse (labeled) The seahorse is a very strange fish that lives in warm water. Or go to an unlabeled version. Go to a seahorse read-and-answer quiz or go to the answers.

Sea Lion Sea lions are eared seals that live on coastlines.

Seals Seals live in the ocean but breathe air. They are marine mammals.

Sea Otter Sea otters are marine mammals with very dense, waterproof fur.

Sea Star Sea stars, another name for starfish, are animals that live on the ocean floor.

Sea Turtle Sea turtles are large marine turtles.

Sea Urchin A spiny, globular animal that lives on the ocean floor.

Shark Anatomy Label the shark external anatomy diagram. Answers

Sharks Sharks are a type of fish that have no bones, only cartilage.

Shrimp Shrimp are small, bottom-dwelling crustaceans with a translucent exoskeleton.

Snail A soft-bodied animal with a hard, protective shell.

Sotto il Mare (Under the Sea) A short, printable book about sea animals in Italian - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, and color, with animal names to write. The pages are: fish, shark, ray, lobster, octopus, eel, sea horse, whale, dolphin, jellyfish, and crab.

Sous la Mer (Under the Sea) A short, printable book about sea animals in French - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, and color, with animal names to write. The pages are: fish, shark, ray, lobster, octopus, eel, sea horse, whale, dolphin, jellyfish, and crab.

Spectacled Porpoise A porpoise (a small toothed whale) from the Southern Hemisphere.

Sperm Whale The Sperm whale is the largest toothed whale; it is over 50 feet long. It eats giant squid.

Sponge Information Page Read about these primitive animals.

Sponge Coloring/Information Printout A printable coloring/information page about sponges.

Sponge External Anatomy: Label Me! Printout Label the external anatomy of a sponge and the flow of water through it. Answers

Sponge Internal Anatomy: Label Me! Printout Label the cross-section of a sponge and the flow of water through it. Answers

Spotted Dolphin The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a small, toothed whale from tropical waters worldwide.

Squid The squid is a fast-swimming invertebrate with ten arms.

Starfish Sea stars, another name for starfish, are animals that live on the ocean floor.

Stingray Stingrays are flat fish with a stinger and no bones (only cartilage).

Sunfish A large fish with an almost circular, flattened body.

Sunlit Ocean Zone The Euphotic Zone Read about the sunlit upper layer of the Earth's oceans. This zone is the only part of the ocean with plants and although it is relatively small, it contains most of the ocean's life.

Swordfish The swordfish is a large fish with a long, sharp bill.

Thresher Shark The Thresher Shark is a shark whose tail fin has a greatly elongated upper lobe.

Tiger Shark Large predators found worldwide in warm seas.

Trilobite Trilobites are extinct marine arthropods that lived from about 540 to 245 million years ago.

Tuna The Bluefin tuna is a large, bony fish in danger of extinction from over-fishing.

Urchin, Sea A spiny, globular animal that lives on the ocean floor.

Walrus The walrus is a large mammal that spends most of its life in icy seas.

Weddell Seal The Weddell seal is a large, nocturnal pinniped from Antarctica.

Whale Whales are marine mammals.

Whales: Mystery Connect-the-Dots Learn about whales while you play.

Whale Shark The largest fish and a filter feeder that eats tiny marine organisms and small fish.

Whales Printout A printout of the blue, humpback and sperm whale (just the pictures).

Whales vs. Fish Determine which characteristics belong to fish, which belong to whales, and which belong to both.

Whelk Whelks are marine invertebrates with a spiral shell.

Zebra Bullhead Shark A bottom-dwelling shark with zebra-like stripes.

Zooplankton Zooplankton are tiny animals that float in the seas and other bodies of water.