Learn Names of Sea Animals in English

During this lesson, we will learn names of sea animals in English.

Names of Sea Animals in English

Clam – a shellfish you can eat that has a shell in two parts that open up
Crab – a sea animal with a hard shell, five legs on each side, and two large claws
Fish – an animal that lives in water, and uses its fins and tail to swim
Seal – a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts
Dolphin – a very intelligent sea animal like a fish with a long grey pointed nose
Oyster – a type of shellfish that can be eaten cooked or uncooked, and that produces a jewel called a pearl
Shrimp – a small sea creature that you can eat, which has ten legs and a soft shell
Octopus – a sea creature with eight tentacles
Pelican – a large water bird that catches fish for food and stores them in a deep bag of skin under its beak
Otter – an animal with smooth brown fur that swims in rivers and eats fish
Shark – a large sea fish with several rows of very sharp teeth that is considered to be dangerous to humans
Walrus – a large sea animal with two long tusks coming down from the sides of its mouth
Starfish – a flat sea animal that has five arms forming the shape of a star
Squid – a sea creature with a long soft body and ten arms around its mouth
Whale – a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a mammal
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