Open Ocean Animals List

A very large ray up to 20 feet a filter-feeder of open oceans.

Open ocean animals list. Image by Dan90266. The oceans are so huge it is hard for scientists to explore them. The wings of a laysan albatross are adapted to lock open into a wingspan of nearly seven feet.

Moray Eel This is a family of eels. Many bivalves are hunted and eaten by humans. What are the most common animals in the oceans.

A bivalves shell has two parts. List of animals that live in the open ocean Image. As the climate continues to change we are learning more about those limits.

Ocean Animals with Examples. Whales are also found in the open ocean. It is from 6000m 19686 ft below sea level to the bottom of the ocean.

Monkfish This is a fish of grotesque appearance that is famous in northern Europe. These are hinged on one side and can be open and closed. Thousands and thousands of different animal species inhabit the worlds ocean waters and can be found at water depths of just a centimetre to nearly 11.

It is known that animal life can be found at all depths of the ocean from the surface to the deepest trenches that are over seven miles below the surface. An extinct giant shark one of the largest predators ever up to 65 feet long. Although the pelagic zone has the greatest volume and vertical range of any life zone it is only home to about 10 of all marine species.