Australian Marine Animals List

Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins Sousa spp and description of a new species from Australia.

Australian marine animals list. The main kinds of animals in the sea are whales dolphins sharks and seals which are some of the most popular and well-known kinds of sea mammals. The former is bigger in size at 4 to 8 inches as compared to the 24 inches of the latter. Ratites such as the emu and cassowary are large flightless birds similar to the ostrich.

Discover the astonishing variety of mammals birds reptiles marine life and more in the Australian Museum collections. There are several different types of dolphin which you may come across with the most common being the Bottlenose Dolphin. Visit Australian Marine Parks to see Australian Marine Animals like whales dolphins Manta Rays and the Leafy Sea Dragons.

They can be introduced by human activity. A small oily fish of the Atlantic and Pacific providing food for many fish marine mammals and birds. The megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios with its blunt head even larger than its abdomen is one of the most unique species of shark to roam the depths of the ocean.

Sea Lion Australian Shark Greynurse Shark Tiger Shark Whitefin swell Shrimp Mantis Snail Elephant Violet Sea Snail Southern Chaetiliid an isopod Squid Pyjama. Famous animals found in Australia also include marine animals such as cone snail sea snake blue-ringed octopus and land animals such as Gang-gang cockatoo Emu eastern brown snake tiger snakewolf spider wedge-tailed eagle banjo frog and Blue-tongued skink here is the list of unique wild animals of Australia. But this is just a small list compared to the many different kinds of fish that we know of and others we are unaware of that inhabit the marine.

A bright-colored fish of coral reefs. Western Australias coastline spans more than 13500 km and is home to some of the worlds most remarkable ecosystems and marine wildlife including massive whale sharks humpback whales and several threatened species of sea turtles. Damage they can cause.

A large edible sea snail of coastal waters. Three coastal or marine ecosystems were listed as threatened ecological communities under the EPBC Act during the. The shark washed up on the beach alive and was.