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  • Tonicella marmorea,

    Mottled red chiton

    Chitons are true “living fossils” since they have not changed in 300 million years. It has preserved vestiges of the segmented body of its ancestors.

    Class
    Polyplacophora
    Order
    Chitonida
    Family
    Ischnochitonidae
  • Urticina felina

    Northern red anemone, Dahlia anemone

    The northern red anemone resembles a flowering plant; nevertheless, it is part of the animal kingdom. A dead giveaway is the fact that it possesses a “stomach”.

    Class
    Anthozoa
    Order
    Actiniaria
    Family
    Actiniidae
  • Cucumaria frondosa

    Northern sea cucumber, Orange-footed sea cucumber

    The northern sea cucumber has five rows of sucker tube feet or ambulacra. Ten tentacles surround its mouth. It can make its tentacles disappear by retracting them into its mouth.

    Class
    Holothuroidea
    Order
    Dendrochirotida
    Family
    Cucumaridae
  • Pandalus borealis

    Northern shrimp

    The northern shrimp moves around quite gracefully using only 6 of its 10 walking legs (pereiopods).

    Class
    Crustacea
    Order
    Decapoda
    Family
    Pandalidés
  • Zoarces americanus

    Ocean pout

    The ocean pout has a large mouth, with fleshy lips, and an eel-like elongated body.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Perciformes
    Family
    Zoarcidae
  • Leptasterias polaris

    Polar sea star

    The polar sea star has six arms.

    Class
    Asteroidea
    Order
    Forcipulata
    Family
    Plantaginaceae
  • Pollachius virens

    Pollock

    The fish has three dorsal fins. Its lateral line is straight and white, unlike the curved line on cod. Its head is rather small compared with cod. The barbel under the chin is small or lacking.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Gadiformes
    Family
    Gadidae
  • Alca torda

    Razorbill

    The razorbill has white underparts and a black back. Its bill is broader than that of the common murre. The male and female are identical in appearance.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Charadriiformes
    Family
    Alcidae
  •  Pholis gunnellus

    Rock gunnel

    The rock gunnel looks like a small eel due to its flattened, elongated body. Its colouring varies but is usually brownish with yellowish markings.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Perciformes
    Family
    Pholidae
  • Arenaria interpres

    Ruddy turnstone

    Both sexes of this bird are identical.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Charadriiformes
    Family
    Scolopacidae