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  • A long-tailed duck floating on water

    Long-tailed duck

    From late spring to the beginning of summer, the male has a brown head, neck and back with grey cheeks.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Anseriformes
    Family
    Anatidae (geese and ducks)
  • Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus

    Longhorn sculpin

    The longhorn sculpin is an elongated, spiny fish. Unlike most fish, its skin is not covered in scales.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Perciformes
    Family
    Cottidae
  • Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus).

    Lumpfish

    Lumpfish have short, robust bodies, covered with growths called tubercles. They have small mouths and humped backs.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Perciformes
    Family
    Cyclopteridae
  • Eudyptes chrysolophus

    Macaroni penguin

    This medium-sized penguin is slightly larger than the northern rockhopper penguin, and has a black back and whi

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Sphenisciformes
    Family
    Spheniscidae (penguins)
  • Eudyptes moseleyi

    Moseley’s rockhopper penguin

    This medium-sized penguin has a black back, white belly and short bill. It has a yellow line above the eye and a crown of long yellow and black feathers behind the eye.

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Sphenisciformes
    Family
    Spheniscidae (penguins)
  • 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
  • Lontra canadensis

    North american river otter

    A river otter has thick, glossy dark brown fur, lighter on the belly. Its toes are webbed. It has a long, tapered tail that is broader at the base.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Carnivora
    Family
    Mustelidae
  • Procyon lotor

    Northern raccoon

    The stocky body of the northern racoon varies in colour from one region to another, ranging from grey to reddish-brown. It has short legs.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Carnivora
    Family
    Procyonidae
  • 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