Aquatic Alphabet - B

Welcome to the Aquatic Alphabet, where all letters are one with the sea! Let's see how many marine creatures starting with the letter B you can name!
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Last updated: April 29, 2024
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This whale has an organ in the center of its head used for echolocation, hence why it has a more bulbous head shape.
Beluga Whale
Just one milligram of this cephalopod's venom can kill a person.
Blue Ringed Octopus
An apex predator that lives and hunts in coastal shorelines, making them one of the most dangerous sharks in the world for humans.
Bull Shark
You can find these arthropods attached to a whale's skin or a turtle's shell.
Barnacle
They are closely related to starfish, but have a numerous amount of branching arms.
Basket Star
Over 300 million of these live in the waters of Chesapeake Bay.
Blue Crab
This phylum of animals is known for shells with two valves that enclose their organs.
Brachiopod
It is one of only two surviving species of a group of fish that first appeared during the early Triassic period, known as Halecomorphi.
Bowfin
The male of this species of fish are known for bright and vibrant colors, as well as very long fins. They are commonly kept as household pets.
Betta Fish
This long bodied, prehistoric whale appears to have gone extinct near the end of the Eocene epoch.
Basilosaurus
They are the largest animal on the planet, with a heart that weighs as much as a car.
Blue Whale
Fishing for this particular species has become a popular sport in the U.S. thanks to how vigorous the fish acts to resist being reeled up to shore when hooked.
Bass
Australian cuisine encompasses this fish to a high degree, so much that a good amount of this fish consumed in Australia is imported.
Barramundi
When it senses nearby prey with its antennae, it strikes with its trap-jaw mandibles and seizes the prey into its burrow.
Bobbit Worm
The second-largest living sharks, which feed on zooplankton through filter feeding.
Basking Shark
This oval-shaped fish is generally olive colored on its upper body, and light yellow on its belly.
Bluegill
During the summer months, this fish begins their breeding near the Gulf of Maine.
Butterfish
Their bodies look swollen when taken out of the ocean, but that is because their bodies are best fit for ocean depths 120 times greater than that of the surface.
Blobfish
Also known as a pufferfish, they can inflate themselves as a defense mechanism.
Blowfish
These ferocious predatory fish have an elongated appearance and use short bursts of speed to surprise and overtake their prey.
Barracuda
They get their name from their bony flesh, and the bony covering over their eyes. They are also popular game fish in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas.
Bonefish
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