Aquatic Alphabet - L

Welcome to the Aquatic Alphabet, where all letters are one with the sea! Do you have what it takes to name all of the L-lettered sea animals given below?

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The yellowish tint to its skin is where this shark gets its name from. They can handle being in captivity easily, hence why they are studied so often.

Lemon Shark

One of the most valued crawfish seafood. It has a segmented body, antennae, and large pincers.

Lobster

A parasitic, eel-like fish known to suck the blood and body fluids of other fish. The species has survived at least four major extinction events.

Lamprey

Its only natural predator is the orca. It is also the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic.

Leopard Seal

These fish are known for their white and maroon stripes, and large venomous spines that make up their fins.

Lionfish

Of the 23 species of this fish, 17 are exclusively found in Hispaniola. They are good algae-eaters, and are generally peaceful.

Limia

A family of flounders that are named for the fact that they lie on the sea bottom with their right sides, with both eyes on their left side.

Lefteye Flounder

The Elopidae are a family of fish that get their name from the Greek word "ellops", which means a kind of serpent. Another name for the elopidae is . . .

Ladyfish

They have light-producing organs on their bodies that allow them to create a blinding flash as soon as they dart away from predators.

Lanternfish

They are the closest living relatives of tetrapods, known for retaining ancestral characteristics such as the ability to breathe air.

Lungfish

These fish have a large oval body with a small mouth and eyes found low on their head, right beneath their bulging forehead.

Louvar

Their pelvic fin serves as a suction disk that allows them to stick to objects.

Lumpsucker/Lumpfish

Found in the western coasts of Australia, these fish appear like seahorses but noticeably have large, leaf-like protrusions all over their body.

Leafy Seadragon

A group of aquatic snails with a conical shell shape. Their teeth are the strongest biological material on Earth.

Limpet

The largest species of turtle in the world, and the only species of sea turtle without scales or a hard shell.

Leatherback Seaturtle

A large sea serpent that originated from several books from the Hebrew bible as the symbol of Israel's enemies.

Leviathan

2 Comments

Level 62

Apr 30, 2024

Nice one, good info, although the "A family a flounders names" text needs editing. Also, isn't the elephant seal in the Antarctic? And way bigger than leopard seals.

Level 37

Apr 30, 2024

The thing about the leopard seals was a mistake in research, which I just fixed. Thank you for letting me know.