Northeast Pacific

Females can weigh up to 40,000 times more than their partners.

Swallows food, much of it larger than them, whole

They get toxins from their prey to use it against predators.

Can release a toxin from its skin

During spawning the look of the male changes. Among other things, he grows a beak called a kype that bears fangs.

The parrotfish can change from female to male at some point in its life.

Moon Jellies are bioluminescent, so they glow in the dark! They can also de-age!

Its system can’t metabolize wax esters, which can lead to unpleasantness for diners.

It has teeth not only in its jaws but in its tongue and the roof of its mouth

The word "halibut" is comes from haly meaning "holy" and butte meaning flat fish due to its popularity on Catholic holy days.

Snow crabs communicate with each other by waving or drumming their pincers.

The football fish is named after its unusual round or oblong shape

The male pipefish has the ability to carry fertilized eggs with him

The lumpfish have sticky suction cups on their fins

The goshawk is a popular choice among European falconers

It's called the rabbit of the ocean because it multiplies so quickly.

Called "red salmon" because their skin turns bright red to dirty red during spawning season

The European Conger ( Conger conger) can weigh as much as an adult human!