Marine Life

 There are many different kinds of marine lifeforms that range everywhere from seaweed to whales. There are 3 zones that the different animals live in. The first and top most level is called the Sunlit Zone, it goes down 600 feet below the surface.The second one is the Twilight Zone, this one goes down 600 to 3,000 feet below the Sunlit Zone into the Midnight Zone, which goes all the way down to the bottom. 

CRUSTACEANS 

 One family is called Crustaceans. They are crabs, crayfish, krill, shrimp and lobster.They can be in all the zones.There 50,000 known types of Crustaceans.

                                 

MOLLUSKS

  Next come Mollusks. There 100,000 known types of known Mollusks. Filter feeders make up a large part of Mollusks.animals with 2 shells are called bivalves, oysters, clams and animals like those are bivalves. Squid and octopuses are also Mollusks.

 FISH

 The next group is fish. There are over 20,000 different types of fish.They are divided into two groups,those with jaws and those without jaws.They can be pretty, scary, good to eat, and fun for pets, but most of all they are all part of God's creation.

DOLPHINS  

 There also mammals like whales and dolphins. They need to breath air and are very smart.

KELP
FORESTS

There are great forests of kelp off the 
coasts of Japan and the state 
of California in the U.S.A. They make a great habitat for many animals.