Sealife guideThe Spheniscidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species
Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !

Adelie penguin
(Pygoscelis adeliae)
(Pygoscelis adeliae)

African penguin
(Spheniscus demersus)
(Spheniscus demersus)

Chinstrap penguin
(Pygoscelis antarcticus)
(Pygoscelis antarcticus)

Emperor penguin
(Aptenodytes forsteri)
(Aptenodytes forsteri)

Galapagos penguin
(Spheniscus mendiculus)
(Spheniscus mendiculus)

Gentoo penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)
(Pygoscelis papua)

King penguin
(Aptenodytes patagonicus)
(Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Royal Penguin
(Eudyptes schlegeli)
(Eudyptes schlegeli)

Southern rockhopper penguin
(Eudyptes chrysocome)
(Eudyptes chrysocome)

Yellow-eyed penguin
(Megadyptes antipodes)
(Megadyptes antipodes)
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Poisson papillon orné
(Chaetodon ornatissimus)
(Chaetodon ornatissimus)
