Sealife guideThe Sphenisciformes orderThe 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)
Adelie penguin
(Pygoscelis adeliae)
African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
African penguin
(Spheniscus demersus)
Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Chinstrap penguin
(Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
Emperor penguin
(Aptenodytes forsteri)
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
Galapagos penguin
(Spheniscus mendiculus)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Gentoo penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
King penguin
(Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli)
Royal Penguin
(Eudyptes schlegeli)
Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
Southern rockhopper penguin
(Eudyptes chrysocome)
Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
Yellow-eyed penguin
(Megadyptes antipodes)

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