Swimming Creatures of the World A-Z
A-Z Guide to Swimming Aquatic Animals
Explore the incredible diversity of swimming creatures from oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, and all aquatic environments worldwide.
A
- Angelfish
- Anchovy
- Alligator
- Atlantic Salmon
- Amazon River Dolphin
- Arrow Crab
- Australian Swimmer Crab
B
- Blue Whale
- Barracuda
- Bottlenose Dolphin
- Blue Tang
- Beluga Whale
- Bull Shark
- Blobfish
C
- Clownfish
- Crocodile
- Cuttlefish
- Catfish
- Cod
- Crab (swimming species)
- Carp
D
- Dolphin (all species)
- Dugong
- Dragonfish
- Damselfish
- Dory
- Deep Sea Anglerfish
E
- Electric Eel
- Emperor Penguin
- Eel (all species)
- Elephant Seal
- Eagle Ray
F
- Flying Fish
- Frogfish
- Flounder
- Fur Seal
- Freshwater Stingray
- Fiddler Crab (swimming larvae)
G
- Great White Shark
- Green Sea Turtle
- Grouper
- Goldfish
- Giant Squid
- Garfish
H
- Humpback Whale
- Hammerhead Shark
- Hippopotamus
- Horseshoe Crab
- Herring
- Hatchetfish
I
- Isopod (aquatic species)
- Irukandji Jellyfish
- Icefish
- Indonesian Frogfish
J
- Jellyfish (all swimming species)
- Jackfish
- Japanese Spider Crab
- Jewelfish
K
- Killer Whale (Orca)
- Koi Fish
- King Crab
- Krill
- Kelpfish
L
- Lionfish
- Lobster
- Leopard Seal
- Lake Trout
- Lamprey
- Leafy Sea Dragon
M
- Manatee
- Manta Ray
- Marlin
- Moorish Idol
- Mudskipper
- Megalodon (extinct)
N
- Narwhal
- Nautilus
- Needlefish
- Nurse Shark
- Nudibranch (sea slug)
O
- Octopus
- Otter (River and Sea)
- Oarfish
- Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola)
- Orca (Killer Whale)
P
- Penguin (all swimming species)
- Pufferfish
- Porpoise
- Prawn
- Parrotfish
- Portuguese Man O' War
Q
- Queen Angelfish
- Quillback Fish
- Queen Parrotfish
R
- River Otter
- Rainbow Trout
- Rays (all species)
- Rockfish
- Remora
- Ribbon Eel
S
- Shark (all species)
- Sea Turtle (all species)
- Squid
- Starfish (some swim)
- Stingray
- Seahorse
T
- Tuna
- Tiger Shark
- Turtle (all aquatic species)
- Triggerfish
- Tadpole (frog/toad larvae)
- Thresher Shark
U
- Umbrella Squid
- Urchin (some swimming species)
- Unicornfish
V
- Vampire Squid
- Viperfish
- Velvet Crab
- Vundu Catfish
W
- Whale Shark
- Walrus
- Wrasse
- Water Boatman (insect)
- Whale (all species)
X
- X-ray Tetra
- Xenocongrid Eel
- Xiphosuran (Horseshoe Crab)
Y
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Yellow Tang
- Yeti Crab
Z
- Zebra Shark
- Zander Fish
- Zooplankton
- Zebra Turkeyfish
Note: This list includes animals that swim or move through water using various methods (fins, flippers, jet propulsion, paddling). It encompasses mammals, fish, reptiles, crustaceans, cephalopods, and some swimming insects. Many of these creatures inhabit multiple water types (freshwater, saltwater, brackish).
Remember: Some animals like hippos and crocodiles spend significant time swimming but are not exclusively aquatic.