The US coastline stretches for thousands of miles, teeming with life beneath the waves. From majestic giants to bioluminescent wonders, prepare to dive into the extraordinary world of 20 breathtaking animals lurking off the US coast.
Gray Whale
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Depositphotos_626507268_L-682x1024.jpg)
Humpback Whale
![Humpback Whale](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Humpback-Whale-1-1200x642.jpg)
Blue Whale
![Blue whale. NOAA Photo Library, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Anim1754_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg)
Sperm Whales
![pod of sperm whales](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Depositphotos_35626143_XL-1200x800.jpg)
Green Sea Turtle
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/jesse-schoff-Ph2KtIqKs7c-unsplash-1200x900.jpg)
Leatherback Turtle
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/olga-ga-iRgbLpf50IE-unsplash-1200x900.jpg)
Spinner Dolphins
![dolphins](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/hanson-lu-Jj2qvozub_g-unsplash-1200x800.jpg)
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
![Scalloped hammerhead](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Scalloped_Hammerhead_Shark_Sphyrna_Lewini_226845659.jpeg)
Thresher Shark
![Thresher shark in profile, showing extremely long tail.](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Depositphotos_98918092_L-1200x801.jpg)
Tiger Shark
![tiger shark](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Depositphotos_120670938_XL-1200x800.jpg)
Ragged-tooth Shark
![Ragged-tooth shark Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Image by Tara Panton](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ragged-tooth-shark_SodwanaBay_TaraPanton-2-of-2.jpg)
Great White Shark
![Great white shark smiling](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Great_white_shark_south_africa.jpg)
Whale Shark
![Whale Shark in sunshine 1.0](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Whale-Shark-in-sunshine-1.0-1200x686.png)
Stonefish
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Depositphotos_474085160_XL-1200x800.jpg)
Basking Shark
![Basking Shark](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1026px-Cetorhinus_maximus_by_greg_skomal-973x1024.jpeg)
Octopus
![octopus punching fish](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Depositphotos_77287051_L-1200x800.jpg)
Crayfish
![crawfish / crayfish](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Depositphotos_32823351_L-1200x772.jpg)
Lionfish
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1491px-Pterois_volitans_Manado-e_edit-1200x869.jpg)
Anglerfish
![DALL·E 2024-01-22 12.00.14 - A highly realistic, square depiction of an Anglerfish in the deep ocean with a subtly glowing luminescent lure. The image should capture the Anglerfis](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DALL%C2%B7E-2024-01-22-12.00.14-A-highly-realistic-square-depiction-of-an-Anglerfish-in-the-deep-ocean-with-a-subtly-glowing-luminescent-lure.-The-image-should-capture-the-Anglerfis.png)
Nurse Shark
![Nurse Shark](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Depositphotos_99722930_S.jpg)
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