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Melanogrammus aeglefinus missing

 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Myxine glutinosa missing

 Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)

Pagurus cuanensis

 Hairy hermit crab (Pagurus cuanensis)

Acanthodoris pilosa

 Hairy spiny doris (Acanthodoris pilosa)

Liocarcinus depurator

 Harbour crab (Liocarcinus depurator)

Phocoena phocoena

 Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Mercenaria mercenaria

 Hard-shell clam (Mercenaria mercenaria)

Pagophilus groenlandicus missing

 Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)

Asparagopsis armata

 Harpoon weed (Asparagopsis armata)

Eretmochelys imbricata

 Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Glossus humanus missing

 Heart cockle (Glossus humanus)

Bryopsis plumosa

 Hen pen (Bryopsis plumosa)

Polybius henslowii missing

 Henslow's swimming crab (Polybius henslowii)

Cestopagurus timidus

 Hermit crab (Cestopagurus timidus)

Anapagurus hyndmanni missing

 Hermit crab (Anapagurus hyndmanni)

Hydractinia echinata

 Hermit crab fur (Hydractinia echinata)

Larus argentatus

 Herring gull (Larus argentatus)

Halecium halecinum

 Herring-bone hydroid (Halecium halecinum)

Sabellaria alveolata

 Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata)

Cystophora cristata missing

 Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)

Athanas nitescens

 Hooded shrimp (Athanas nitescens)

Fucus ceranoides

 Horned wrack (Fucus ceranoides)

Flustra foliacea

 Hornwrack (Flustra foliacea)

Trachurus trachurus

 Horse mackerel (or scad) (Trachurus trachurus)

Modiolus modiolus

 Horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus)

Talochlamys pusio missing

 Humpback scallop (Talochlamys pusio)

Megaptera novaeangliae

 Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Diphasia alata missing

 Hydroid (Diphasia alata)

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