When it comes time for the bands to adopt a name, many of them have been inspired by the various creatures of nature, whether they are insects like a beetle or primates like monkeys. Some groups have even chosen extinct animals, so music fans are familiar with the classic rock T. Rex and modern alternative band Dinosaur Jr.

However, musicians have rarely decided to name themselves after creatures that live in water. That is why we do not have groups called Octopus or Dolphin or The Squids in the Rock Hall of Fame, although there have been some popular bands that were inspired by beings from the sea.

Here are ten of those groups.

The turtles

They gained notoriety for turning Bob Dylan songs like “It Ain’t Me Babe” and “My Back Pages” into hits, but their most enduring classic is arguably the love anthem “Happy Together.”

Eels

Mark Oliver Everett has been the brains behind this alternative group since its inception in the late nineties, and he’s still making smart records like 2007’s Blinking Lights or 2010’s Tomorrow Morning or The Deconstruction released last month.

Hootie and the puffer fish

Almost ubiquitous in 1986 due to Cracked Rear View, Darius Rucker and his teammates never came close to matching the success of that debut. Rucker has become quite popular in recent years in the country genre.

The catfish and the bottle men

Sounding like an alloy of the Strokes and the Killers, this quartet enjoyed immediate success with an album titled The Ride.

The Sharks

Andy Fraser, bassist for Paul Rogers and Free, formed this group that broke up after just two albums.

Whale

These rates peaked in the 1990s before dissolving just before the turn of the century.

Great white

After making Ian Hunter’s “Once Bitten Twice Shy” a top ten hit, this hard rock group began a long career.

Stingrays

Travel back to the late 1970s and early 1980s, and you’re sure to hear this group mentioned among the top acts considered the British New Wave.

Chocolate starfish

The best Australian rock group of the 1990s, this alternative rock group became known primarily for their flashy cover of Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain.”

Hot tuna

Probably the oldest member of this list, his original lineup was so popular that he appeared once on an episode of the comedy F. Troop.