Question

1. There are starfish, jellyfish, sea anemones, sea horses, sea urchins, etc in the ocean.

2. There are starfishes, jellyfishes, sea anemones, sea horses, sea urchins, etc in the ocean.

(Which expression is correct?)

Answers

bobpursley
Common usage for the plural of fish, starfish, and jellyfish is the same: fish, starfish, and jellyfish.

So 1) is correct. I remember in the King James version of the Bible, fishes was plural, but no longer.
GuruBlue
etc. is an abbreviation and has a period following.
PsyDAG
Since "etc." is an abbreviation for the Latin, "et cetera," it is typically followed by a period.

I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.
Writeacher
In addition to adding a period after "etc." you also need to add a comma since you are ending a series.

"...sea urchins, etc., in the ocean."

From http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html
in Section 3:
"The abbreviations etc. and jr. are always preceded by a comma, and except at the end of a sentence, followed by one."

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