Striped burrfish have a beak-like mouth perfect for eating hard-shelled invertebrates such as barnacles, hermit crabs, mussels, oysters and shrimp. They'll occasionally graze on algae. These fish live ...

As adults, dusky squirrelfish reach a max length of 7 inches (18 centimeters). Dusky squirrelfish are found in coastal rocky and reef communities in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and western ...

A dwarf cuttlefish's mantle can reach up to 3 inches (7 centimeters) in length. Dwarf cuttlefish are masters of disguise. They have special skin cells—chromatophores— that allow them to rapidly change ...

The blueface angelfish has only been spotted in Florida waters once, off of the coast of Fort Lauderdale in 2006. In the greater Indo-West Pacific Ocean, blueface angelfish live in lagoons, channels, ...

They are sometimes referred to as “dead man’s fingers” due to their resemblance to a hand with outstretched fingers. Using its tentacles, corky sea fingers will catch and eat smaller marine organisms ...

Napoleon wrasses grow to two feet (24 inches) long, on average. Mollusks, sea urchins, crustaceans like shrimp and crab, boxfishes, sea hares, starfish and eels are all on the menu for Napoleon ...

In Panama, brush coral is considered to be a crucial reef building species. Brush coral ranges in growth from 0.7-1.18 inches (1.27- 3.96 centimeters) a year depending on their geographic location.

The bell of these jellies can reach one foot (30 centimeters) in diameter. These sea jellies are bright orange and large. They have a translucent bell (head) with 24 long, thin tentacles and four more ...

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Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have restored more than 216,000 corals to Florida’s Coral Reef—an exciting milestone. Starting in 2020, several of our restored corals spawned, engaging in sexual ...

These sea stars are able to evert their stomachs to grab hard-to-reach food. On average, these sea stars can grow to have an arm radius around 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) in length. On North America's ...

This fish was first recorded in 1906. In the east-Indo-west-central Pacific region, these fish can be found in habitats with rubble, coral reefs and lagoons. Princess damselfish have yellow, ...