Shoal grass can grow to be 13 inches (33 centimeters) long and 0.08 inches (2 millimeters) in width. Shoal grass grows around the world but is most commonly found in the muddy coastal waters of the ...

These fish change where they're at in the water column based on the time of day. At night, they stay near sandy and muddy bottoms and during the day, they roam around coral reefs searching for food.

While courting a mate, these fish will dance around and chase each other, eventually breaking away from others to reproduce. Spot-fin butterflyfish can be found near shallow coral reefs in Florida.

A triggerfish's dorsal spines function to lock themselves into rocky crevices at night, not allowing predators to pull them out. The first dorsal spine "locks" and the second dorsal spine "triggers" ...

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These butterflyfish feed on marine invertebrates like shrimp, as well as sea urchins, worms and the parasites on the bodies of other fishes. Throughout the western Atlantic ocean and Gulf of Mexico, ...

These anemones form clumps of individuals with the same genetics. They're clones! One group of clones will compete with nearby, genetically different groups of clones. These anemones catch food ...

Found in the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, queen angelfish inhabit the bottom of coral reefs. This vibrant reef fish is bright yellow with highlights of blue near their ...

Throughout the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and eastern Pacific Ocean, these fish inhabit shallow coral reef communities. They also live in seagrass beds and along rocky surfaces ...

These fish inhabit coral reefs in waters with high clarity throughout the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. The honeycomb cowfish’s body is lined with hexagons and dark ...

These fish can reach 21 inches (53 centimeters) max length and 4.6 pounds (2.1 kilograms) max weight. These Pacific fish inhabit rocky reefs, kelp beds, eelgrass beds and sand bottoms in the eastern ...

To expand our positive impacts on coral reefs in the Upper Florida Keys, Mote Marine Laboratory created the first and only land-based coral nursery in Key Largo. The Key Largo Coral Nursery, situated ...