Using the stinging cells in its tentacles, smooth flower coral will catch smaller marine invertebrates that drift by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that ...

Using the stinging cells in its tentacles, pineapple starlet coral will catch and eat smaller marine organisms drifting by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that ...

Royal grammas are small fish with purple and yellow split coloring. They have a small black bar running through their eyes and a black dot at the front of their dorsal fin.

Throughout the western Atlantic ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, blushing star coral inhabits reef communities, channels, and deep lagoons at various depths. Blushing star coral gets its name ...

Using its tentacles, mustard hill coral will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the sun's ...

Coral have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the sun's rays into energy/food. Tan bushy soft coral is a branching coral with many extensions growing from a ...

Massive starlet coral have a special algae, called zooxanthellae, in their tissues that photosynthesize the sun's energy into food. Throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and the western ...

Green reef crabs can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea inhabiting coral reef communities and rocky areas. The green reef crab has eight hairy, brown legs and two ...

Red beaded anemones have a large mouth in the center of their body, surrounded by tentacles with colorful “beads” at the ends. They’re also called “flower anemones” because of their resemblance to ...

When these snails are ready to spawn, they'll settle themselves on high rocks and begin the external fertilization of released eggs. Shaped like a spiral cone, lightfoot snails can range from orange ...

Found in grass flats, sandy and rocky bottom habitats, flat claw hermit crabs are common in the Gulf of Mexico. These hermit crabs live in gastropod (single, spiraled shell) shells to protect their ...

Using its tentacles, emerald false coral will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the ...