Using its tentacles, corky sea fingers 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 ...

Using its polyp tentacles, black sea rods catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the sun's ...

Using special algae—zooxanthellae– in their tissues, angular sea rods use photosynthesis to convert the sun's rays into energy/food. In the shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea, the angular sea whips ...

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 ...

The green reef crab originated in the Caribbean. 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 ...

On average, these fish grow to 3 inches (8 centimeters) long. 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 ...

These jellyfish have stinging cells in their tentacles that they use to stun their prey and defend themselves from predators. In the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Ocean, thimble jellies can live at ...

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 ...

This coral species can survive in deeper, lower light environments. Knobby candelabrum have fuzzy, bushy, cylindrical branches that grow from a single base. This coral can be beige, brown, purple or ...

Males in this species will guard their eggs and supply them with nutrients they need. Blue chromis are primarily blue in color with a dark stripe near their dorsal fin, large black eyes and a forked ...

These sea cucumbers sift through sandy bottom habitats searching for marine debris and other organic matter to eat. In the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, Florida sea cucumbers can ...

In the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, long-spined sea urchins can be found in shallow, calm waters near or on coral reefs. These round urchins have long-spines extending out from every side. These ...