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 ...

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 ...

The giant hermit crab is the largest hermit crab species in the western Atlantic ocean. Throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and western Atlantic Ocean, giant hermit crabs inhabit inshore ...

Visit our 135,000 gallon shark habitat. Meet our resident sea turtles, otters, seahorses and gracefully drifting sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems ...

This anemone secretes a toxin that can be harmful to humans. Using its polyp tentacles, mat anemones will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also have a special algae—called ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Kelp greenling of 18 years and 25 years old have been reported from Alaska and Oregon. These Pacific fish inhabit rocky reefs, kelp beds, eelgrass beds and sand bottoms in the eastern North Pacific, ...

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 ...