Brown-barred rock cods are also called chocolate hinds because of their color. These fish are brown in color with darker brown vertical striping running from their heads to the base of their tails.

Redbar basslets typically travel in small, loose schools of individuals from their species. In open areas over reefs, drop-offs, and coastal coral reef habitats, these fish can be found in the ...

For a sea star, these guys are pretty fast, moving up to 40 centimeters a minute. Along the Pacific coast of North America, vermillion sea stars can be found in rocky areas and coral reef habitats.

Giant red sea cucumbers are able to regenerate all parts of their body. Along the Pacific coast of North America, giant red sea cucumbers can be found in sand, cobble, boulders, bedrock and mud ...

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 ...

These fish grow up to 11 inches (28 centimeters) in length. Scribbled angelfish have blue bodies with darker wavy lines, yellow snouts and fins, and a large vertical yellow stripe running vertically ...

These sea stars have a distinctive smell, giving off a garlic or charred gunpowder aroma when exposed to air. In rocky and muddy areas, leather sea stars can be found along the Pacific coast of North ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and Crane Point Museum & Nature Center celebrated a major milestone earlier this month, on October 6, 2025: the debut of Mote’s 10th location, the Mote Mangrove to ...

These chitons lay their eggs in the Spring and will hatch after only a few days. Found in coral reef habitats, these invertebrates exist in the Pacific Coast of North America and the Northwestern ...

This fish species forms distinctive pairs when breeding. Latticed butterflyfish are bright yellow with a darker cross-hatch pattern. They have thick black lines running vertically through their eyes ...

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Orange sea cucumbers are sometimes preyed on my sea stars and kelp greenling fish. Along North America's Pacific coast, orange sea cucumbers can be found among cobble substrate, rocky areas and in ...