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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If these sea stars lose an arm, they are able to regenerate a new one. Along North America's Pacific coast, rainbow sea stars can be found in rocky, sandy and muddy areas. Despite their name, these ...

Mottled sea stars can grow to have a radius of up to 11 inches (28 centimeters) in length. Off of North America's Pacific coast, these sea stars can be found in rocky areas, sandy habitats, on docks ...

This species of lobster doesn't have large front claws, like American lobster. Adult Caribbean spiny lobsters eat snails, crabs and clams. Young lobsters feed on plankton floating by in the water ...

This fish was first recorded in 1906. In the east-Indo-west-central Pacific region, these fish can be found in habitats with rubble, coral reefs and lagoons. Princess damselfish have yellow, ...

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have restored more than 216,000 corals to Florida’s Coral Reef—an exciting milestone. Starting in 2020, several of our restored corals spawned, engaging in sexual ...

Mote’s Marine Science Education & Outreach Center brings the wonders beneath the waves to visitors of all ages on the historic Anna Maria City Pier. Visitors will learn about the local marine ...

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