Throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and western Atlantic Ocean, giant hermit crabs inhabit inshore reefs, beds of turtle grass, muddy, sandy and shelly bottom areas. Giant hermit crabs have ...

Reef butterflyfish have small, compressed bodies making them quick swimmers and great hiders. Throughout the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, reef butterflyfish inhabit coral ...

Scaled herrings travel in large groups, called schools. Throughout the Caribbean Sea, west Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, scaled herrings inhabit coral reefs and sandy bottoms near the shore.

Spottail pinfish can venture into brackish (the mix of fresh and saltwater) environments as well as marine environments. These fish live in coral reefs, rocky and sandy bottom areas, estuaries and ...

These fish change where they're at in the water column based on the time of day. At night, they stay near sandy and muddy bottoms and during the day, they roam around coral reefs searching for food.

Bluehead wrasses feed mainly on plankton and small benthic invertebrates. They will also eat the eggs of other small fishes. In the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, the ...

Trying to spot greenlings? Look at the dorsal fin on the upper back. It's long and it has a dip in the middle, so it looks a bit like the letter "m." Whitespotted greenlings can reach a max length of ...

The red Irish lord can grow 20 inches (51 cm) max length, and 2.45 pounds (1.11 kliogram) max weight. With its mottled pattern of red, brown, tan and white, the red Irish lord can easily blend into ...

These parrotfish are fairly large, with an average length of 1.6 feet (19.2 centimeters). Found in the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, midnight parrotfish inhabit coastal ...

These fish inhabit coral reefs in waters with high clarity throughout the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. The honeycomb cowfish’s body is lined with hexagons and dark ...

These anemones form clumps of individuals with the same genetics. They're clones! One group of clones will compete with nearby, genetically different groups of clones. These anemones catch food ...

This species of fish can swim in marine and brackish (the mix of salt and fresh) water. In the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, the silver jenny inhabits estuaries, beaches, ...