This species has been known to eat their own kind. Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific region but have been traveling to non-native waters in recent years. They can be found in bays, estuaries, ...

Females and males of this species travel in separate groups when migrating to cooler waters. Sandbar sharks are gray-brown in color with relatively large dorsal fins and long pectoral fins.

Florida pompano can swim up to 230 feet (70 meters) deep. In the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, Florida pompano can be found near coastlines, coral reefs, estuaries, and other sandy ...

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These shrimp only live for a year and usually die post-spawning season. Glass shrimp can be hard to spot because of their transparent coloring. Faint striping occurs on their midsection and ends at ...

Blue rockfish can grow to 24 inches (61 centimeters) long. Contrary to their name, blue rockfish are silver in color, darkening to black towards their triangular tail. They have irregular stripes on ...

Calico rockfish can live up to 12 years. In the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, calico rockfish inhabit rocky areas with sandy or muddy bottoms. Calico rockfish white bodies with ...

This coral species broadcast spawns during certain points of the year. This means that their eggs are projected into the water before being fertilized and settling back down to the seabed. Using their ...

Males in this species are "mouth brooders", meaning they will carry their fertilized eggs in their mouth until they're ready to hatch. Pajama cardinalfish are small in size with large, red eyes, a ...

Gold-spotted rabbitfish are able to blend into coral habitats almost seamlessly with their unique coloring and dotted pattern. Gold-spotted rabbitfish have pale blue bodies covered in tiny orange dots ...