Florida manatees are native to the United States, as seen in both the fossil records and in Native American sites. Depending on the time of year they can be frequently found in Florida, Alabama, and ...

Zebra sharks can breathe via buccal pumping. Using muscles to pump water over their gills allows them to breathe while resting on the seafloor instead of continuously swimming. The diet of a zebra ...

These social crabs are very protective of their own kind and will lend a claw if another crab is being bothered by a predator. The carapace, or shell, of a Caribbean king crab is around 5.4 inches ...

These sea fans grow to 3.3 feet (1 meter) across. Using their polyp's tentacles, Venus sea fans catch organic compounds and small marine organisms from their environment. They also have a special ...

Blue rockfish can grow to 24 inches (61 centimeters) long. These fish can be bluish, greenish or silver-gray, often with dark mottling. Their tail is slightly forked. They feed on zooplankton, small ...

Napoleon wrasses grow to two feet (24 inches) long, on average. Mollusks, sea urchins, crustaceans like shrimp and crab, boxfishes, sea hares, starfish and eels are all on the menu for Napoleon ...

These fish can get up to 20 pounds (9.1 Kilograms) but are commonly found around 5 pounds (2.3 Kilograms). Crevalle jack can be found in the western Atlantic ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico from ...

On average, black snook grow to 18 inches (45 centimeters) long. Black snook can live in both fresh and marine water. They can found in the coastal muddy, sandy and rocky bottom habitats of the ...

Near the Great Barrier Reef, this species lives to 34 years on average. Clown surgeonfish are named after the sharp, scalpel-like spines on either side of their tail, which they use for self-defense ...

Bahama sea stars have tiny tubular feet on the underside of their bodies to transport themselves at a very slow pace. Young Bahama sea stars live in seagrass meadows for camouflage, while adults ...

These crabs will cover their bodies in algae, sponges and other materials to blend into their environment and hide from predators. The southern spider crabs are tan-brown with triangle-shaped shells.

Burrowing sea cucumbers burrow themselves in a new spot everyday, looking for food. These sea cucumbers feed on the top layers of sand underneath coral reef communities. They filter nutrients from the ...