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Yellow tangs hang out in small schools of fish that sometimes include other species. Yellow tangs are entirely yellow in color. They’re round and flat with long dorsal and pectoral fins. These tangs ...

Cownose rays can grow up to 7 feet (2.1 meters), but on average only grow to be 4 feet (1.2 meters). These rays can get as heavy as 50 pounds! Cownose rays prefer shallow coastal waters but migrate ...

Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are the smallest sea turtles, only growing to around 2 feet (0.61meters) long, and weighing in anywhere from 70-100 pounds (31.7- 45.4 kilograms). Kemp's Ridleys are most ...

These rays produce eggs that hatch inside of their body before birthing live young. Roughtail stingrays live in soft bottom habitats like seagrass meadows, muddy and sandy flats. Sometimes, they'll ...

The giant hermit crab is the largest hermit crab species in the western Atlantic ocean. Throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and western Atlantic Ocean, giant hermit crabs inhabit inshore ...

Blackcap basslets grow to 4.3 inches (11 centimeters) in length. Blackcap basslets are common in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean. They inhabit coastal reef colonies and rocky areas.

This fish in this species begin female. Some transition into males at a later stage in their lives. This fish is commonly found in reef communities in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. They can ...

On average, adult hawksbills weigh between 100-150 pounds (45 - 68 kilograms) and their shells grow to an average length 2.5 feet (0.8 meters). Hawksbill sea turtles are omnivorous, meaning they munch ...

This species of grass can reproduce sexually and asexually. Each blade of manatee grass can grow to anywhere between 5-30 centimeters (2-12 inches) in length. Manatee grass grows along the coasts of ...

Great star corals use their tentacles to wipe off any sand or silt that land on its polyps. Great star coral colonies can grow anywhere from 0.33-8.2 feet (10-250 centimeters) in diameter. Using its ...

A triggerfish's dorsal spines function to lock themselves into rocky crevices at night, not allowing predators to pull them out. The first dorsal spine "locks" and the second dorsal spine "triggers" ...