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.

Due to their slow growth and low reproduction rate, goliath groupers have experienced a population decline of at least 80% in the last ten years. These fish can grow to be over 8 feet (2.5 meters) ...

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 ...

When in darker areas, this fish is able to become almost completely invisible due to the changing colors of their scales. When light is present, these fish appear blue in color. Throughout the Gulf of ...

These fish can be found anywhere from the western Atlantic Ocean to the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. They inhabit reefs, caves, holes in rocky areas and venture out to sandy/grassy areas to feed.

Shoal grass can grow to be 13 inches (33 centimeters) long and 0.08 inches (2 millimeters) in width. Shoal grass grows around the world but is most commonly found in the muddy coastal waters of the ...

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 ...

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, ...

These fish can reach 21 inches (53 centimeters) max length and 4.6 pounds (2.1 kilograms) max weight. These Pacific fish inhabit rocky reefs, kelp beds, eelgrass beds and sand bottoms in the eastern ...