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Visit our 135,000 gallon shark habitat. Meet our resident sea turtles, otters, seahorses and gracefully drifting sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems ...

These fish create a grunting sound to defend their territory, intimidate predators and warn others of danger. Dusky squirrelfish are found in coastal rocky and reef communities in the Gulf of Mexico, ...

Common snook are protandric hermaphrodites- they change sex from male to female after they mature. Common snook grow much larger than other snook species, reaching up to 48 inches in length and ...

Kelp rockfish can change their color and markings to blend in with their background. Kelp rockfish inhabit kelp beds and rocky habitats from Timber Cove, California, south to Punta de San Pablo in ...

Flamboyant cuttlefish are carnivores, eating a variety of bony fish and crustaceans including: shrimp, worms, shellfish, mollusks and other cuttlefish. Flamboyant cuttlefish have the ability to change ...

Black drum are a recreationally fished species in Florida. A characteristic of drum fish in general is that they have the ability to produce croaking/drumming sounds using their swim bladder- giving ...

The carapace, or shell, of a Caribbean king crab is around 5.4 inches (136 millimeters) for males and 4.7 inches (120 millimeters) for females. They can weigh up to 6 pounds (3 Kilograms). Masters at ...

Using its polyp tentacles, black sea rods catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the sun's ...

When breeding, rainbow parrotfish stay in distinct pairs, only choosing one partner. Despite their name, rainbow parrotfish do not display all seven colors of the rainbow. Their bodies are bright teal ...

Lined seahorses can grow to be over 7 inches (17.8 centimeters) long. The lined seahorse can be found in coastal communities of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast of North and South America.

Each corallite on star coral is 0.25-0.40 inches (2.5 - 4 millimeters) in diameter. Using its tentacles, star coral will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. Coral also have a special ...