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 ...

French grunts travel in large groups, sometimes reaching thousands. In the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean, French grunts live near rocky surfaces, coral reefs, seagrass beds, lagoons and ...

These fish are nocturnal feeders, meaning they wait until nighttime to search for food. In the Indo-west Pacific, marine bettas can be found in tropical waters among coral reef habitats. They hide in ...

Maiden gobies filter feed in sandy areas for potential prey, while simultaneously keeping their habitat clean. Maiden gobies have long, white bodies with irregular orange spotting from their gills to ...

Bonnethead sharks feed primarily on mollusks, small fishes, crabs and shrimp. Bonnethead sharks live in the warm coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and off the Pacific ...

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All cheeklined wrasses start off as female and become males later in their life. Cheeklined wrasses have an appearance that varies depending on their age, sex and environment. Males are greenish-grey ...

Dwarf seahorses only grow to be about 1.0 inch (2.5 centimeters) long. Found along the Caribbean, Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico, dwarf seashores like to live in coral reefs, mangroves, and any ...

Alligators can grow to be 12 feet (3.6 meters) long in length and weight up to 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms). It is typical for males to be slightly bigger in size than female alligators. Alligators ...

On average, river otters grow to be three to four feet (0.9-1.2 meters) and can weigh anywhere from 11-30 pounds (5- 14 kilograms)! Male river otters are typically larger than their female ...

Hundreds of these fish can gather in one area to spawn. They release eggs that drift and hatch to produce larvae. The larvae keep drifting and then settle in shallow habitats with algae. As predators ...

These lobsters are nocturnal feeders, meaning they hibernate during the day and come out at night to eat. Throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, the Spanish slipper lobster lives in ...