Like most corals, pineapple corals have algae that convert sunlight into energy inside their cells. They also sometimes feed on plankton that are floating by.

Branch-capped corals are sometimes called frogspawn corals due to their bulbous branch tips looking like frog eggs. Branch-capped corals have algae that turn sunlight into energy living within their ...

Smallmouth grunts look completely different in their juvenile stage than their final form. Found in the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic, smallmouth grunts live in and around coral reef ...

In 2023, recreational anglers fished 3.4 million pounds of vermilion snapper, according to NOAA Fisheries. Vermilion snappers are found in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to the Caribbean Sea, ...

Like most corals, stony corals have algae that convert sunlight into energy inside their cells. They also sometimes feed on plankton that are floating by.

The buffalo sculpin's scientific name, Enophrys bison, translates to "horn-like spines on the eyebrow". In the eastern Pacific ocean, buffalo sculpin fish can be found in rocky and sandy coastal areas ...

When startled or preparing to sleep, the zombie razorfish dives headfirst into sand to hide. The zombie razorfish is a small, pale fish with four vertical stripes on its ultrathin body and a white or ...

Along the Pacific coast of North America, these fish can be found near rocky reefs, kelp forests, and deeper waters as they age. Canary rockfish are bright in color, with shades of blue, yellow, and ...

These fish gather into large groups, sometimes of over 100 individuals, at the outer slopes of reefs. All purple queen basslets are deep pink-purple. The females have a bright yellow stripe on their ...

This species was first recorded in 1766. In the western Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, these fish can be found in both marine and freshwater. They inhabit estuaries, mangroves, seagrass meadows, ...

The cup coral is one of the smallest corals in the Mussidae family, which consists of many stony coral species. Individual corallites are less than 0.3 inches (8 millimeters) wide. The colonies they ...

There are over 100 species of left-handed hermit crab.