This species of fish is hermaphroditic, meaning they can experience a sex change in their lifetime. When there is a a need for more males, females can switch. Sunrise dottybacks have yellow faces and ...

Birdled parrotfish will swim in schools with other fish species. Along the coasts of Australia and throughout the Pacific, birdled parrotfish live in tropical coral reef colonies.

These shrimp can kill their prey in two different ways: spearing with their sharp appendages or smashing with a powerful punch. These shrimp have an extremely powerful punch allowing them to kill prey ...

The lightning whelk's movement is slowed when in saltwater. The lightning whelk can be found along the North American coastline from New Jersey to Texas in creeks, oyster bars and estuaries. Lightning ...

The "turbo" in its scientific name means "spinning top" in Latin. In the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, turban snails can be found near or under rocks. These snails have ...

Yellow rock shrimp can swim up to 230 feet (70 meters) deep. Yellow rock crabs have strong claws for crushing their shelled prey. They eat a variety of crustaceans and bivalves like oysters and ...

Green turtles grow to be three or four feet (0.91-1.22 meters) in length and weigh 300-350 pounds (136.1-158.8 kilograms). (NOAA) Green turtles eat a wide variety of vegetation including algae and ...

Males in this species will guard their eggs and supply them with nutrients they need. Found in the Gulf of Mexico, western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, brown chromis fish live near steep slopes ...

These corals often extend their tentacles at night to catch prey and retract them during the day to protect themselves. Using their polyps, green birdsnest corals catch organic compounds and small ...

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These corals often extend their tentacles at night to catch prey and retract them during the day to protect themselves. Using their polyps, branching frogspawn corals filter organic compounds and ...

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