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Sand tiger sharks can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 meters) long, with an average length of 12 feet (3.7 meters). They can weigh up to 600 pounds (272.2 kilograms), but weigh around 240 pounds (108.9 ...

These fish usually live in pairs. If one gets separated from its partner, they will attempt to find and rejoin them. In the western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, foureye butterflyfish ...

When breeding, rainbow parrotfish stay in distinct pairs, only choosing one partner. Rainbow parrotfish may not display all the colors of the rainbow, but they have bright teal bodies and yellow, ...

Blue parrotfish are pale as juveniles and deeper blue as adults. Large males have a pronounced forehead hump. They scrape algae off coral and rocks, helping maintain coral reefs. By … ...

The blueface angelfish has only been spotted in Florida waters once, off of the coast of Fort Lauderdale in 2006. In the greater Indo-West Pacific Ocean, blueface angelfish live in lagoons, channels, ...

This anemone secretes a toxin that can be harmful to humans. Using its polyp tentacles, mat anemones will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also have a special algae—called ...

Female mosquitofish are larger than their male counterparts, growing up to 2.4 inches (6.1 centimeters) long. Males usually reach 1.4 inches (3.6 centimeters) in length. These freshwater fish can be ...

GPOs have special skin cells called chromatophores that help them change colors to blend in with their surrounding environment. GPOs live in water as deep as 4,900 feet (1,500 meters), and ...

The sea otter is one of the main natural predators that eats sea urchins. Because sea otters are endangered, urchins have increased in numbers and reduced the amount of kelp growing in some places.

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 ...

Diet: Using the stinging cells in its tentacles, smooth flower coral will catch smaller marine invertebrates that drift by. Coral also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that ...