This species of jellyfish isn't efficient at migrating on their own. They rely heavily on water currents and wind to get from one location to another. In the coastal waters of the north Atlantic, ...

The green reef crab originated in the Caribbean. Green reef crabs can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea inhabiting coral reef communities and rocky areas. The ...

When these snails are ready to spawn, they'll settle themselves on high rocks and begin the external fertilization of released eggs. Shaped like a spiral cone, lightfoot snails can range from orange ...

Giant kelpfish vary in color, generally falling into three groups: red, green and brown. And these fish seem to prefer hanging out near backgrounds of matching color. These fishes spend time around ...

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 giant hermit crab is the largest hermit crab species in the western Atlantic ocean. Throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and western Atlantic Ocean, giant hermit crabs inhabit inshore ...

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According to the fossil record, deep sea isopods were thought to have existed before Pangea disbanded. This means they're over 160 million years old! Deep sea isopods eat animals, both dead and alive, ...

Cardinal soldierfish are shy, only venturing out from their hiding spots at night. In the western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, cardinal soldierfish inhabit reef colonies, rocky ...

In the northern Pacific Ocean, GPOs live in water as deep as 4,900 feet (1,500 meters). Occasionally, they can be found in shallow tide pools. Giant Pacific octopuses, or GPOs, as they are known at ...

Caribbean reef octopuses eat clams, snails, crabs, lobsters and occasionally members of the same species. Caribbean reef octopuses have white bodies with an orange and brown vein-like pattern from ...

Commonly found on rocks from shallow water to 160 feet (48.8 meters) deep, fish-eating anemones exist in the cooler waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Fish-eating anemones have an orange-red base ...