These shrimp only live for a year and usually die post-spawning season. Glass shrimp can be hard to spot because of their transparent coloring. Faint striping occurs on their midsection and ends at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Internships with the Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture Research Program focus on improving culture techniques for a variety of high-value marine and freshwater species while developing new, innovative ...

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have restored more than 216,000 corals to Florida’s Coral Reef—an exciting milestone. Starting in 2020, several of our restored corals spawned, engaging in sexual ...

These corals grow quicker the closer they are to a light source. Colonies of leaf plating montipora can reach the size of a football field! Using its polyps, leaf plating montipora filter organic ...

Scientists are still unsure about the functional purpose of the horn on bluespine unicornfish. Bluespine unicornfish have blue-gray dorsal sides and white bellies. They have a long, slender extension ...

A dwarf cuttlefish's mantle can reach up to 3 inches (7 centimeters) in length. Dwarf cuttlefish have special cells in their skin, called chromatophores, that help them change color and hide from ...

Orange shoulder tangs can swim to a maximum depth of 151 feet (46 meters). In the Indian and Pacific Oceans, orange shoulder tangs inhabit seaward reefs, rocky and sandy areas, bays and lagoons.

These fish are fairly common in areas with dense Acropora coral growth. Blueline rabbitfish are also called masked rabbitfish because of the mask-like black line running across their face. These fish ...

Sabre squirrelfish grow to 18 inches (45 centimeters) in length. Sabre squirrelfish are bright red with white around each of their scales. They have orange fins and dark crimson coloring on their face ...