Atlantic sea nettle

The Atlantic sea nettle occurs along the eastern coast of the United States, from New England to Florida, Gulf of Mexico and into the Caribbean. This jelly is frequently found swimming along the surface waters in bays, lagoons, estuaries and in the open ocean. View Fact Sheet

Bartlett’s anthias

The Barletts’ anthias is a tropical marine species found on coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a brightly colored fish most commonly seen during the day swimming above areas of branching coral where it will seek shelter when threatened. View Fact Sheet

Bird wrasse

The bird wrasse is found in the Indo-Pacific from the eastern Indian Ocean to Japan and Hawaii and south to northwest Australia. It has also been reported from Easter Island. View Fact Sheet

Common cuttlefish

The common cuttlefish is found in the eastern Atlantic and in the Mediterranean. It occurs most frequently on sandy and muddy bottom areas, where it will often bury itself during the day.  The common cuttlefish migrates seasonally between inshore waters to depths of about 330 feet. View Fact Sheet

Forceps butterflyfish

The forceps butterflyfish is found all over the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Easter islands. View Fact Sheet

Giant clam

The giant clam is found in the southern and western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It inhabits shallow-water reef flats to depths of about 66 feet. This is the largest clam in the world. It can grow over four feet wide and weigh as much as 500 lbs. View Fact Sheet

Longnose butterflyfish

The longnose butterflyfish is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island. It also occurs in parts of the tropical eastern Pacific. View Fact Sheet

Longsnout seahorse

The longsnout seahorse is found in the western Atlantic from North Carolina, Bermuda and the Bahamas, south to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It occurs in coastal marine and brackish water among soft corals and sea grasses.   View Fact Sheet

Mandarinfish

The mandarinfish is a small, colorful, bottom-living species found among the coral in shallow lagoons and inshore reefs in the western Pacific. It usually occurs in small groups spread over a small area.   View Fact Sheet

Moon jelly

The moon jelly is found worldwide in temperate seas, often floating at the surface over reefs and along the shore. This jelly also is commonly encountered washed up on beaches. View Fact Sheet

Neon goby

The neon goby is found throughout the western central Atlantic from southern Florida and the coast of Texas and Louisiana, to the northern Yucatan peninsula and Belize. It preferred habitat is coral reefs and rocky substrates at depths of 3 to 168 feet. View Fact Sheet

Pacific sea nettle

The Pacific sea nettle is common along the coast of California and Oregon and occurs, but is less common, in waters north to the Gulf of Alaska, west to the seas around Japan and south to the Baja Peninsula. The populations of this species are largest during fall and winter.

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Palette surgeonfish

The palette surgeonfish is found on tropical reefs in the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the central Pacific Ocean. It is relatively uncommon and highly localized in its distribution. View Fact Sheet

Pharaoh Cuttlefish

The pharaoh cuttlefish is found throughout the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. It prefers to inhabit shallow coastal waters to depths of about 328 feet. View Fact Sheet

Radial firefish

The radial firefish occurs in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to South Africa and east to the Society Islands. It can be found on shallow rocky reefs in coastal waters hiding in narrow crevices, small caves and under ledges. View Fact Sheet

Scalefin anthias

The scalefin anthia occurs in the Indo-West Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Southwest Japan, Palau and East Australia. This species prefers to swim in lagoons, shallow and outer reefs to depths of 6 to 66 feet.  View Fact Sheet

Spotted garden eel

The spotted garden eel can be found in tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific region from Africa to Japan and Australia. It occurs most commonly on protected sandy bottom slopes that are exposed to current. View Fact Sheet

Squarespot anthias

The squarespot anthias is a small marine fish that inhabits coral reefs in the western and southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is most frequently found above current-swept drop offs .The species occurs in a range of brilliant colors including red, orange yellow and purple. View Fact Sheet