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

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

The bird wrasse is an Indo-Pacific species whose range extends 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

The blubber jelly is a Pacific Ocean species found in bays and estuaries on the northern and eastern coast of Australia and in similar inshore waters elsewhere in the region. It most often can be encountered swimming close to the bottom. View Fact Sheet

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

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

The longnose butterflyfish is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region 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

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

The mandarinfish is a small, colorful, bottom-living species that lives 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

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

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

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. View Fact Sheet

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

The pharaoh cuttlefish occurs 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

The radial firefish is distributed 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

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

The spotted garden eel inhabits 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

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