Ocean Life
Sunset over the Bahamas This forum is an ongoing collection of info and pictures of just a few of the many ocean’s inhabitants. The Earths...
Ocean exploration is the investigation of physical, chemical and biological aspects of the ocean, for scientific or commercial purposes. This is not...
When viewed from outer space, oceans and seas cover more than 70 percent of our planet’s surface, giving it its common name, the ‘Blue Planet’....
Ireland is a small island located in north-west Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the north, west and south sides, and the Irish Sea on the...
Australia is a large unique island located in the Indian Ocean, with more than 20,000 miles of magnificent coastline. Australia has a variety of...
It's a few years old, but sort of provides some insight about how little we know about the undersea world to this day. Basically an icthyologist led...
Horseshoe crabs have been around on Earth since the age of the dinosaurs, and they have changed very little in all that time. At one time they were...
Garden eels are small (pencil-thin) conger eels that inhibit burrows in sandy flat areas where currents are common. Each constructs their own burrow...
Worldwide there are about 200 species of moray eels, and these are the most common type of eel around Florida. More than 15 types of morays live in...
Snake eels are often mistaken for sea snakes (no sea snakes live around Florida), but they can be easily distinguished from snakes (and other eels)...
Feather duster worms are tiny tube dwelling worms that live along coral reefs and wrecks. Each worm constructs its own tube using calcium, and...
Hogfish are large members of the wrasse family found in throughout the Western Atlantic. There are three commonly found species in Floridian waters,...
Sea snails are characterized by a single, spiral shell into which they can withdraw when threatened or frightened. The operculum is a hard plate that...
Shrimps are small crustaceans (like crabs, crayfish and lobsters), that are found in many fresh and sea water habitats. There are more than 2,000...
Brittle stars are a group of snake-like echinoderms that are closely related to sea stars. They have five, slender arms that they use to move...
Scallops are bivalve mollusks, this means they have two hard shells (valves) protecting a soft body. Shells are secreted by the mantle, a thin sheet...
A hamlet is a small grouping fish found mainly on coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. They are especially common around Florida...
Sea cucumbers are soft leathery bodied members of the Echinoderm family, closely related to starfish and sea urchins. There are more than 1,200...
Fireworms are group of bristleworms that form the largest and most primitive family of worms. They are all marine-dwelling, and very brightly...
The permit, Trachinotus falcatus, is a common game fish found in shallow waters throughout the western Atlantic Ocean, from Massachusetts to Brazil....
California is the third-largest state by area, and most populated state, in the USA. Located on the western coast of USA, it is known for varied...
Drums get their common name from the low drumming sound they produce by vibrating the muscles around their swim bladders. Also known as croakers; the...
Sand divers (members of the Lizardfish family) have long cigar shaped bodies, of varying color (red through brown), that they can lighten and darken...
Jawfish are distinguished by having heads, mouths, and eyes that are large in size relative to the rest of their body. They spend most their time...
Sea Spiders (classified as Pycnogonids, from a Greek word meaning 'thick knee'), are small marine animals that look similar to very skinny land...
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