On average, Pacific blue tangs grow to 12 inches (31 centimeters) in length. Pacific blue tangs are small fish with royal blue bodies and bright yellow tails. On their sides, they have a dark blue ...

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This species of lobster doesn't have large front claws, like American lobster. Adult Caribbean spiny lobsters eat snails, crabs and clams. Young lobsters feed on plankton floating by in the water ...

This fish was first recorded in 1906. In the east-Indo-west-central Pacific region, these fish can be found in habitats with rubble, coral reefs and lagoons. Princess damselfish have yellow, ...

Giant red sea cucumbers are able to regenerate all parts of their body. Along the Pacific coast of North America, giant red sea cucumbers can be found in sand, cobble, boulders, bedrock and mud ...

Strawberry false corals have special stinging cells called nematocysts in their tentacles, used to stun and attack their prey in the water column. Strawberry false coral can grow to have a diameter of ...

July 6, 2025, was our final day of general-admission ticket sales at Mote Aquarium on City Island, Sarasota. Now, our Aquarium team is focused on preparing for the opening of Mote Science Education ...

These large rays reach a maximum length of 11 feet (3.4 meters) from their snout to their tail. In the Indo-West Pacific, blotched fantail rays can be found in shallow lagoons, reef habitats and outer ...

This fish species can swim up to 98 feet (30 meters) deep. Barred thicklip wrasses filter feed for their food by taking in sand and eating any invertebrates or marine debris they may catch. After they ...

Mushroom corals can be aggressive towards other coral species when defending their territory. Using its polyp tentacles, mushroom corals catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also ...

Meet us at Mote to explore exciting aspects of Mote research and Sarasota Bay. Each month is a unique theme offered to three different age levels, 6-9, 10-14 and 6-14 to accommodate families with ...

Females and males of this species travel in separate groups when migrating to cooler waters. Sandbar sharks are gray-brown with a tall, triangular dorsal fin and long, broad pectoral fins, helping ...