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These urchins are harvested for their roe, their reproductive material. The roe is called Uni in Japanese and is served in sushi restaurants. Red sea urchins tend to live in rocky areas, often in ...

These urchins may decorate themselves with algae and shell bits for protection. The sea otter is one of the main natural predators that eats sea urchins. Because sea otters are endangered, urchins ...

These jellies can sense light, smell and touch through their triangular tentacles. These jellies eat zooplankton, small invertebrates and microbes using their arms. They also have special algae in ...

Hundreds of these fish can gather in one area to spawn. They release eggs that drift and hatch to produce larvae. The larvae keep drifting and then settle in shallow habitats with algae. As predators ...

These corals can live in waters up to 66 feet (20 meters) deep. Using their polyps, green slimer corals catch organic compounds and small marine organisms from their environment. They also have a ...

This fish species is hermaphroditic, meaning they experience sex change from female to male at some point in their lifespan. Male yellowback basslets have a violet body with yellow coloring back to ...

Yellow cup corals usually retract their polyp tentacles at night and extend them during the day. Using their polyps, yellow cup corals filter organic compounds and small marine organisms from the ...

This species has only been spotted in Florida waters twice, once in 2000 and again in 2018. Blonde naso tangs range in color from pale gray to dark charcoal gray. Some call this fish species ...

Every January, Mote hosts its Science Lecture Series featuring Mote scientists who share their world-class research on Monday evenings.

This species of jellyfish isn't efficient at migrating on their own. They rely heavily on water currents and wind to get from one location to another. In the coastal waters of the north Atlantic, ...

The zebratail blenny only grow to 3 inches (7 centimeters) in length. In Florida's panhandle, the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, zebra tail blennies can be found in reef colonies, rocky ...