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Spotted Sweetlips
Spotted Sweetlips, also known as “harlequin sweetlips”, belongs to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean,...
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Feb 9, 20222 min read
Hawaiian Cleaner Shrimp
Hawaiian Cleaner Shrimp belongs to the family Lysmatidae. These beautiful tiny shrimps are native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but mostly...
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Pacific Sea Nettle
The Pacific Sea Nettle belongs to the family Pelagiidae. These “true jellies” can be found in the open ocean of the Pacific (more...
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Foxface Rabbitfish
The Foxface Rabbitfish belongs to the family Siganidae. These ray-finned fish can be found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, near coral...
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Eastern Fiddler Ray
The Eastern Fiddler Ray belongs to the family Rhinobatidae. This species of rays can be found on the eastern and southern coast of...
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Smooth Box Crab
The Smooth Box Crab belongs to the family Calappidae. These unique looking crabs can be found in the Indo West Pacific Ocean in the...
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ChinStrap Penguin
The Chinstrap Penguin belongs to the family Spheniscidae. These penguins can be found on the shores of various islands in the Pacific and...
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Zebra Shark
The Zebra Shark belongs to the family Stegostomatidae. They can be found in shallow tropical waters, on a coral reef, where they can...
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Pygmy Blue Whale
The Pygmy Blue Whale is a subspecies of “true” blue whale belonging to the family Balaenopteridae. These blue whales can be found in the...
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Pink Sea Fan
Sea Fans, or Gorgonian, are in the family Gorgoniidae. Sea Fans can be found on the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western...
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John Dory
The John Dory belongs to the family Zeidae. These benthopelagic fish live on the coast of the Atlantic and Mediterranean. They can be...
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Bat Sea Star
The Bat Sea Star belongs to the family Asterinidae. You can find these creatures in the intertidal zone along the Pacific coast from...
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Yellow Thorny Seahorse
The Yellow Thorny Seahorse belongs to the family Syngnathidae. Native to the Indo-Pacific area, this species of seahorse lives in...
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Coral Crab
The Coral Crab belongs to the family Trapeziidae. Coral crabs are native to the Indo-West Pacific Ocean and dwell on coral reefs. These...
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Electric Eel
The electric eel belongs to the family Gymnotidae. Although they are referred to as electric eels, they are not closely related to true...
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Comb Jelly
Comb Jellies belong to the family Ctenophora. They may look like jellyfish (cnidarians) but they are not. These marine invertebrates...
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King Crab
The King Crab belongs to the family Lithodidae. This crab-like decapod is a crustacean that can be found on sandy or rocky substrate in...
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Krill
Krill belongs to the family Euphausiidae, a group of small marine crustaceans. This creature is found in oceans all over the world. The...
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The Fanworm
Sabella spallanzanii, the Fanworm, belongs to the family Sabellidae. They may be also referred to as, feather duster worms, Mediterranean...
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The Portuguese Man o' War
The Portuguese Man o' war is the only species that belongs to the family Physaliidae. These marine hydrozoans (Hydrozoa is a class made...
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