Mote’s Mangrove to Reef Exhibit at Crane Point Museum & Nature Center immerses visitors in the fascinating connections among Florida Keys ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrass beds, and coral reefs.

Research in the Marine Immunology Program focuses on basic and applied research on the health and immune systems of marine vertebrates, including cartilaginous fishes (sharks, skates, and rays), ...

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 ...

These sea stars are able to evert their stomachs to grab hard-to-reach food. On average, these sea stars can grow to have an arm radius around 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) in length. On North America's ...

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, ...

Orange sea cucumbers are sometimes preyed on my sea stars and kelp greenling fish. Along North America's Pacific coast, orange sea cucumbers can be found among cobble substrate, rocky areas and in ...

Redbar basslets typically travel in small, loose schools of individuals from their species. In open areas over reefs, drop-offs, and coastal coral reef habitats, these fish can be found in the ...

If these sea stars lose an arm, they are able to regenerate a new one. Along North America's Pacific coast, rainbow sea stars can be found in rocky, sandy and muddy areas. Despite their name, these ...

Brown-barred rock cods are also called chocolate hinds because of their color. These fish are brown in color with darker brown vertical striping running from their heads to the base of their tails.

Mottled sea stars can grow to have a radius of up to 11 inches (28 centimeters) in length. Off of North America's Pacific coast, these sea stars can be found in rocky areas, sandy habitats, on docks ...

These fish grow up to 11 inches (28 centimeters) in length. Scribbled angelfish have blue bodies with darker wavy lines, yellow snouts and fins, and a large vertical yellow stripe running vertically ...

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 ...