Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus These elongated masters of camouflage usually grow to be 24 to 36 inches long, and float head down among coral, rapidly changing color as needed to blend in. They ambush their prey, and can open their mouths to the diameter of their bodies to suck food in qui
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Microgobius gulosus (Girard 1858) Family Gobiidae The clown goby is a member of the goby family. It has an elongate body that tapers posteriorly to the caudal penduncle, and a large head with a strongly projecting lower jaw. There are dark brown blotches on the tan to gray head and body, and
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Pacific Electric Ray Torpedo californica This solitary coastal ray has a very round pectoral disc, and a tall dorsal fin near its large caudal fin on a stocky tail. It is a dark gray above, often with irregular dark spots, and pale white below, with the males growing to 36 inches long and fe
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Cichlasoma dimerus Family Cichlidae The chanchita is part of the cichlid and tilapia family, and is physically similar to the black acara. It has a stout forebody, more compressed posterior body and is oval to slightly rectangular in shape. The body is usually gray to silver, but some individu
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Sawfish Classroom Activities Lesson instructions, materials, and teacher info: What Is A Sawfish? How Large Are Sawfish? How Long Do Sawfish Live? Where Do Sawfish Live? Sawfish Skin: Adaptation for Life Underwater Marine Debris and Sawfish Sawfish Bycatch Smalltooth Sawfi
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Brown Ray Raja miraletus These rays have wide, diamond-shaped pectoral discs that are brown to reddish-brown and covered in dark spots, and two distinct eye spots in rich blue outlined in dark purple and then light yellow. From pointed snout to stout tail, they can grow to around 24 inches l
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Male reproductive organs of a shark: A. testes, B. epididymis, C. seminal vesicle | © Florida Museum
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Rays and Skates Up Close! presentation
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Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus This is one the smaller and slimmer of the snapper family, rarely growing larger than 18 inches long and 10 pounds. They are generally gray with darker dorsal and caudal (tail) fins, but can display wide variations of small spots, pale bars, or fin tip coloring
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Ghost Shark Callorhinchus milii This unusual family of ‚chimaera‘ branched off from sharks almost 400 million years ago. The ghost shark is easily identified because of their very large, high-set eyes, and the club-like structure at the end of their snouts. Their protruding snout is made to
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