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Also called the blacksmith chromis, this species of damselfish is dark blue to blackish with darker black spots on the backside...
Blacktip reef sharks have silvery-gray dorsal sides and white bellies. Eluded to in their name, these reef sharks have dark black...
Bladdertipped anemones have smooth bases that are usually brown, green or red in color. Attached to the base are long, cylindrical...
Blonde naso tangs range in color from pale gray to dark charcoal gray. Some call this fish species “orangespine surgeonfish”...
Blue chromis are primarily blue in color with a dark stripe near their dorsal fin, large black eyes and a forked tail. Blue chromis...
Blue parrotfish are a larger species of parrotfish, and adults are entirely blue. As juveniles, their coloration starts out as...
Blue razorfish have rounded, blunt faces and strong jaws for crushing shelled prey. At the top of their head, they have a spine...
Contrary to their name, blue rockfish are silver in color, darkening to black towards their triangular tail. They have irregular...
The blue runners are olive green in color despite their name. They have a silvery-white belly and forked yellow tail. They also...
Blue spotted rock cod are red-brown in color with small turquoise dots covering their entire body. They have bright orange spines...
Blue top shell snails inhabit cone-shaped spiraled shells that can range in color from blue, green, brown or purple. This species...
Blueface angelfish are striking fish with various textures and patterns all over their body. These fish have a deep blue scrawled...
Bluefin killifish are small in size with soft fins. Males have blue fins with orange at the base, while females’ are translucent....
Bluegill fish get their name from the small, dark blue dot that sits on their gills. They’re golden yellow in color with...
As their name suggests, bluegreen chromis have iridescent scales that change from blue to green when sunlight reflects off of...
Bluehead wrasses’ color patterns vary based on their age and environment. They get their name from the final stage of life...
Blueline rabbitfish are also called masked rabbitfish because of the mask-like black line running across their face. These fish...
Bluespine unicornfish have blue-gray dorsal sides and white bellies. They have a long, slender extension off of their forehead,...
Bluespotted sunfish are olive green and yellow in color with small, light blue irregular spotting from their face to the base...
Bluestripe snappers have yellow bodies, white bellies and four pale blue stripes running horizontally from their face to the base...
Bluestriped grunts are bright yellow with horizontal, neon blue stripes running from their head to the base of their tails. Their...
The star-shaped polyps of blushing star corals give them a distinct appearance, especially when the polyps extend to feed. They...
Bonnethead sharks are smaller relatives to the hammerhead shark. They’re grayish brown in color with shovel-shaped heads.
Bottlenose wedgefish have a similar shape to guitarfish, with a long triangular face, wide wings and large dorsal fin. Along the...
Branching frogspawn corals form colonies of extensive branching polyps. Their polyps range in color from green and gray to pink...
Brown banded bamboo sharks are highly adaptable fish, able to survive out of the water for several hours at a time. They have...
Brown chromis are largely silver/gray in color, despite their name. Male brown chromis are devoted parents, guarding their eggs...
Brush coral grows in cauliflower-like knobs extending from a singe base. They range from orange and pink to brown in color.
Bulbnose unicornfish get their name from their large, rounded snouts. They are silvery-gray in color with slightly darker dorsal...
Burrowing sea cucumbers are yellow-white in color with tiny hairs and bumps protruding all of their body. Their mouthes are at...
Butter hamlet are pale yellow in color with darker grey shadowing at the dorsal (top) side of their body. A prominent black spot...
Calico rockfish white bodies with red-brown thick, irregular diagonal stripes running from their gills to the base of their brown...
California king crabs are able to live in a variety of environments because of their ability to adjust to changing water temperatures....
Female California sheephead look different from males. Scientists call this “sexual dimorphism.” Females are reddish pink...
Candy cane coral can be green or brown in color. Growing from a single base, their polyps are striped around the edges like candy...
These fish are almost entirely red-orange in color with highlights of blue and purple on their fins and forked tail. They have...
Caribbean king crabs are highly adaptable, commonly found in warm tropical and subtropical waters, particularly around coral reefs....
Peppermint shrimp have a vibrant reddish/brown body with white striping. They are hermaphroditic, meaning they have both female...
Caribbean reef octopuses have white bodies with an orange and brown vein-like pattern from their head to their arms. They have...
Caribbean spiny lobsters have a reddish-brown shell, with occasional darker and whiter spots. They get their name from the pointy...
Caribbean spiny sea stars are brown-red in color with a bumpy texture covering their body. They have five arms and a mouth on...
Cheeklined wrasses have an appearance that varies depending on their age, sex and environment. Males are greenish-grey on their...
Cherubfish have dark purple-blue bodies with bright yellow heads.
Chocolate chip sea stars have a creamy white base and dark brown projections, resembling chocolate chips. These sea stars have...
The clonal anemone, also called the aggregating anemone or pink-tipped anemone, has beautiful tentacles with tips of pink, purple...
Clown surgeon fish have yellow and blue horizontal striping from their heads to the base of their dark blue, forked tail. Clown...
Adult clown sweetlips have orange-brown bodies with large, white, outlined spots. Their fins begin brown near their body and fade...
Clownfish and anemones live in a mutual symbiotic relationship with each other. Clownfish use anemones as shelter from predators...