Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

algae anemones angelfishes animals areas Bahamas black coral blennies body bottom brittle stars Caribbean reef Caribbean reef sharks Clay Wiseman cnidarians color common coral heads coral reef crinoids crustaceans divers dolphins dorsal eels eggs eyes feed feet female filefish fins fire corals flatworms Florida gills GLANCE gobies gorgonians groupers Habitat Reef hard corals hermit crab hydroids inches jellyfishes juvenile lens live male manatees marine Marty Snyderman mollusks monly moray mouth Natural History Nikonos nudibranchs octopuses organisms parrotfishes PHOTO TIP phylum plankton polyps predators prey reef communities reef sharks rubble sand sea cucumbers sea fans sea floor sea stars shallow shell shrimp Sightings Commonly seen Sightings Occasionally seen snails species spines spiny lobster SPONGE Scientific Name sponges spotted squids stinging cells stingrays swim tail tend tentacles tiny tion tube sponges turtles Typical Adult urchins usually variety walls whales white sharks worms wrasse yellow zoanthids