Did you know stingrays have no bones in their body? Instead, their skeleton is made up of flexible cartilage (the bendy stuff that your ears and nose are made from!). Stingrays use their sense of smell and electroreceptors special pores around their faces that can […]
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Bumphead parrotfish The largest parrotfish species is the green bumphead parrotfish, often known as the humphead parrotfish. They may grow to be about 60 inches long and weigh an amazing 165 pounds.The fish are mostly green-blue in color and feature a huge, incredibly recognizable "bulge" […]
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The yeti crab is a fascinating creature that lives in the deep sea, near hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. It belongs to a new genus and family of crustaceans, named Kiwa after the Polynesian goddess of shellfish. It was discovered in 2005 by a team […]
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The Ribbontail Ray is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific nearshore seas, as well as the waters off islands in the eastern Pacific, are home to the round ribbontail ray (Taeniura meyeni), a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It lives in the bottom of […]
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Surprisingly little is known about the blanket octopus and its behavior, but one thing is certain: they’re breathtakingly beautiful. This octopus can be found in the Pacific Ocean, usually clinging to the side of a coral reef at night while also finding shelter in rock […]
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