The red Irish lord can grow 20 inches (51 cm) max length, and 2.45 pounds (1.11 kliogram) max weight. With its mottled pattern of red, brown, tan and white, the red Irish lord can easily blend into ...

These parrotfish are fairly large, with an average length of 1.6 feet (19.2 centimeters). Found in the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, midnight parrotfish inhabit coastal ...

The scrawled cowfish gets its name from the scrawled blue patterning along their yellow-tan body. They have two spines projecting in front of their eyes, giving the appearance of cow horns, hence the ...

In the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, rooster hogfish can be found in open, sandy bottoms, coral reefs, and rocky areas. Rooster hogfish are flat and oval shaped. They have ...

Throughout the Mediterranean Sea, eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic, spot-fin porcupinefish can be found in holes and crevices in coastal coral reefs. The spot-fin ...

Striped burrfish have a beak-like mouth perfect for eating hard-shelled invertebrates such as barnacles, hermit crabs, mussels, oysters and shrimp. They'll occasionally graze on algae. These fish live ...

Throughout the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and eastern Pacific Ocean, these fish inhabit shallow coral reef communities. They also live in seagrass beds and along rocky surfaces ...

Bermuda chubs can live in both fresh and salt water. These fish occur in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. They inhabit coastal reef communities and rocky ...

Adult Caribbean spiny lobsters eat snails, crabs and clams. Young lobsters feed on plankton floating by in the water column. Throughout the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, these ...

Scaled herrings travel in large groups, called schools. Throughout the Caribbean Sea, west Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, scaled herrings inhabit coral reefs and sandy bottoms near the shore.

Spottail pinfish can venture into brackish (the mix of fresh and saltwater) environments as well as marine environments. These fish live in coral reefs, rocky and sandy bottom areas, estuaries and ...

When in darker areas, this fish is able to become almost completely invisible due to the changing colors of their scales. When light is present, these fish appear blue in color. Throughout the Gulf of ...