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The lined seahorse lives in the Atlantic Ocean as far north as Canada and as far south as the Caribbean, Mexico, and Venezuela. It swims in an erect position and uses its dorsal and pectoral fins for guidance while swimming. Lined seahorses feed mainly on minute crustaceans and brine shrimp, which they suck in through their snout.
Hippocampus erectus (Lined Seahorse)
The northern kingfish or northern kingcroaker, is a species of marine fish in the family Sciaenidae (commonly known as the
Menticirrhus saxatilis (Northern Kingfish)
Mnemiopsis leidyi is a species of tentaculate ctenophore originally native to the western Atlantic but is now invasive in the Black, Caspian, North and Baltic Seas
Mnemiopsis leidyi (Comb Jelly)
Haemulon plumierii, the white grunt or common grunt, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Haemulidae native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
Haemulon plumierii (White Grunt)
Illustration of an adult lessor flamingo flying
Phoenicopterus minor (Lesser Flamingo) : flying
Illustration of an adult lesser flamingo standing
Phoenicopterus minor (Lesser Flamingo) : standing
Illustration of an adult lesser flamingo walking
Phoenicopterus minor (Lesser Flamingo) : walking
Illustration of dugong (Dugong dugon)
Dugong dugon (Dugong) 2
Illustration of a finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
Neophocaena phocaenoides (Finless Porpoise)
Manatee in Port of the Islands, Florida.
Manatee
Manatee in Port of the Islands, Florida.
Manatee
Manatee in Port of the Islands, Florida.
Manatee
Manatee in Port of the Islands, Florida.
Manatee
Illustration of a Whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus).
Dascyllus aruanus (Whitetail dascyllus)
Cope's gray tree frog (Hyla chrysoscelis), in Maryland.
Cope's gray tree frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Illustration of adult Penaeus monodon (Tiger Prawn).
Penaeus monodon (Tiger Prawn) : adult
Side view illustration of the Atlantic Croaker
Micropogonias undulatus (Atlantic Croaker)
The Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar (Euchaetes egle), also referred to as the Milkweed Tiger Moth. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Euchaetes egle (Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar)
The Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar (Euchaetes egle), also referred to as the Milkweed Tiger Moth. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Euchaetes egle (Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar)
Ladybug in Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Ladybug
Illustration of Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter).
Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter)
Illustration of Acanthaster planci (Crown-of-Thorns starfish), which preys on corals.
Acanthaster planci (Crown-of-Thorns starfish)
Illustration of Heliopora coerulea (Blue Coral), which is so named as the skeleton is blue. It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to overharvesting for the aquarium industry.
Heliopora coerulea (Blue Coral)
Illustration of a holothurian or sea cucumber.
Holothurian 1
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