The lesser devil ray's diet consists of pelagic plankton- small organisms found floating in the water column. They use their cephalic fins to funnel food into their mouth when swimming through turtle ...

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Male Atlantic stingrays will grow to be around 2-3 feet (0.61-0.91 meters) wide, while females can get as big as 4 feet (1.23 meters) across. These rays weigh around 5 pounds (2.27 kilograms). Finding ...

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Brown banded bamboo sharks can grow to about 3.5 feet (1.10 meters) and can weigh up to 132 pounds (59.9 kilograms). Living in shallow tide pools, brown banded bamboo sharks eat small benthic ...

Whitetip reef sharks are typically a communal species, and are non-territorial. They can live in the same home range for several years. Whitetip reef sharks are a smaller shark species, usually ...

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Blacknose sharks can be found in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea living in coastal waters over coral, sand or shell bottoms. These sharks get their name from the dark spot on ...

On average, river otters grow to be three to four feet (0.9-1.2 meters) and can weigh anywhere from 11-30 pounds (5- 14 kilograms)! Male river otters are typically larger than their female ...

Roughtail stingrays live in soft bottom habitats like seagrass meadows, muddy and sandy flats. Sometimes, they'll hide out in estuaries near mangroves. They can be located in the western Atlantic ...

Spotted scorpionfish have venomous spines on their back, so it's best to avoid contact with these guys on a scuba dive! On average, spotted scorpionfish grow to 7.1-14.2 inches (18.0-36.0 centimeters) ...

These fish change where they're at in the water column based on the time of day. At night, they stay near sandy and muddy bottoms and during the day, they roam around coral reefs searching for food.