Oceanarium Animal Information
Atlantic Stingrays (Dasyatis sabina)
- Range: Chesapeake Bay south to Florida; Gulf of Mexico south to Campeche Mexico
- Habitat: warm coastal and estuarine waters above 59° F, shallow waters at depths of 6.5-20 feet, sand or silt/sand seabed, varying salinity
- Diet: Crustaceans, Amphipods, Clams
- Predators: different species of sharks
Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus)
- Range: Atlantic Ocean along the North American coastline. Horseshoe crabs can also be seen along the East and Gulf coasts of the United States and Mexico
- Habitat: shallow coastal habitats such as lagoons, estuaries and mangrove to depths of more than 200 m (660 ft) up to 56 km (35 mi) offshore
- Diet: Small mollusks, aquatic worms, algae, shrimp
- Predators: Sharks, sea turtles, sea birds, humans
Pinfish (Diplodus holbrookii)
- Range: Chesapeake Bay to Gulf of Mexico
- Habitat: shallow coastal waters, vegetated bottoms
- Diet: algae, shrimp, crabs, sponges
- Predators: Bigger fish
Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus)
- Range: Eastern coasts of North and Central America
- Habitat: Salt marsh and estuary environments
- Diet: small invertebrates, algae, crustaceans, detritus
- Predators: Red drum, spotted seatrout, Atlantic croaker, turtles and some wading birds
Florida Blennies (Chasmodes saburrae)
- Range: Southeastern United States and Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
- Habitat: Rocky reefs, mangroves, shallow waters
- Diet: Algae, shrimp, crustaceans, worms
- Predators: Other fish and large invertebrates
Fiddler Crabs (Uca Pugnax)
- Range: West Africa, Western Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, Indo Pacific
- Habitat: mangroves, salt marshes, sandy or muddy beaches
- Diet: algae, microbes, fungus, detritus
- Predators: Herons, egrets, raccoons
Pencil Sea Urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides)
- Range: South Carolina to Florida and the Caribbean; Mexico to Brazil
- Habitat: shallow waters, coral reefs and rock bottomed areas, low tide areas
- Diet: algae, mussels, dead fish, barnacles
- Predators: tigerfish, crabs
Banded Boxing Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
- Range: Indo Pacific
- Habitat: rocky, sandy
- Diet: meaty foods, cleans other fish
- Predators: triggers, lionfish, groupers
Feather Worms (Sabellastarte sanctijosephi)
- Range: Hawaii, Indo Pacific
- Habitat: bays and harbors, sandy reefs, 22 - 28°C
- Diet: phytoplankton
- Predators: triggerfish, wrasses, shrimp
Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
- Range: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050); Red Sea and East Africa, southern Japan
- Habitat: reef, depths 1-40 m, 24-28°C
- Diet: crustacean ectoparasites, mucus of other fish
Clownfish
- Range: Off the coasts of Australia and Southeast Asia as far north as southern Japan
- Habitat: Anemones
- Diet: algae, zooplankton, worms, small crustaceans
- Predators: large fish, eels, sharks
Damselfish
- Range: All over the world
- Habitat: Coral Reefs
- Diet: brine shrimp, worms, squid, copepods
- Predators: Groupers, other larger fish
Red Footed Sea Cucumber (Pentacta pygmaea)
- Range: Western Atlantic, Caribbean
- Habitat: Coral reefs, rocks, crevices
- Diet: algae, minute aquatic animals
- Predators: all kinds of fish
Sea Robin (Prionotus tribulus)
- Range: Chesapeake Bay to northern Florida and Gulf of Mexico from southern Florida to Texas
- Habitat: Mud sand bottoms, bays, estuaries
- Diet: shrimps, crabs, bivalves, gastropods
- Predators: Sea birds, larger fish