Coral Reef Fact: When attacked or damaged Sea Stars (Class Asteroidea) are able to grow new arms. They usually have five arms but have been found with 4 or 6 arms, this may be because more than one arm has been damaged at one time. Donate to Reef Relief today and help protect our marine […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Banded butteryfish’s (Chaetodon striatus) black bands & vertical, black bar through the eye, is designed to confuse predators. Learn more about butterflyfish Donate to Reef Relief today and help protect our marine environment.
Coral Reef Fact: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) are warm-blooded (homeothermic) and can thermoregulate, which means they can keep their body temperature higher than that of the surrounding water temperature. Because of this, they are capable of great speeds up to 50 miles per hour. Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today and help protect […]
Coral Reef Fact: Dolphins have to be conscious to breathe. This means that they cannot go into a full deep sleep, because then they would suffocate. Dolphins have “solved” that by letting one half of their brain sleep at a time. Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today and help protect our marine environment.
Coral Reef Fact: The male and female Candy Basslet (Liopropoma carmabi) have the same coloring, but on close examination the sexes can be distinguished on the basis of the pupils, which are larger in males. Learn more Join Reef Relief today to help protect our amazing coral reefs.
Coral Reef Fact: The Caribbean sharpnose puffer Canthigaster rostrata), and other puffers, often feed on hard-shelled prey, which can wear down their beak-like teeth. If hard-shelled prey were to become scarce, their teeth would overgrow in much the same way a rabbit’s teeth. Learn more Please support Reef Relief’s work to protect the coral reefs […]
Coral Reef Fact: Pink Shrimp (Penaeus Duorarum) found off SW Florida are often known as “Tortugas” or “Key West” pinks. This population does not share their habitat with as many other fish as shrimp do in other locations. Their harvest can result in fewer non-target species being caught than fishing for other shrimp in different […]
Coming Soon Coral Camp‘11 Enjoy your Summer, Exploring Coral Reefs & our Amazing Marine Ecology wit Reef Relief. Learn about reef creatures such as Sharks, Sea Turtles, Dolphins and Fish. During the summer months Reef Relief offers a unique opportunity for children 6-12 years of age to learn about coastal environments, the basics of ocean […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Atlantic Thorny-oyster (Spondylus americanu) is grouped in the same superfamily as the scallops, but like the true oysters (family Ostreidae) they cement themselves to rocks on reefs, usually under overhangs or in recesses. Learn more Please support Reef Relief’s work to protect coral reefs become a member today.
Coral Reef Fact: Unlike most jellyfish, mangrove upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana) is seldom seen swimming, it spends most of its time upside down, pulsating, on sandy or muddy substrates in mangrove or soft bottom bay habitats. This allows the photosynthetic zooxanthellae (symbiotic dinoflagellate algae) within its tentacles access to light. Learn more Please support Reef […]