In this species, each harem, or group of cods consists of one male and 2-12 females. The coral cod is a flashy fish with bright red bodies featuring teal blue spotting from their heads to their tails.

This species was first recorded in 1801. Bird wrasses use their long snouts to pick small crabs and shrimps from hard to reach coral crevices. Bird wrasses are long, slender fish with green coloring ...

This species was first recorded in 1856. In the Indo-west-central Pacific, orangespotted emperor fish can be found around reef habitats, deep lagoons and outer reef slopes. Orangespotted emperor fish ...

These fish like to keep to themselves, staying solitary for most of their lives. In the Indo-Pacific, banded turkfish can be found in lagoons, seaward reefs and in areas with coal, sand and rubble, ...

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These rays are born at eight inches (20 centimeters) in disc width. In the western Indo-Pacific, brown whiptail rays can be found in estuaries, mangrove flats, coastal sandy and sandy areas.

These large rays reach a maximum length of 11 feet (3.4 meters) from their snout to their tail. In the Indo-West Pacific, blotched fantail rays can be found in shallow lagoons, reef habitats and outer ...

Hammerhead sharks are a predator of blue-spotted stingrays. They have specific hunting tactics to avoid the rays' venomous spines. In the Indo-West Pacific region, these rays can be found in coral ...

These fish live and travel in groups of up to 30 individuals. Throughout most of the Indo-Pacific, whitetail damselfish can be found among branching coral habitats that provide them plentiful hiding ...

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Female Australian whiprays produce litters of 2-4 pups. In the Indo-Pacific ocean, these rays can be found around rocky reefs, muddy areas, shallow coastal waters and estuaries. Australian whiprays ...

Stone crabs use their claws for visual signaling and communication with other stone crabs. As juveniles, these crabs consume zooplankton. As they grow, they use their claws to catch and feed on ...