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Octopus insularis is a species of benthic octopus formally described in 2006 from tropical waters of the western Atlantic. It occurs around northeastern Brazil and oceanic islands including Fernando de Noronha, where it inhabits reefs and other shallow coastal environments. Before its recognition as...

The green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) is a large marine fish from the family Muraenidae that inhabits the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Capable of reaching lengths of up to 2.5 meters, it is recognized as the largest moray eel species within its Atlantic range. Despite its...

Doryteuthis plei, commonly referred to as the slender inshore squid, is a species of loliginid squid native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from the Caribbean Sea down to southeastern Brazil, favoring coastal and tropical waters. This squid is relatively small, reaching mantle lengt...

The longnose stingray is a marine stingray of the family Dasyatidae found in the western Atlantic, including coastal waters of the Caribbean and adjacent parts of South America. It is recognized by the elongated, pointed snout that gives the species its common name and by the venomous spine used for...

Tamoya haplonema is a species of box jellyfish in the genus Tamoya, family Tamoyidae, and class Cubozoa. Friedrich Müller established the genus in 1859 from material associated with Santa Catarina, Brazil, and Tamoya haplonema is its type species. The species is relevant to marine biologists and tax...

Chrysaora pentastoma is a species of sea nettle in the scyphozoan jellyfish family Pelagiidae. It is associated with the eastern tropical Pacific and is distinguished within its genus by having five oral arms, the structures that extend below the bell and help handle food. The species is a free-swim...

The Sargassum swimming crab is a small pelagic member of the swimming-crab family Portunidae associated with floating Sargassum in the Atlantic. Its mottled coloration helps it blend with the seaweed, while its flattened rear legs are adapted for swimming. Rather than occupying a fixed seafloor shel...

Pachygrapsus crassipes, commonly called the striped shore crab or lined shore crab, is a small grapsid crab of rocky and hard-mud shores around the Pacific. It has a squarish carapace marked with transverse green stripes, often against a brown, purple, or black ground, and spends substantial time ab...

The red-eyed rock crab is a marine crustacean found in the tropical Indo-Pacific, easily identified by its striking, bright red eyes and preference for rocky coastal crevices.

Sthenoteuthis pteropus is a species of flying squid found in tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a pelagic squid, meaning that it spends its life in the open water rather than on the seafloor, and it is associated with the family Ommastrephidae. The species can leave the sea...

The Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene, is a small oceanic dolphin in the family Delphinidae. It occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean and resembles both the spinner dolphin and the common dolphin in body form and coloration. Genetic and morphological research has iden...

The speckled swimming crab is a marine crab of the western Atlantic Ocean, commonly associated with sandy or muddy coastal bottoms. Its carapace is marked by numerous dark speckles that contrast with its pale, sand-colored background. Like other swimming crabs, it has flattened rear legs that help i...

The broadbanded moray is an Indo-Pacific reef fish known for its distinctive, broad vertical stripes that wrap around its elongated, muscular body.

Leachia cyclura is a cranchiid glass squid found in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters, characterized by a transparent body and relatively large eyes.