Sand tiger sharks can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 meters) long, with an average length of 12 feet (3.7 meters). They can weigh up to 600 pounds (272.2 kilograms), but weigh around 240 pounds (108.9 ...

Coral cat sharks are nocturnal hunters, meaning they feed at night. These sharks like to inhabit coral reef communities in shallow coastal waters. Relatively secluded, coral catsharks can primarily be ...

Peninsula newts can grow up to 4.88 inches (12.4 centimeters) long. In Florida's peninsula, these newts can be found in small bodies of freshwater like ponds, ditches, marshes and lakes. Peninsula ...

Zebra sharks can breathe via buccal pumping. Using muscles to pump water over their gills allows them to breathe while resting on the seafloor instead of continuously swimming. The diet of a zebra ...

Striped burrfish have a beak-like mouth perfect for eating hard-shelled invertebrates such as barnacles, hermit crabs, mussels, oysters and shrimp. They'll occasionally graze on algae. These fish live ...

Several stressors including climate change and infectious diseases have caused significant losses in living coral, particularly in Florida, leading to ecosystems on the brink of functional extinction.

For over 30 years, the Manatee Conservation Research Program (MCRP) has been involved in a host of research efforts involving manatee behavioral ecology, abundance and distribution, and population ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color ...

Adult rock beauties usually form long lasting pairs. The rock beauty is the smallest member of the angelfish found in the Atlantic, reaching a maximum size of 1 foot (0.3 meters) long. Rock beauties ...

To expand our positive impacts on coral reefs in the Upper Florida Keys, Mote Marine Laboratory created the first and only land-based coral nursery in Key Largo. The Key Largo Coral Nursery, situated ...

The Sharks & Rays Conservation Research Program is dedicated to studying the biology, ecology and conservation of sharks and their relatives, the skates and rays. These fishes comprise about 1,000 ...

To expand our positive impacts on coral reefs in the Upper Florida Keys, Mote Marine Laboratory created the first and only coral nursery in Islamorada. The Islamorada Coral Nursery, situated on the ...