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 ...

In this species, females outnumber the males when traveling in schools. Bright orange in color, McCosker’s flashlight wrasses have yellow near the bottom of their bodies and near the front of their ...

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have restored more than 216,000 corals to Florida’s Coral Reef—an exciting milestone. Starting in 2020, several of our restored corals spawned, engaging in sexual ...

This species of wrasse is new to the family, becoming classified in 2016. Pintail fairy-wrasses are small in size and bright in color. They vary in color from hot pink to violet and dark purple.

These fish experience distinct pairing when reproducing, meaning they take one partner for the season. In the Indo-Pacific, Hoeven's wrasses can be found near shallow coral reefs and rocky areas.

These fish were first recorded in 1857. Long-nose hawkfish get their name from their extensive head length. These small fish are silver in color with bright orange-red cross-hatch patterning from ...

This species was first recorded in 1903. Schooling bannerfish are striking in appearance with a single, large spine projecting out from their dorsal side. They’re silver in color with thick black, ...

This species was first recorded in 1860. Striking in color, coral beauty fish glow with a warm yellow-orange at the center of their bodies, gradually blending into cooler blue-purple tones along their ...

This species was first recorded in 1758. Oriental sweetlips eat creatures living at the sea floor like marine worms, mollusks, sea stars, smaller boney fishes and shrimps/crabs. These fish are white ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium recently completed the largest single snook release in the history of its fisheries enhancement program, deploying 28,000 juvenile fish across strategic estuaries in ...

The Mote family is absolutely heartbroken to share that yesterday, April 29, our beloved resident manatee, Hugh, passed away unexpectedly. After Hugh showed a change in his behavior earlier in the day ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to announce that the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) will officially open to the public on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. To be among the first to ...