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Research suggests that these urchins can eat other urchins when their preferred foods, such as kelp, are not available. This urchin's test, or protective covering, can grow to 1.6 inches (40 ...

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When suckermouth catfish swim in water that's too cold for them, their fins turn red. Suckermouth catfish can be found in quiet, slow moving freshwater environments like swamps, estuaries and rivers.

These snails can inhabit waters as deep as 361 feet (110 meters). These snails can be found in sandy bottom habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, eastern central Pacific Ocean and the western central ...

These fish are commonly used as bait to catch bigger fish. In the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf killifish inhabits estuaries and heavily vegetated areas with soft, sandy bottoms. Gulf ...

Kelp rockfish can change their color and markings to blend in with their background. Kelp rockfish inhabit kelp beds and rocky habitats from Timber Cove, California, south to Punta de San Pablo in ...

Southern crayfish can grow up to 2.76 inches (7 centimeters) long. These freshwater crayfish can be found along both of Florida's coasts and coastal California in ephemeral pools, ditches, lakes and ...

Males in this species prepare nests for females to lay eggs in. In vegetated freshwater ponds and slow streams, the blackbanded sunfish can be found along North America's east coast and central ...

This fish species can withstand acidic water with low amounts of oxygen. Swamp darters are a small fish species with long, olive-brown bodies. They have darker, irregular spotting from their face to ...

These fish only live for around two years. These fish are native to Florida and can be found in shaded, highly vegetated habitats along the eastern and western coasts of the United States. Bluefin ...