Search

Showing results for

Language

Content type

Article Type

Topics

Tags

A piece of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit.
Photo

A Rainbow of Crocheted Corals

View Image
Colorful corals and brittlestars on Manning Seamount off the New England coast.
Photo

Manning Seamount Deep Coral Communities

View Image
The staghorn coral is listed as Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. It is one of 22 coral species listed.
Photo

Staghorn Coral

View Image
Valentinni's sharpnose puffer lives on Indo-Pacific coral reefs, where it shoals in groups of 10-100 puffers and feeds on algae and tunicates.
Photo

Valentinni's Sharpnose Puffer

View Image
Whitemouth morays hide in the crevices of Indo-Pacific coral reefs with only their heads (and white mouths) emerging, mouths agape, to breathe and hunt crustaceans and fish.
Photo

Eel, Embedded

View Image
A submersible’s robotic arm collects gold coral in the Hawaiian Islands. Similar specimens have been dated at more than 2,700 years old.
Photo

Collecting Gold Coral from the Deep Sea

View Image
In some reefs, small fishes such as this broad-barred goby protect corals by eating invading seaweeds.
Photo

Coral Goby Cleans Coral

View Image
An unidentified moray eel held in researcher's hands.
Photo

A Baby Moray Eel, or a Really Small Adult?

View Image
Pygmy Seahorse Blends Into its Environment
Photo

Eye to Eye With a Pygmy Seahorse

View Image
Dr. Valerie Paul, director of the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Fla., examines tropical seaweeds on northwestern Guam’s coral reefs.
Photo

Diving in Guam

View Image
A purple hard coral releases bundles of pink eggs glued together with sperm.
Photo

Coral Spawning

View Image
Grey reef sharks are among the most versatile and tough predators on a Pacific coral reef, but they are also among the most vulnerable species, as they are threatened by wasteful fishing practices like shark finning.
Photo

Grey Reef Shark in the Line Islands

View Image