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Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are small to medium-sized turtles, but can get as large as 200 lbs (91 kg). Adults live among healthy coral reef communities, feeding primarily on sponges, but they also eat other invertebrates like sea cucumbers,
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Hawksbill Turtle

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The head of a turtle-headed sea snake.
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A Turtle or a Sea Snake?

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A translucent arctic comb jelly.
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Arctic Comb Jelly

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Acidic waters are also able to completely dissolve coral skeletons.
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Dissolving Coral Skeleton in Acidic Waters

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Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Narwhals Breaching

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Light refracts off the comb-rows of this ctenophore.
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Comb Jelly Reflecting Colors

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Jellies in the Class Hydrozoa are transparent and easily overlooked.
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Transparent sea jelly

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A marine biologist measures the temperature of an ice core.
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Measuring Ice Core Temperatures

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The Ha Long Bay site in Vietnam was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994. The site's 1,600 islands and islets form a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars surrounded by species-rich waters, including a tremendous diversity of marine algae and o
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Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

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Fossils of teeth from Giant Megatooth Shark
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Megalodon Teeth

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The long barbel on the chin of this dragonfish has a glowing tip that may attract prey.
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Scaly Dragonfish

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Melissa Frey, Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Rubenstein Fellow, examines a Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) on a chilly day in Sidney, British Columbia. In addition to holding an EOL Fellowship, Melissa is a Research Associate at the Royal BC Museum, where she continues to engage in taxonomic studies.
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Taxonomic studies

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