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Pearly nacre of a nautilus shell
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Osmena Pearl

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The branches of a primnoid coral in the genus Calyptrophora provide a habitat for galathaoid crabs.
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Primnoid Coral

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Photo of a harlequin shrimp
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Harlequin Shrimp East of Bali, Indonesia

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After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
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Photographing Coral Samples

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The pink strands of this coral harbor a variety of organisms. Sea whips are gorgonian corals, with flexible skeletons.
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Sea Whip Coral

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These deep-sea corals at the Madison-Swanson Marine Reserve are protected, along with the marine life they harbor.
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Protected Deep-sea Corals

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A white crab hides among coral polyps of the same color.
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White Xenia Crab from Indonesia

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A beroid ctenophore lunges toward prey with its mouth wide open.
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Mouth Agape Comb Jelly

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The mandarinfish lives in western Pacific tropical coral reef ecosystems and lacks the scales that are typically seen on bony fish.
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Mandarinfish Duo

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Seahorses are the only fish species that can hold your hand! Unlike most fish that use their tails for swimming, seahorses, such as this big-belly seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis), use their monkey-like tails to hold onto objects in their environment, li
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Seahorses Have Monkey-Like Tails

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Seahorses are hitchhikers. They can travel long distances across the ocean—farther than they can swim—by attaching themselves to floating seaweed and debris.
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Hitchhiking Seahorses

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This day octopus (Octopus cyanea) has shaped itself like seagrass or some coral so hide from predators or stalk prey.
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Camouflaged Octopus Blends In

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