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This shrimp is colored to fit in - probably why they are common members of the seaweed community.

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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum Slideshow

May 2012

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Sea Turtle

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Green Sea Turtle

February 2018

The fins of the frogfish are perfect for creeping around in the algae and stalking unsuspecting prey.

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Frogfish Histrio histrio

October 2017

The Sargassum frogfish is a small but voracious predator - it can ingest animals up to it’s own size!

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Sargassum Frogfish

May 2012