Visit our 135,000 gallon shark habitat. Meet our resident sea turtles, otters, seahorses and gracefully drifting sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems ...

Zebra sharks can breathe via buccal pumping. Using muscles to pump water over their gills allows them to breathe while resting on the seafloor instead of continuously swimming. The diet of a zebra ...

On average, river otters grow to be three to four feet (0.9-1.2 meters) and can weigh anywhere from 11-30 pounds (5- 14 kilograms)! Male river otters are typically larger than their female ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color ...

This species of fish is hermaphroditic, meaning they can experience a sex change in their lifetime. When there is a a need for more males, females can switch. Sunrise dottybacks have yellow faces and ...

As opportunistic eaters, gray snappers aren't picky about their food. They feed mainly on crustaceans like shrimp and crabs, but will also eat smaller fishes, octopus, worms and mollusks. Occurring in ...

This species will sometimes work together as a group to hunt for mobile prey. Yellow-saddle goatfish have yellow-gray bodies and scales lined with highlights of bright blue. They also have irregular ...

Yellow rock shrimp can swim up to 230 feet (70 meters) deep. Yellow rock crabs have strong claws for crushing their shelled prey. They eat a variety of crustaceans and bivalves like oysters and ...

Mote offers a variety of internships for undergraduate and graduate students. Please visit the pages below for additional details and the application process for each program. Students may apply to ...

Birdled parrotfish will swim in schools with other fish species. Along the coasts of Australia and throughout the Pacific, birdled parrotfish live in tropical coral reef colonies.

These shrimp can kill their prey in two different ways: spearing with their sharp appendages or smashing with a powerful punch. These shrimp have an extremely powerful punch allowing them to kill prey ...

The lightning whelk's movement is slowed when in saltwater. The lightning whelk can be found along the North American coastline from New Jersey to Texas in creeks, oyster bars and estuaries. Lightning ...