Seabed/Benthic

Chiton

Eight plates. One unstoppable grip.

Sand Dollar

Coins of the seafloor, built to burrow

Snowflake Eel

Spotted night hunter of the reef cracks

American Eel

Born at sea, raised in rivers.

Atlantic Sturgeon

Armored river giant of the Atlantic

Mullet Fish

Coastal recyclers in fast-moving schools

Ladyfish

Silver rockets of the surf

Triggerfish

Lock, load, and guard the reef

Eurypterus

Paddles, claws, Paleozoic power

Thalassomedon

Long neck, open sea, Cretaceous hunter

Pliosaur

Big jaws. Short neck. Ocean boss.

Eel catfish

Eel-shaped, spine-armed, reef-to-river

Damselfish

Small fish, big reef attitude

Blue Tang

Blue body, yellow tail-reef grazer

Pink Salmon

Two years. One run. Big impact.

Box Jellyfish

Square bell, sharp vision, serious sting

Pompano Fish

Silver speedster of the surf

Chromodoris Willani

Bright colors, borrowed chemistry

Jack Crevalle

The bull-jack of the Atlantic

Ocean Perch

Deep, red, and built for the long haul

Quahog Clam

Quahog: the buried filter-feeder

Grunion

Moon-timed fish that spawn on sand

Thornback Ray

Spines on top, hunter below

Clearnose Skate

See-through snout, seafloor scout