These shrimp only live for a year and usually die post-spawning season. Glass shrimp can be hard to spot because of their transparent coloring. Faint striping occurs on their midsection and ends at ...

These minnows will sometimes dig themselves into the sand to escape overly warm or cool water. Sheepshead minnows prefer quiet, shallow water habitats. They can be found in bays, estuaries, creeks, ...

These fish only live to around 5 years of age. Bluespotted sunfish can be found along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico inhabiting ponds, rivers and river bends. Bluespotted sunfish are olive ...

Banded sunfish eggs are buoyant, meaning they'll float into the water column after they're laid. Banded sunfish have yellow-tan bodies with five to seven dark vertical bars. They have rounded tail ...

When suckermouth catfish swim in water that's too cold for them, their fins turn red. Suckermouth catfish can be found in quiet, slow moving freshwater environments like swamps, estuaries and rivers.

These snails can inhabit waters as deep as 361 feet (110 meters). These snails can be found in sandy bottom habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, eastern central Pacific Ocean and the western central ...

Younger fish may eat small worms, bryozoans and brittle stars, while more mature fish can feed on bigger invertebrate animals like sea urchins. These fish live along rocky reefs, especially with kelp ...

These fish are commonly used as bait to catch bigger fish. In the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf killifish inhabits estuaries and heavily vegetated areas with soft, sandy bottoms. Gulf ...

Kelp rockfish can change their color and markings to blend in with their background. Kelp rockfish inhabit kelp beds and rocky habitats from Timber Cove, California, south to Punta de San Pablo in ...

This fish species can withstand acidic water with low amounts of oxygen. Swamp darters are a small fish species with long, olive-brown bodies. They have darker, irregular spotting from their face to ...

Southern crayfish can grow up to 2.76 inches (7 centimeters) long. These freshwater crayfish can be found along both of Florida's coasts and coastal California in ephemeral pools, ditches, lakes and ...

Males in this species prepare nests for females to lay eggs in. In vegetated freshwater ponds and slow streams, the blackbanded sunfish can be found along North America's east coast and central ...