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Coastal Habitats

Animals of the Nearshore Waters 

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Leiostomus xanthurus

Spot are very common in bays and shallow Gulf waters. There, they feed on shrimp, marine worms, small shellfish and other creatures that live on the bottom. Spot grow quickly on their diet, but die young. Some are 13 inches long when they die after just one year. Can you spot where these fish got their name?

Animals of the Nearshore Waters

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Brown Tube Sponge

Red Boring Sponge

Red-Orange Encrusting Sponge

Tree Oyster

Ivory Bush Coral

Cup Coral

Pearly Red Encrusting Bryozoan

Black Drum

Crevalle Jack

Florida Pompano

Sand Seatrout

Tarpon

Gulf Kingfish

Southern Kingfish

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Pigfish

Select a coastal habitat:

• Salt Marshes
• Bays and Estuaries
• Jetties
• Nearshore Waters
• Gulf Waters