Sand Perch or Squirrel fish

   This beautiful fish is often found in 5-80 meters deep and usually lives on gravel or sand. This tropical fish can be found in the eastern Pacific but thrives in areas such as Peru, Ecuador, and Chile. The Sand Perch does not get exponentially big reaching 12 inches but it does live 6-7 years. This fish primarily feeds on shrimp, crab, small sea bass, sea robins, gobies, blennies, flatfishes, and filefish. 

Mimic Octopus

The name Mimic Octopus comes from the fact that they tend to copy the behaviors of other types of fish in the water! They use this tactic to confuse there predators. The Mimic Octopus is not very big and not known to be poisonous.

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The Mimic Octopus is a very interesting animal and can blend in with its surrounding like a chameleon.The area this octopus was first found was off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia by a group of scientists in the 1990's and was thought to only inhabit the islands of Indonesia. That theory was soon proved wrong by Diana Belton who spotted a Mimic Octopus on some sand near the Great Barrier Reef. This Octopus's maximum length 2 feet with tentacles up to 25 inches with a diameter of about the size of a pencil.   

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Leopard Whiperay

The Leopard Whip Ray is a little known species of stingray found in the Indian and Pacific oceans, from South America to Australia. The Whip Ray species do not have stingers so are therefor pretty much harmless. The Leopard Whip Ray is diamond shaped and can grow to a width of 5.9 feet. The Whip Ray's tail is longer than its whole body, this picture below is of i young Leopard Whip Ray. 

Irukandji Jellyfish

The Irukandji Jellyfish the second most poisonous jellyfish in the world, which is surprising because it is only as big as your fingernail! The symptoms of non-fatal stings include  muscle cramps, vomiting, severe pain in the back and kidneys, burning sensation in skin and face, headache, and increased heart rate. These jellyfish live in Australia, Florida, Japan, and the British Isles. These Tiny Jellyfish are only 5 millimeters long with tentacles up to 3 feet long. 

Minke Whale

Minke Whales are a cold water species of baleen whale. Minke Whales are mostly spotted in the north and in the south, Antarctic and Arctic. Minke whales are the second smallest baleen whale, growing to only 30-35 feet long. These Whales before taking long dives usually take small one or two minute dives before they take a large (breath) and dive down for more than 20 minutes. When diving these whales make a large ark with there back and the maximum speed they have been seen swimming at is 24 MPH!

Yellow Stingray

The Yellow Stingray is a tropical ray and is found in the tropical Western Atlantic from North Carolina to Trinidad. It usually inhabits muddy, sandy or even sea grassy areas. It is usually found near inshore coral reefs. This species can rapidly change color to improve its camouflage. The Yellow Stingray usually ffeds during the day on invertebrates and bony fish. While hunting it can open its mouth  to look like a cave for shelter seeking reef dwellers. This Stingray has a venomous spine though humans are immune it can inflict a
 painful injury to a human or a deadly spear to a fish. The Yellow Stingray is small, growing no longer than 14 inches across and 28 inches long. The Yellow Stingray's mouth is nearly a straight line and there are 30-34 tooth rows on the upper jaw and a similar number on the bottom.