Fish > Basslets & Grammatidae
The Blackcap Basslet (Gramma melacara) is a breathtakingly vibrant deep-reef teleost native to the vertical drop-offs and submarine chasms of the Caribbean Sea. Renowned for its electric magenta-to-violet body topped by a dramatic jet-black cap running from the snout...
Invertebrates > Chitonidae & Polyplacophorans
The West Indian Chiton (Acanthopleura granulata), known locally across the Caribbean as the ‘curb’ or ‘sea cradle,’ is an ancient, armor-plated marine mollusk that clings to wave-pounded intertidal limestone rocks throughout the Caribbean Sea....
Fish > Anomalopidae & Flashlight Fishes
The Atlantic Flashlight Fish (Kryptophanaron alfredi) is an extraordinary bioluminescent reef fish inhabiting steep outer reef slopes and dark submarine caverns throughout the Caribbean Sea. Sporting a luminous bean-shaped organ beneath each eye packed with glowing...
