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The Americas

From the Amazon's blackwater basins to Caribbean reefs — the Americas hold the most popular freshwater biotopes and a wealth of Atlantic and Pacific saltwater life.

249 species · saltwater

Fungus Coral

Fungus Coral

Coral

Meandrina meandrites

A Caribbean brain coral with radiating valleys and classic reef-builder character.

Fused Staghorn

Fused Staghorn

Coral

Acropora prolifera

The only Acropora native to the Caribbean, and a rarity in the hobby.

Giant Seahorse

Giant Seahorse

Fish

Hippocampus ingens

The largest seahorse in the Pacific, built for life among deep coral branches.

Greenband Goby

Greenband Goby

Fish

Elacatinus multifasciatus

A tiny reef cleaner that lives among sea urchin spines in the wild.

Green Cactus Coral

Green Cactus Coral

Coral

Helioseris cucullata

A low-light Caribbean coral that forgives beginner mistakes and stays reef safe.

Grooved-blade Sea Whip

Grooved-blade Sea Whip

Coral

Pterogorgia guadalupensis

A graceful, branching sea whip from subtropical Atlantic reefs, manageable even for newer reefers.

Guineafowl Puffer

Guineafowl Puffer

Fish

Arothron meleagris

A bold, intelligent puffer that will learn your face and test your corals.

Hidden Cup Coral

Hidden Cup Coral

Coral

Phyllangia americana

A shade-loving cup coral that thrives where other corals fear to go.

Honeycomb Plate Coral

Honeycomb Plate Coral

Coral

Porites colonensis

A tiered plating coral with an understated, textural elegance that rewards patient keepers.

Horny Coral

Horny Coral

Coral

Paragorgia arborea

A deep-sea giant with bubblegum-pink branches found across the world's cold oceans.

Humble Club Coral

Humble Club Coral

Coral

Clavularia modesta

A low-maintenance soft coral that thrives where others struggle.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites panamensis

A compact, lobed Pacific coral with a smooth greenish-grey profile.

Indigo Hamlet

Indigo Hamlet

Fish

Hypoplectrus indigo

A reef-dwelling hamlet with bold indigo patterning and a surprisingly easygoing nature.

Jewel Anemone
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Jewel Anemone

Coral

Corynactis parvula

A jewel-toned colonial anemone that thrives in low-light reef corners.

King Angelfish

King Angelfish

Fish

Holacanthus passer

A bold Eastern Pacific angel with a single dramatic white stripe across its flank.

King Conch

King Conch

Invert

Aliger gigas

A gentle giant of the seafloor, with one of the most iconic shells in the ocean.

Knobbed Brain Coral

Knobbed Brain Coral

Coral

Pseudodiploria clivosa

A hardy Caribbean brain coral with distinctively ridged, knobby colonies.

Knobbed Zoanthidean
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Knobbed Zoanthidean

Coral

Palythoa mammillosa

A hardy Atlantic zoanthid with a distinctively bumpy, textured colony surface.

Knobby Cactus Coral

Knobby Cactus Coral

Coral

Mycetophyllia aliciae

A hardy Caribbean plate coral with bold texture and an easygoing nature.

Knobby Candelabra

Knobby Candelabra

Coral

Eunicea clavigera

A branching Caribbean gorgonian with distinctive knobbly texture and candelabra growth.

Knobby Candelabra

Knobby Candelabra

Coral

Eunicea tourneforti

A branching Caribbean gorgonian with bold, bumpy texture and dramatic candelabra form.

Knobby Candelabrum

Knobby Candelabrum

Coral

Eunicea calyculata

A branching sea rod with distinctive knobbly texture, straight from Caribbean reefs.

Knob Coral

Knob Coral

Coral

Favia gravida

A compact Atlantic coral with tidy, rounded corallites and a warm pale orange hue.

Knob Coral
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Knob Coral

Coral

Mussismilia leptophylla

A hardy Brazilian reef coral with a distinctively knobbed, sculptural form.

Lace Lettuce Coral
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Lace Lettuce Coral

Coral

Leptoseris cailleti

A deep-water Atlantic coral bringing unusual twisted fronds to low-light reef tanks.

Lamarck's sheet coral

Lamarck's sheet coral

Coral

Agaricia lamarcki

A low-light Caribbean plate coral with distinctive white star-shaped mouths.

Large Cactus Coral

Large Cactus Coral

Coral

Mycetophyllia lamarckiana

A Caribbean reef plate coral with a wonderfully textured, cactus-like surface.

Large Flower Coral

Large Flower Coral

Coral

Mussa angulosa

A bold Caribbean coral with fleshy, dramatic polyps suited to most reef setups.

Leaf Coral

Leaf Coral

Coral

Agaricia agaricites

A low-light Caribbean coral that forms sweeping plates and fronds in earth tones.

Leaf Coral

Leaf Coral

Coral

Agaricia grahamae

A low-light reef plate coral that layers into graceful whorled formations.

Leaf Coral

Leaf Coral

Coral

Pavona chiriquiensis

A low-light Pacific coral with a textured, ridge-covered surface in earthy tones.

Leaf Coral

Leaf Coral

Coral

Pavona gigantea

A tough, low-light coral that thrives where other stony corals struggle.

Lesser Star Coral

Lesser Star Coral

Coral

Goniastrea ramosa

A compact branching star coral that thrives on sheltered Indo-Pacific reef flats.

Lesser Starlet Coral

Lesser Starlet Coral

Coral

Siderastrea radians

A compact, tough starlet coral that sometimes rolls free like a living stone.

Longnose Butterflyfish

Longnose Butterflyfish

Fish

Forcipiger flavissimus

A needle-nosed reef hunter that picks prey from crevices other fish can't reach.

Longnose Hawkfish

Longnose Hawkfish

Fish

Oxycirrhites typus

A perching ambush predator that claims gorgonians as its personal throne.