Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean, from the Gulf of Mexico and Florida to Venezuela. Easy to spot while snorkeling the Caribbean’s shallow seagrass beds, particularly in Aruba, the Grenadines, the Bahamas and the eastern coast of Panama.
Its coloration is variable, from light pink and brown to bright red, sometimes greenish.
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © philippe-seve
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © paradis974
at Old Bank (Panama) © anne
at CocoVivo (Panama) © anne
at Ilet Thiery (Martinique) © madininasnorkeling
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © super_newbie_pro
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © bruno56
at Anse Crawen (Guadeloupe) © fabien
at Cayo Levantado (Dominican Republic) © nst56
at Palm Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) © nst56
at Ilet à Ramiers (Martinique) © cailly-bruno
at Isla Diablo (Panama) © nicoleguillemin
at Bocas Town (Panama) © jc_mara
at Playa Estrella (Panama) © jc_mara
at Chatham Bay (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) © tinoumer
at Starfish Alley (Roatán)
at West End (Roatán)
at Restaurante Alfonso (Panama)
at Tres Trapi (Aruba)
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