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Maori wrasse can grow to be over 6 feet long and 400 pounds. One of the biggest reef fish in the world, they have many names, including Napoleon or humphead wrasse.

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Fact Friday

October 6, 2023

Tunicates

Although tunicates may at first glance appear to be related to sponges or sea anemones, they’re actually in the same phylum as humans and other vertebrates – Chordata. In their larval form, tunicates look like tadpoles, with a notochord and nerve chord (which become the spine and spinal cord in vertebrates).

Photo Credit: Ken Marks