Caribbean Sea

Part of the Atlantic Ocean

A tropical sea bordered by Central America, the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the north of South America, connected to the Atlantic.

Other seas in the same ocean

Lamantin des Caraïbes avec son petit
Harmless

Caribbean manatee

Trichechus manatus

Caribbean manatee

Nicknamed the "sea cow", its peaceful demeanour and habit of grazing on seagrass may have inspired mermaid tales among sailors of old.

🌊 0–10 m

  • ⚡ Can eat up to 50 kg of aquatic vegetation a day
  • ⚡ Its peaceful habits may have inspired mermaid tales among sailors
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Poisson-lion déployant ses nageoires venimeuses
High danger

Lionfish

Pterois volitans

Lionfish

As spectacular as it is fearsome, its long venomous fan-like fins conceal a species that has become one of the greatest invasive threats to Caribbean reefs.

🌊 0–50 m

  • ⚡ Venomous fins fanned out to intimidate and defend itself
  • ⚡ A voracious appetite that fuelled a record invasion of the Atlantic and the Caribbean
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