United States
Stetson Bank NMS
Reef
Ocean

Description
Stetson Bank is located 48 km northwest of the Flower Gardens. It was added to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in October 1996. The sanctuary serves as a biological reservoir of Caribbean species in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures at Stetson Bank are a few degrees cooler in winter than in the Flower Gardens. The bank supports an extraordinary fish community. Community Structure: The cooler winter temperature at Stetson Bank relative to the Flower Gardens pr…
Animals
The following animals can be found here:
Angelfish
Baracuda
Butterflyfish
Crab
Eagle Ray
Eel
Frogfish
Lobster
Parrotfish
Scorpionfish
Sea Urchin
Shrimp
Tigerfish
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