Fauna of the United States Virgin Islands for instance parrotfish, hogfish, surgeon fish, butterflyfish, squirrelfish, damselfish, fairy basslet, hawkfish, spotted drum, porcupinefish, barracuda, blue chromis, snapper, Creole wrasse, hamlet, French grunt, filefish, goby, wahoo, Atlantic blue marlin, and hundreds of others. The U.S.V.I is home to 386 square miles of coral reefs, which is more than twice the archipelago’s total landmass and is a critical habitat for hundreds of tropical fish species and coral species. The coral reefs also provide habitat for mollusks, sea urchins, sea fans, sea anemones and sponges. Some of the coral species found here are the elkhorn coral, brain coral, pillar coral, staghorn
Little Grunt and the Big Egg Kirkus Reviews found "The illustrations are typical dePaola. The kids will lap it up, as they do TV cartoons of the same undemanding quality." while Publishers Weekly stated "This lively twist on the familiar tale of a boy and his pet is sure to provoke giggles." Little Grunt and the Big Egg "Little Grunt and the Big Egg (A Prehistoric Fairy Tale)" is a 1990 picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. It is frequently studied in elementary schools in the United States. It was adapted into a play by William Morton. The Grunt Tribe live in a big