Species
Identify and learn about the incredible marine life we encounter on our trips.
The island of Conillera or Conejera is a beautiful and secluded spot that is part of the Natural Reserve of Es Vedrá, Es Vedranell and the western islands or islas de Poniente.
Conillera island and its stunning surroundings is also where we drop anchor daily between May and October for our Family boat trip. It is for us a home at sea, a place of peace, beauty and silence. It is here that we share the secrets of the inhabitants of the sea with children and adults eager to discover the underwater world during our Family boat trip.

Neptune Grass
Neptune grass is an aquatic plant with roots, trunk, leaves, flowers and fruit. It is endemic to the Mediterranean and is found it in well-lit areas up to 80 meters deep.

Ornate Wrasse
Ornate wrasse are found on the sea floor and in Neptune grass meadows. Females have blue stripes on their backs, whilst males have dark red heads with green lines.

Octopus
Octopuses are masters of disguise and often hide amongst the craggy rocks of the sea floor. They are highly intelligent and live complex emotional lives.
Species of Ibiza
Fish Species
1. Scientific name: Coris julis / Common name: Rainbow wrasse
2. Scientific name: Serranus scriba / Common name: Painted comber
3. Scientific name: Symphodus rostratus / Common name: Long-snouted wrasse
4. Scientific name: Anthias anthias / Common name: Swallowtail seaperch
5. Scientific name: Apogon imberbis / Common name: Cardinal fish
6. Scientific name: Symphodus tinca / Common name: Peacock wrasse
7. Scientific name: Mullus surmuletus / Common name: Striped red mullet
8. Scientific name: Parablennius gattorugine / Common name: Tompot blenny
9. Scientific name: Parablennius pilicornis / Common name: Ringneck blenny
10. Scientific name: Gobius bucchichi / Common name: Red-mouthed goby
11. Scientific name: Chromis chromis / Common name: Damselfish
12. Scientific name: Boops boops / Common name: Bogue
13. Scientific name: Thalassoma pavo / Common name: Ornate wrasse
14. Scientific name: Sparus aurata / Common name: Gilthead seabream
15. Scientific name: Spicara maena / Common name: Blotched picarel
16. Scientific name: Spondyliosoma cantharus / Common name: Black seabream
17. Scientific name: Chelon labrosus / Common name: Thicklip grey mullet
18. Scientific name: Xyrichtys novacula / Common name: Cleaver wrasse
19. Scientific name: Labrus merula / Common name: Brown wrasse
20. Scientific name: Labrus viridis / Common name: Green wrasse
21. Scientific name: Diplodus vulgaris / Common name: Two-banded seabream
22. Scientific name: Diplodus annularis / Common name: Annular seabream
23. Scientific name: Diplodus puntazzo / Common name: Sharpsnout seabream
24. Scientific name: Diplodus sargus / Common name: White seabream
25. Scientific name: Sciaena umbra / Common name: Brown meagre
26. Scientific name: Scorpaena maderensis / Common name: madeira rockfish
27. Scientific name: Scorpaena porcus / Common name: Black scorpionfish
28. Scientific name: Scorpaena scofra / Common name: Red scorpionfish
29. Scientific name: Oblada melanura / Common name: Saddled seabream
30. Scientific name: Pagellus erythrinus / Common name: Common pandora
31. Scientific name: Pagrus pagrus / Common name: Common seabream
32. Scientific name: Epinephelus marginatus / Common name: Dusky grouper
33. Scientific name: Epinephelus costae / Common name: Golden grouper
34. Scientific name: Sphyraena viridensis / Common name: Great barracuda
35. Scientific name: Belone belone / Common name: Garfish
36. Scientific name: Mycteroperca rubra / Common name: Mottled grouper
37. Scientific name: Seriola dumerili / Common name: Greater amberjack
38. Scientific name: Dentex dentex / Common name: Common dentex
39. Scientific name: Dactylopterus volitans / Common name: Flying gurnard
40. Scientific name: Phycis phycis / Common name: Forkbeard
41. Scientific name: Balistes capriscus / Common name: Grey triggerfish
42. Scientific name: Zeus faber / Common name: John dory
43. Scientific name: Bothus podas / Common name: Wide-eyed flounder
44. Scientific name: Hippocampus hippocampus / Common name: Seahorse
45. Scientific name: Dasyatis pastinaca / Common name: Common stingray
46. Scientific name: Conger conger / Common name: Conger eel
47. Scientific name: Muraena helena / Common name: Moray eel
48. Scientific name: Mola mola / Common name: Sunfish
49. Scientific name: Raja clavata / Common name: Thornback ray
50. Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus / Common name: Common dolphinphish
51. Scientific name: Prionace glauca / Common name: Blue shark
52. Scientific name: Cethorinus maximus / Common name: Basking shark
Marine mammals
53. Scientific name: Stenella coeruleoalba / Striped dolphin
54. Scientific name: Tursiops truncatus / Bottlenose dolphin
Reptiles
55. Scientific name: Caretta caretta / Loggerhead turtle
Invertebrates - Molluscs
56. Scientific name: Hexaplex trunculus / Common name: Banded murex
57. Scientific name: Stramonita haemastoma / Common name: Red-mouthed rock shell
58. Scientific name: Luria lurida / Common name: Gray cowry
59. Scientific name: Phorcus turbinatus / Common name: Sea snail
60. Scientific name: Bolma rugosa / Common name: Turban snail
61. Scientific name: Columbella rustica / Common name: Rustic dove shell
62. Scientific name: Cerithium vulgatum / Common name: Common cerithe
63. Scientific name: Haliotis tuberculata / Common name: Abalone
64. Scientific name: Spondylus gaedoropus / Common name: Thorny oyster
65. Scientific name: Arca noae / Common name: Noah´s ark shell
66. Scientific name: Patella caerulea / Common name: Mediterranean limpet
67. Scientific name: Lithopaga lithopaga / Common name: Date shell
68. Scientific name: Pinna nobilis / Common name: Noble pen shell
69. Scientific name: Sepia officinalis / Common name: Common cuttlefish
70. Scientific name: Loligo vulgaris / Common name: Common squid
71. Scientific name: Octopus vulgaris / Common name: Common octopus
72. Scientific name: Peltodoris atromaculata / Common name: Dotted sea-slug
73. Scientific name: Felimare picta / Common name: Giant doris
74. Scientific name: Felimida krohni / Common name: Krohn´s sea slug
75. Scientific name: Flabellina affinis / Common name: Pink flabellina
76. Scientific name: Aplysia punctata / Common name: Spotted Sea hare
77. Scientific name: Cratena peregrina / Common name: Pilgrim hervia
Invertebrates - Crustaceans
78. Scientific name: Eriphia verrucosa / Common name: Yellow round crab
79. Scientific name: Maja crispata / Common name: Spider crab
80. Scientific name: Pachygrapsus marmoratus / Common name: marbled crab
81. Scientific name: Dardanus calidus / Common name: Red hermit crab
82. Scientific name: Scyllarus arctus / Common name: European locust lobster
83. Scientific name: Scyllarus arctus / Common name: Spiny lobster
84. Scientific name: Scyllarides latus / Common name: Mediterranean slipper lobster
85. Scientific name: Palaemon elegans / Common name: Rockpool shrimp
Invertebrates - Sea urchins and stars
100. Scientific name: Spharaechinus granularis / Common name: Violet Sea urchin
101. Scientific name: Paracentrotus lividus / Common name: Rock Sea urchin
102. Scientific name: Echinocyamus pusillus / Common name: Pea urchin
103. Scientific name: Centrostephanus longispinus / Common name: Needle spined urchin
104. Scientific name: Arbacia lixula / Common name: Black Sea urchin
105. Scientific name: Holothuria tubulosa / Common name: cotton spinner, sea cucumber
106. Scientific name: Astropecten aranciacus / Common name: Red comb star
107. Scientific name: Echinaster sepositus / Common name: Red starfish
108. Scientific name: Ophidiaster ophidianus / Common name: Purple starfish
109. Scientific name: Ophitiothrix fragilis / Common name: Common brittle star
110. Scientific name: Antedon mediterranea / Common name: Feather star
111. Scientific name: Asterina gibbosa / Common name: Starlet cushion star
Sea sponges
112. Scientific name: Chondrosia reniformis / Common name: Kidney sponge
113. Scientific name: Sarcotragus spinosolus / Common name: Black leather sponge
114. Scientific name: Crambe crambe / Common name: Orange-red encrusting sponge, Oyster sponge
115. Scientific name: Spongia officinalis / Common name: Bath sponge
116. Scientific name: Axinella damicornis / Common name: Crumpled duster sponge, yellow sponge
Seaweeds
117. Scientific name: Corallina elongata / Common name:
118. Scientific name: Asparagopsis taxiformis / Common name: Red Sea plume
119. Scientific name: Lophocladia iallamendii / Common name:
120. Scientific name: Padina pavonica / Common name: Peacock´s tail
121. Scientific name: Cystoseira balearica / Common name:
122. Scientific name: Lithophyllum stictaeforme / Common name:
123. Scientific name: Halymenia floresii / Common name:
124. Scientific name: Lithothamnion coralloides / Common name:
125. Scientific name: Halimeda tuna / Common name: Cactus algae
126. Scientific name: Flabellia petiolata / Common name:
127. Scientific name: Caulerpa cylindracea / Common name:
128. Scientific name: Codium bursa / Common name: Green sponge ball
129. Scientific name: Caulerpa prolifera / Common name:
130. Scientific name: Acetabularia acetabulum / Common name:
Sea plants
131. Scientific name: Posidonia oceanica / Common name: Neptune grass
Others
132. Scientific name: Hermodice carunculata / Common name: Bearded fireworm
133. Scientific name: Myriapora truncata / Common name: False coral
134. Scientific name: Smittina Cervicornis / Common name: Staghorn rose coral
135. Scientific name: Serpula vermicularis / Common name: Red tubeworm
136. Scientific name: Sabella spallanzanii / Common name: Feather duster worm, Mediterranean fan worm
137. Scientific name: Reteporella grimaldii / Common name: Neptune´s lace
138.Scientific name: Velella velella / Common name: By-the-wind-sailor
139. Scientific name: Halocynthia papillosa / Common name: Red sea-squirt
140. Scientific name: Clavelina lepadiformis / Common name: light-bulb sea squirt
141. Scientific name: Salpa maxima / Common name: Big salp
142. Scientific name: Bonella viridis / Common name: Green spoon worm
Seabirds
143. Scientific name: Calonectris diomedea / Common name: Scopoli´s shearwater
144. Scientific name: Falco eleonorae / Common name: Eleonora´s Falcon
145. Scientific name: Puffinus mauretanicus / Common name: Balearic shearwater
146. Scientific name: Larus michahellis / Common name: Yellow-legged gull
147. Scientific name: Phalacrocorax aristotelis / Common name: Cormorant
148. Scientific name: Larus audouinii / Common name: Audouin´s gull
We want to thank the GOIB or Government of the Balearic Islands, who, through its Conselleria de Medi Ambient, Agricultura i Pesca (Council for the Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries) and with the cooperation of the Ajuntament de Sant Josep de sa Talaia ( Town hall of Sant Josep de sa Talaia) compiled the guide “Les especies marines de les reserves naturals des Vedra, es Vedranell I els illots de Ponent”.
The above listed species are a fair and accurate representation of the rich biodiversity that we are fortunate to enjoy in Ibiza.