Periwinkle
Scientific name: Littorina littorea It measures between 2.5 and 3 cm. They live attached to the rocks that are submerged, in the cracks and crevices that serve to protect them…
Beadlet anemone
Scientific name: Actinia equina Beadlet anemone are solitary animals that colonize rocks and coastal crevices. They have a foot that allows them to adhere and move slowly through rocks. It is…
Mediterranean red sea star
Scientific name: Echinaster sepositus Red sea Star has five arms on the underside of which it has several rows of tube feet, which it uses to move around and to hold…
Sea urchin
Scientific name: Paracentrotus lividus Urchins are found from just below sea level to depths of 20 meters. It occupies deep, round cavities in soft rocks that it enlarges as it…
Neptune grass
Scientific name: Posidonia oceanica It is an aquatic plant with roots, trunk, leaves, flowers and fruit. It is endemic to the Mediterranean and we always find it in well-lit areas…
Sea cucumber
Scientific name: Holothuria forskali We find them at depths of up to 70 meters and it travels with three rows of feet and suction cups. Sea cucumber feeds on small…
Grey mullet
Scientific name: Chelon labrosus Grey mullet lives near the edges of free waters on rocky soils covered with algae, sometimes very close to the surface of the sea. They can…
Rainbow wrasse
Scientific name: Coris julis While females are brown and orange, males have predominantly greenish tones with an orange line. They are found in rock bottoms up to 50 meters deep…
Red mullet
Scientific name: Mullus surmuletus Its coloration varies according to age, environment, depth and mood. It lives on soft, sandy ground and sometimes on rocky bottoms. To feed, it uses the…
Painted comber
Scientific name: Serranus scriba It lives in shallow waters of up to 30 meters between rocks and areas of sand and posidonia, although sometimes we can see them inside sponges.…