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About
A small, dark blue-black fish that forms dense, busy shoals over rocks, perhaps the most common sight on any rocky Mediterranean coastline. Juveniles have a striking metallic blue colour that darkens as they mature.
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Brown Meagre
Sciaena umbra
June - September
Rare
Greater Weever
Trachinus draco
May - September
Common
Mediterranean Hermit Crab
Clibanarius erythropus
Also known as: Κλειτσινάρι, Παγούρι
April - October
Very Common
European Seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
May - November
Occasional
Common Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Also known as: Οχταπόδι
All year round, easier during the summer months
Common
Black Goby
Gobius niger
April - October
Common
Greater Amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Also known as: Τούνα (καταχρηστικά), Ricciola, Lecha
July - September (juveniles in shallow waters)
Common
Wide-eyed Flounder
Bothus podas
Also known as: Γλώσσα, Πλατύ, Wide-eyed Flounder
All year round
Very Common
Barrel Jellyfish
Rhizostoma pulmo
Also known as: Μέδουσα Βαρέλι
May - October
Common
Mediterranean Parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
May - October
Occasional
Long-snouted Seahorse
Hippocampus guttulatus
Spring - Autumn
Rare
Garfish
Belone belone
May - September
Common
Sand Steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
May - October
Very Common
Giant Salp
Salpa maxima
Also known as: Πελαγικό Χορδωτό
March - August
Rare
Common Stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
May - October
Rare
Silver-Cheeked Toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
June - October
Rare
Striped Red Mullet
Mullus barbatus / Mullus surmuletus
Also known as: Κουτσομούρα, Μπάρμπουνος, Μπαρμπουνάκι
May - October - that's when they are in shallow waters and you can see the small schools
Very Common
Sea Hare
Aplysia fasciata
Also known as: Κρασάς, Γυμνοσάλιαγκας της Θάλασσας
May - October
Occasional
Black Scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Also known as: Μαύρη Σκορπίνα, Scorpaena, Black Scorpionfish
All year round. In summer they are more in shallow waters.
Very Common
Saddled Seabream
Oblada melanura
April - November
Very Common
Mediterranean Mussel
Mytilus galloprovincialis
All year round
Very Common
Two-Banded Seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
April - October
Common
Flying Gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
Also known as: Καπόνι, Χελιδόνα, Flying Gurnard
May - October, peak July-August
Common
Peacock Wrasse
Symphodus tinca
All year round, more active May - October
Very Common
European Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
June - September
Common
Mediterranean Horse Mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
June - October
Common
Dusky Grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
June - September
Rare
Sea Stars
Echinaster sepositus
All year round
Occasional
Common Pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
May - October
Occasional
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse
Coris julis
Also known as: Γαϊτανούρι, Λεμοναριά
All year round
Very Common
Common Cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
March - May
Occasional
Common Sole
Solea solea
April - November
Occasional
Salema Porgy
Sarpa salpa
May - September
Common
Annular Seabream
Diplodus annularis
April - October
Very Common
Mediterranean Green Crab
Carcinus aestuarii
April - October
Very Common
Mediterranean Moray Eel
Muraena helena
All year round
Occasional
Felimare picta (Regal Sea Goddess)
Felimare picta
Also known as: Regal Sea Goddess
Rare
Bogue
Boops boops
May - October
Very Common
Picarel
Spicara smaris
May - September
Common
Red Scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
All year round
Rare
Noble Pen Shell
Pinna nobilis
Rare
Gilthead Seabream
Sparus aurata
April - October
Very Common
Bucchich's Goby
Gobius bucchichi
Also known as: Γωβιός, Bucchich's Goby, Γκιόζος
All year round, more active in summer
Very Common
Nomad Jellyfish
Rhopilema nomadica
Also known as: Nomad jellyfish
July - October
Occasional
Snakelocks Sea Anemone
Anemonia viridis
All year round
Very Common
Fried Egg Jellyfish
Cotylorhiza tuberculata
Also known as: Τηγανητό Αυγό, Μεσογειακή Μέδουσα
June - October
Very Common
Flathead Grey Mullet
Mugil cephalus
All year round
Very Common
Purple Sea Urchin
Paracentrotus lividus
All year round
Very Common
Pillow Coral
Cladocora caespitosa
Also known as: Pillow coral, Μαξιλαράκι της θάλασσας, Cladocora
All year round, best seen in summer with clear waters
Common
European Pilchard
Sardina pilchardus
June - September
Common
Decorator Crab
Maja crispata
May - September
Occasional
White Seabream
Diplodus sargus
April - October
Common
Black Seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
April - October
Common
Short-Snouted Seahorse
Hippocampus hippocampus
May - September
Rare
Compass Jellyfish
Chrysaora hysoscella
April - September
Occasional
Sea Cucumber (Holothuria tubulosa)
Holothuria tubulosa
Also known as: Θαλάσσιο Αγγούρι
Occasional
Sand Smelt
Atherina hepsetus
April - October
Very Common