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Chelidonichtys lastoviza<\/em> (Bonnaterre, 1788)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Triglidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Damselfish<\/em><\/h6>\nChromis chromis<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Pomacentridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: this species can reach up to 12 cm in length. The back is dark brown and the flanks are lighter. The young are bright blue.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It forms small shoals in shallow water on or near rocky seabeds and above Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place in rocky environments and is preceded by a courtship behaviour. During the summer, the male demarcates a territory and prepares a spawning site within it. The female\u2019s attention is drawn to the male with distinctive signal jumps and sounds. After laying, the female leaves the nest and the eggs are guarded by the male.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Dusky grouper<\/em><\/h6>\nEpinephelus marginatus<\/em> (Lowe, 1834)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Triglidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Damselfish<\/em><\/h6>\nChromis chromis<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Pomacentridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: this species can reach up to 12 cm in length. The back is dark brown and the flanks are lighter. The young are bright blue.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It forms small shoals in shallow water on or near rocky seabeds and above Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place in rocky environments and is preceded by a courtship behaviour. During the summer, the male demarcates a territory and prepares a spawning site within it. The female\u2019s attention is drawn to the male with distinctive signal jumps and sounds. After laying, the female leaves the nest and the eggs are guarded by the male.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Dusky grouper<\/em><\/h6>\nEpinephelus marginatus<\/em> (Lowe, 1834)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
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Chromis chromis<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Pomacentridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: this species can reach up to 12 cm in length. The back is dark brown and the flanks are lighter. The young are bright blue.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It forms small shoals in shallow water on or near rocky seabeds and above Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place in rocky environments and is preceded by a courtship behaviour. During the summer, the male demarcates a territory and prepares a spawning site within it. The female\u2019s attention is drawn to the male with distinctive signal jumps and sounds. After laying, the female leaves the nest and the eggs are guarded by the male.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Dusky grouper<\/em><\/h6>\nEpinephelus marginatus<\/em> (Lowe, 1834)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Pomacentridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: this species can reach up to 12 cm in length. The back is dark brown and the flanks are lighter. The young are bright blue.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It forms small shoals in shallow water on or near rocky seabeds and above Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place in rocky environments and is preceded by a courtship behaviour. During the summer, the male demarcates a territory and prepares a spawning site within it. The female\u2019s attention is drawn to the male with distinctive signal jumps and sounds. After laying, the female leaves the nest and the eggs are guarded by the male.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Dusky grouper<\/em><\/h6>\nEpinephelus marginatus<\/em> (Lowe, 1834)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Morphology<\/strong>: this species can reach up to 12 cm in length. The back is dark brown and the flanks are lighter. The young are bright blue.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It forms small shoals in shallow water on or near rocky seabeds and above Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place in rocky environments and is preceded by a courtship behaviour. During the summer, the male demarcates a territory and prepares a spawning site within it. The female\u2019s attention is drawn to the male with distinctive signal jumps and sounds. After laying, the female leaves the nest and the eggs are guarded by the male.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Dusky grouper<\/em><\/h6>\nEpinephelus marginatus<\/em> (Lowe, 1834)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Distribution<\/strong>: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It forms small shoals in shallow water on or near rocky seabeds and above Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place in rocky environments and is preceded by a courtship behaviour. During the summer, the male demarcates a territory and prepares a spawning site within it. The female\u2019s attention is drawn to the male with distinctive signal jumps and sounds. After laying, the female leaves the nest and the eggs are guarded by the male.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Dusky grouper<\/em><\/h6>\nEpinephelus marginatus<\/em> (Lowe, 1834)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Reproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place in rocky environments and is preceded by a courtship behaviour. During the summer, the male demarcates a territory and prepares a spawning site within it. The female\u2019s attention is drawn to the male with distinctive signal jumps and sounds. After laying, the female leaves the nest and the eggs are guarded by the male.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Dusky grouper<\/em><\/h6>\nEpinephelus marginatus<\/em> (Lowe, 1834)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
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Epinephelus marginatus<\/em> (Lowe, 1834)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common dentex<\/em><\/h6>\nDentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Dentex dentex<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Mediterranean rainbow wrasse<\/em><\/h6>\nCoris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Coris julis<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Morphology<\/strong>: species with a body covered in very small scales, reaching a maximum overall length of 25 cm.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Distribution<\/strong>: the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Reproduction<\/strong>: it is a hermaphrodite species, developing first as a female.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Interesting fact<\/strong>: the colour varies according to sex, age and season. The females have longitudinal whitish-brown bands and a white belly (\u201cgioffredi\u201d livery). Upon reaching sexual maturity, the livery has a longitudinal orange band with sinuous margins, often black behind the operculum (\u201cjulis\u201d livery).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Peacock damsel<\/em><\/h6>\nThalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Thalassoma pavo<\/em>\u00a0(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Labridae<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>European Conger<\/em><\/h6>\nConger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Conger conger<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Congridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Stand steenbras<\/em><\/h6>\nLithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Lithognatus mormyrus<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Moray eel<\/em><\/h6>\nMuraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Muraena helena<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: AnguilliformesFamily<\/strong>: Murenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Morphology<\/strong>: an eel-like species that can reach up to 1 metre in length. Brown colour with yellowish-white spots. It hides among the rocks. It has no pectoral fin but has a low dorsal fin.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Distribution<\/strong>: widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Reproduction<\/strong>: it reproduces in winter and lays pelagic eggs. The larva is a leptocephalus.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Interesting fact<\/strong>: the moray eel is often described as an aggressive creature; in reality, it only attacks humans if it is harassed or feels threatened. Many people think its bite is poisonous. This is not entirely unfounded, as the moray eel\u2019s saliva contains a toxin that is secreted by specific glands on the palatal mucosa. The bite of the moray eel is very painful; it has sharp teeth that can cause deep lacerations.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common pandora<\/em><\/h6>\nPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nPagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Comber<\/em><\/h6>\nSerranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Serranus cabrilla<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Serranidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Morphology<\/strong>: it has a very pronounced and large head compared to the rest of the body, which is elongated and slightly compressed. The mouth is large and the jaw prominent. It has a single dorsal fin, elongated, initially spiny, with 10 rays, while at the rear, it has 13\u201315 soft rays. The colouring is reddish with reddish-brown vertical stripes and two\/three whitish horizontal bands. The colouring varies mainly according to age and habitat. The maximum length is 40 cm. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, worms and crustaceans.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Distribution<\/strong>: it inhabits muddy seabeds and is often found near coral shoals, down to a depth of 500 m. In the vicinity of the shore, it is found between rocks and Posidonia meadows. Common throughout the Mediterranean, especially in the Tyrrhenian Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Reproduction<\/strong>: the eggs are found in plankton in the months of May to August. Juveniles over 25 mm have the same shape as adults and can be recognised by a large longitudinal stripe running from the eye to the base of the tail.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater pipefish<\/em><\/h6>\nSygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Sygnathus acus<\/em><\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: SygnathiformesFamily<\/strong>: Sygnathidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Flying gurnard<\/em><\/h6>\nDactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Dactylopterus volitans\u00a0<\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Dactylopteridae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Greater amberjack<\/em><\/h6>\nSeriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Seriola dumerili <\/em>(Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Caragidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Transparent goby<\/em><\/h6>\nAphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Aphia minuta<\/em> (Risso, 1810)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Gobiidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Morphology<\/strong>: the body is elongated and laterally compressed. Its sexual dimorphism is clear. The male has: a taller body and caudal peduncle, a larger head, with a more obtuse snout and a more swollen throat; while the female has a slimmer body that tapers towards the tail and on the snout, which is more acute. In both sexes the mouth is wide, the jaws have a row of small, equal-sized teeth in the female, while the male has some larger, caniniform teeth. The colouring of the adults is pink; the body is transparent with a few black chromatophores. On the opercula, there is a red spot due to the colour of the gills, which are clearly visible. It feeds on planktonic organisms.<\/p>\nDistribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Distribution:<\/strong> it is found throughout the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The highest concentration occurs on sandy, muddy seabeds at a depth of 5 to 40 m at the mouths of rivers and streams at the edge of Posidonia oceanica meadows.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Reproduction<\/strong>: these fish reproduce in summer (June\u2013September) near rocky seabeds. The eggs adhere to the seabed and after reproduction, which occurs at the age of one year, the animal dies. Aphia minuta is a coastal, pelagic species during the larval and juvenile periods; during sexual maturity, individuals acquire benthic habits.<\/p>\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Interesting fact<\/strong>: the transparent goby is a species of significant commercial interest to certain fisheries such as those in the Ligurian Sea, Tuscany and the Adriatic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Salema porgy<\/em><\/h6>\nSarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Sarpa salpa <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Two-banded sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Diplodus vulgaris <\/em>(S. Hilaire, 1817)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Sargo<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Diplodus sargus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Annular sea bream<\/em><\/h6>\nDiplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Diplodus annularis <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PerciformesFamily<\/strong>: Sparidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Black scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Scorpaena porcus <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Red scorpionfish<\/em><\/h6>\nScorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Scorpaena scrofa<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: ScorpaeniformesFamily<\/strong>: Scorpaenidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMorphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Morphology<\/strong>: can be recognised from all other species in the genus Scorpaena by the presence of small fleshy lobes on the chin. It can reach up to 50 cm in length. It has a massive spiny head covered with skin appendages. The colour is usually bright red but can also be pink, brown or yellow, variegated dark in various ways.<\/p>\nDistribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Distribution<\/strong>: it is common from a depth of 10 m; it favours reefy coralligenous shoals rising from a muddy seabeds. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the British Isles to Morocco, in the Canary Islands, the Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nReproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Reproduction<\/strong>: reproduction takes place between May and August and its eggs are emitted in floating mucous masses.<\/p>\nInteresting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Common sole<\/em><\/h6>\nSolea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Interesting fact: it spends most of its time in a raised spot waiting for prey to pass in front of it.<\/p>\n
Solea solea <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\nClass<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Class<\/strong>: ActinopterygiiOrder<\/strong>: PleuronectiformesFamily<\/strong>: Soleidae<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cecece” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”22px|||||” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Thickback sole<\/em><\/h6>\nMicrochirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
Microchirus variegatus <\/em>(Donovan, 1808)<\/p>\n
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