The cuttlefish is a carnivorous and predatory cephalopod mollusc and can reach a length of around 40 cm, with the oval body being dorso-ventrally flattened. Like the common squid...

The common lobster is a ten-legged crustacean of the family Nephropidae and looks very much like scampi. It has two large, asymmetrical claws at the front of the body, which are...

The common Pandora is a member of the family Sparidae with a slim, oval, laterally compressed body that can reach 60 cm in length. The colouration ranges from pinkish-red on the...

The sole is a flatfish with an oval and extremely compressed body. The head is small with a rounded face and small, arched mouth positioned inferiorly. The eyes, one of which...

This cephalopod mollusc has a long, cylindrical body. Two rhomboid fins run down the animal’s sides for its entire length to the base of its sac. It has a soft body, although it...

The curled octopus is a mollusc of the family Octopodidae and has no particular preferences as regards substrate, although it appears more widespread in areas with sandy or muddy...

The eel is a member of the family Anguillidae. In some parts of Italy the large female (measuring up to one and a half metres in length) is called a “capitone”, while the...

This flounder has a flat, compressed body that can grow up to 50 cm, although it commonly reaches 20-25 cm. Both eyes are on the right of the body and behind them or at the...

The gilt-head bream is a bony member of the family Sparidae and can be found in the sea and in brackish coastal waters. The name comes from the characteristic golden yellow stripe...