The grass goby is a common fish in shallow coastal waters, estuaries and brackish lagoons, on muddy bottoms hosting seagrass meadows, their ideal habitat. It does not tolerate...

The grey mullet is a member of the family Mugilidae, which includes some eighty species of fresh- and salt-water fish. The grey mullet is particularly resistant to changes in...

The mackerel, measuring 25-30 cm, is a typical blue fish and an omnivorous, streamlined pelagic predator that lives in large shoals. Its colouring ranges from greenish-blue with...

This long and quite unmistakeable crustacean is a member of the family Squillidae and can grow to a maximum length of 20 cm. The body is covered in a dull whitish yellow carapace...

This bivalve mollusc measures around 5-9 cm and filter-feeds on plankton and organic micro-particles. It is very common throughout the Mediterranean, but since it is extensively...

The red scorpionfish lives at a depth ranging from just a few metres to 400 m. It prefers rocky bottoms covered with algae or Posidonia and in any case where it can find shelter...

This small, pelagic fish is a member of the family Clupeidae (that includes the herring). It is very common in the Mediterranean and has gregarious and migratory habits. It feeds...

The striped seabream is a member of the family Sparidae, which also includes the common two-banded seabream, the gilt-head bream and the salema, all very common species in coastal...

The white seabream is the most common type of seabream in the Mediteranean and can be found on both sandy and rocky bottoms. It has a high, laterally compressed body, with large,...