Basket Star

La Stella Gorgone, (Astrospartus mediterraneus), (Risso,1826) è un echinoderma della famiglia delle Gorgonocephalidae. Appartiene alla classe Ophiuroidea al phylum Echinodermata. Il nome scientifico deriva da latino aster (stella) e spartos (arbusto). Il nome inglese (basket star) deriva dall'abitudine di raggomitolarsi a cesto ...

Brown Meagre

Brown meagre or Corb (Sciaena umbra) is a species of croaker found in, the eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea  and Black Sea  occurring in shallow waters and sandy bottoms. It is harvested for human consumption, especially in the Mediterranean. The brown meagre is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the southern English Channel ...

Common Octopus

Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusc belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is the most studied of all octopus species. It is considered cosmopolitan, that is, a global species, which ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean and the southern coast of England ...

Blaktip reef Shark

Blacktip reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, which can be easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins (especially on the first dorsal fin and its caudal fin). Among the most abundant sharks inhabiting the tropical coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans ...