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Mediterranean Sea
General data
Water type:
Sae
Progression:
Atlantic Ocean
->
Planet Earth
Climates:
Subtropical
Continents:
Africa
,
Europe
,
Asia
Countries:
Cyprus
,
Egypt
,
France
,
Gibraltar
,
Greece
,
Israel
,
Italy
,
Malta
,
Monaco
,
Slovenia
,
Spain
,
Turkey
About
Waters
Fishes
Catches
Description
Seas
Black sea
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Tyrrhenian sea
Ligurian Sea
Balearic sea
Levantine Sea
Libyan Sea
Alboran sea
Rivers
Rhone
Segura
Fluvia river
Llobregat River
Guadalfeo River
Andarax River
Guadalhorce River
Guadiaro River
Mijares River
Tirso
Belice
Dirillo
Gela
Irminio
Platani
Salso
Verdura
Coghinas River
Temo
Ter
Tordera
Gaia
Cenia
Serpis
Vinalopo
Almanzora
Seyhan River
Aksu River (Turkey)
Manavgat River
Koprucay River
Dim River
Dragon Creek
Sini Creek
Goksu River
Limonlu River
Alata River
Tomuk Creek
Karacaoglan River
Tece Creek
Mezitli River
Efrenk River
Delicay River
Berdan River
Ceyhan River
Payas River
Orontes River
Canals
Canal du Midi
Bays
Laconian Gulf
Gulf of Naples
Gulf of Roses
Mar Menor
Pink Lake of Torrevieja
Akyatan Lagoon
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
European sea sturgeon
(Acipenser sturio)
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Black-striped pipefish
(Syngnathus abaster)
Bluespotted cornetfish
(Fistularia commersonii)
Greater pipefish
(Syngnathus acus)
Broadnosed pipefish
(Syngnathus typhle)
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
European eel
(Anguilla anguilla)
Mediterranean moray
(Muraena helena)
European conger
(Conger conger)
Daggertooth pike conger
(Muraenesox cinereus)
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
European bass
(Dicentrarchus labrax)
Spotted seabass
(Dicentrarchus punctatus)
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Boxlip mullet
(Oedalechilus labeo)
Thicklip grey mullet
(Chelon labrosus)
Thinlip grey mullet
(Chelon ramada)
Leaping mullet
(Chelon saliens)
Flathead grey mullet
(Mugil cephalus)
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Twaite shad
(Alosa fallax)
Allis shad
(Alosa alosa)
European pilchard
(Sardina pilchard)
European anchovy
(Engraulis encrasicolus)
European sprat
(Sprattus sprattus)
Perciformes - Perches
Bluefish
(Pomatomus saltatrix)
Comber
(Serranus cabrilla)
Painted comber
(Serranus scriba)
Brown comber
(Serranus hepatus)
Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)
Damselfish
(Chromis chromis)
Goldblotch grouper
(Epinephelus costae)
Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)
Bastard grunt
(Pomadasys incisus)
Swallowtail sea perch
(Anthias anthias)
Rubberlip grunt
(Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)
Blacktail comber
(Serranus atricauda)
White grouper
(Epinephelus aeneus)
Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Red bandfish
(Cepola macrophthalma)
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Common two-banded sea bream
(Diplodus vulgaris)
Sargo
(Diplodus sargus)
Annular seabream
(Diplodus annularis)
Sharpsnout seabream
(Diplodus puntazzo)
Common dentex
(Dentex dentex)
Salema
(Sarpa salpa)
Sand steenbras
(Lithognathus mormyrus)
Gilt-head bream
(Sparus aurata)
Saddled seabream
(Oblada melanura)
Common pandora
(Pagellus erythrinus)
Bogue
(Boops boops)
Red porgy
(Pagrus pagrus)
Pink dentex
(Dentex gibbosus)
Blotched picarel
(Spicara maena)
Axillary seabream
(Pagellus acarne)
Zebra sea bream
(Diplodus cervinus)
Redbanded seabream
(Pagrus auriga)
Black seabream
(Spondyliosoma cantharus)
Blackspot seabream
(Pagellus bogaraveo)
Suez Canal Sillago
(Sillago suezensis)
Carangiformes - Jacks
Greater amberjack
(Seriola dumerili)
Common dolphinfish
(Coryphaena hippurus)
Atlantic horse mackerel
(Trachurus trachurus)
Pompano
(Trachinotus ovatus)
Leerfish
(Lichia amia)
Swordfish
(Xiphias gladius)
Atlantic white marlin
(Kajikia albida)
Blue marlin
(Makaira nigricans)
Atlantic sailfish
(Istiophorus albicans)
Mediterranean spearfish
(Tetrapturus belone)
Crevalle jack
(Caranx hippos)
Cobia
(Rachycentron canadum)
Mediterranean horse mackerel
(Trachurus mediterraneus)
False scad
(Caranx rhonchus)
Rainbow runner
(Elagatis bipinnulata)
Blue runner
(Caranx crysos)
White trevally
(Pseudocaranx dentex)
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Garfish
(Belone belone)
Agujon Needlefish
(Tylosurus acus)
Labriformes - Wrasses
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
(Coris julis)
Cuckoo wrasse
(Labrus mixtus)
Ornate wrasse
(Thalassoma pavo)
Ocellated wrasse
(Symphodus ocellatus)
Axillary wrasse
(Symphodus mediterraneus)
East Atlantic peacock wrasse
(Symphodus tinca)
Five-spotted wrasse
(Symphodus roissali)
Pointed-snout wrasse
(Symphodus rostratus)
Mediterranean parrotfish
(Sparisoma cretense)
Brown wrasse
(Labrus merula)
Green wrasse
(Labrus viridis)
Corkwing wrasse
(Symphodus melops)
Goldsinny wrasse
(Ctenolabrus rupestris)
Black-tailed wrasse
(Centrolabrus melanocercus)
Pearly razorfish
(Xyrichtys novacula)
Grey wrasse
(Symphodus cinereus)
Baillon’s wrasse
(Symphodus bailloni)
Scale-rayed wrasse
(Acantholabrus palloni)
Sideburn Wrasse
(Pteragogus trispilus)
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Atlantic mackerel
(Scomber scombrus)
Atlantic chub mackerel
(Scomber colias)
Atlantic bonito
(Sarda sarda)
Bullet tuna
(Auxis rochei)
Little tunny
(Euthynnus alletteratus)
Atlantic bluefin tuna
(Thunnus thynnus)
Wahoo
(Acanthocybium solandri)
Narrow-barred spanish mackerel
(Scomberomorus commerson)
Albacore
(Thunnus alalunga)
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Red scorpionfish
(Scorpaena scrofa)
Small red scorpionfish
(Scorpaena notata)
Madeira rockfish
(Scorpaena maderensis)
Black scorpionfish
(Scorpaena porcus)
Devil firefish
(Pterois miles)
Streaked gurnard
(Chelidonichthys lastoviza)
Tub gurnard
(Chelidonichthys lucerna)
Longspined bullhead
(Taurulus bubalis)
Grey gurnard
(Eutrigla gurnardus)
Bartail flathead
(Platycephalus indicus)
Red lionfish
(Pterois volitans)
Red gurnard
(Chelidonichthys cuculus)
Gadiformes - Cods
European hake
(Merluccius merluccius)
Whiting
(Merlangius merlangus)
Poor cod
(Trisopterus minutus)
Silvery pout
(Gadiculus argenteus)
Pouting
(Trisopterus luscus)
Forkbeard
(Phycis phycis)
Greater forkbeard
(Phycis blennoides)
Blue ling
(Molva dypterygia)
Spanish ling
(Molva macrophthalma)
Shore rockling
(Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)
Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Red mullet
(Mullus barbatus)
Striped red mullet
(Mullus surmuletus)
Red Sea goatfish
(Parupeneus forsskali)
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Giant goby
(Gobius cobitis)
Black goby
(Gobius niger)
Red-mouthed goby
(Gobius cruentatus)
Rock goby
(Gobius paganellus)
Golden goby
(Gobius auratus)
Yellow-headed goby
(Gobius xanthocephalus)
Bucchich's goby
(Gobius bucchichii)
Incognito goby
(Gobius incognitus)
Caucasian dwarf goby
(Knipowitschia caucasica)
Sand goby
(Pomatoschistus minutus)
Common goby
(Pomatoschistus microps)
Two-spotted goby
(Pomatoschistus flavescens)
Leopard-spotted goby
(Thorogobius ephippiatus)
Fries's goby
(Lesueurigobius friesii)
Transparent goby
(Aphia minuta)
Chameleon goby
(Tridentiger trigonocephalus)
Frillfin goby
(Bathygobius soporator)
Couch's goby
(Gobius couchi)
Jeffrey’s goby
(Buenia jeffreysii)
Grass goby
(Gobius ophiocephalus)
Istiophoriformes - Barracudas
European barracuda
(Sphyraena sphyraena)
Yellowmouth Barracuda
(Sphyraena viridensis)
Yellowtail barracuda
(Sphyraena flavicauda)
Yellowstripe barracuda
(Sphyraena chrysotaenia)
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
European plaice
(Pleuronectes platessa)
Common sole
(Solea solea)
Turbot
(Scophthalmus maximus)
Wide-eyed flounder
(Bothus podas)
Senegalese sole
(Solea senegalensis)
Imperial scaldfish
(Arnoglossus imperialis)
Mediterranean scaldfish
(Arnoglossus laterna)
Brill
(Scophthalmus rhombus)
Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes
Greater weever
(Trachinus draco)
Atlantic stargazer
(Uranoscopus scaber)
Lesser weever
(Echiichthys vipera)
Aulopiformes - Grinners
Atlantic lizardfish
(Synodus saurus)
Blenniiformes - Blennies
Tompot blenny
(Parablennius gattorugine)
Mystery blenny
(Parablennius incognitus)
Rusty blenny
(Parablennius sanguinolentus)
Tentacled blenny
(Parablennius tentacularis)
Zvonimir's blenny
(Parablennius zvonimiri)
Peacock blenny
(Salaria pavo)
Sphinx blenny
(Aidablennius sphynx)
Butterfly blenny
(Blennius ocellaris)
Basilisk Blenny
(Salaria basilisca)
Longstriped blenny
(Parablennius rouxi)
Adriatic blenny
(Microlipophrys adriaticus)
Ringneck blenny
(Parablennius pilicornis)
Montagu’s blenny
(Coryphoblennius galerita)
Red-black triplefin
(Tripterygion tripteronotum)
Molly miller
(Scartella cristata)
Gurnard blenny
(Lipophrys trigloides)
Shanny
(Lipophrys pholis)
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Great white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias)
Sand tiger shark
(Carcharias taurus)
Porbeagle
(Lamna nasus)
Shortfin mako
(Isurus oxyrinchus)
Basking shark
(Cetorhinus maximus)
Smalltooth sand tiger
(Odontaspis ferox)
Thresher
(Alopias vulpinus)
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Blue shark
(Prionace glauca)
Lesser spotted dogfish
(Scyliorhinus canicula)
Nursehound
(Scyliorhinus stellaris)
Blackmouth catshark
(Galeus melastomus)
Tope shark
(Galeorhinus galeus)
Blacktip reef shark
(Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Starry smooth-hound
(Mustelus asterias)
Common smooth-hound
(Mustelus mustelus)
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Whale shark
(Rhincodon typus)
Squatiniformes - Angelsharks
Angelshark
(Squatina squatina)
Smoothback angelshark
(Squatina oculata)
Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
Common guitarfish
(Rhinobatos rhinobatos)
Zeiformes - Dories
John Dory
(Zeus faber)
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Grey triggerfish
(Balistes capriscus)
Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicum)
Yellowspotted puffer
(Torquigener flavimaculosus)
Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards
Flying gurnard
(Dactylopterus volitans)
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Giant oarfish
(Regalecus glesne)
Mediterranean dealfish
(Trachipterus trachypterus)
North Atlantic opah
(Lampris guttatus)
Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
Spiny dogfish
(Squalus acanthias)
Angular roughshark
(Oxynotus centrina)
Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
European anglerfish
(Lophius piscatorius)
Blackbellied anglerfish
(Lophius budegassa)
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Shi drum
(Umbrina cirrosa)
Meagre
(Argyrosomus regius)
Brown meagre
(Sciaena umbra)
Canary drum
(Umbrina canariensis)
Dusky spinefoot
(Siganus luridus)
Emperor angelfish
(Pomacanthus imperator)
Marbled spinefoot
(Siganus rivulatus)
Rajiformes - Skates and rays
Common skate
(Dipturus batis)
Blonde ray
(Raja brachyura)
Spotted ray
(Raja montagui)
Longnosed skate
(Dipturus oxyrinchus)
Undulate ray
(Raja undulata)
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Common stingray
(Dasyatis pastinaca)
Marbled stingray
(Dasyatis marmorata)
Common eagle ray
(Myliobatis aquila)
Round fantail stingray
(Taeniurops grabatus)
Brown stingray
(Bathytoshia lata)
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Mediterranean banded killifish
(Aphanius fasciatus)
Mummichog
(Fundulus heteroclitus)
Argentiniformes - Marine smelts
Argentine
(Argentina sphyraena)
Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes
Spotted lanternfish
(Myctophum punctatum)
Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
Mediterranean cardinalfish
(Apogon imberbis)
Pharaoh cardinalfish
(Apogonichthyoides pharaonis)
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Atlantic wreckfish
(Polyprion americanus)
Indian sweeper
(Pempheris mangula)
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Brassy chub
(Kyphosus vaigiensis)
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Sand smelt
(Atherina presbyter)
Big-scale sand smelt
(Atherina boyeri)
Red Sea Hardyhead Silverside
(Atherinomorus forskalii)
Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes
Lusitanian toadfish
(Halobatrachus didactylus)
Callionymiformes - Dragonets
Common dragonet
(Callionymus lyra)
Reticulated dragonet
(Callionymus reticulatus)
Spotted dragonet
(Callionymus maculatus)
Risso’s dragonet
(Callionymus risso)
Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes
Connemarra clingfish
(Lepadogaster candolii)
Catches