The European spider crab (Lat. Maja squinado). It is the sole European representative of the subfamily Majinae (Ingle, 1980) and is the largest of approximately 66 species of majid crabs occuring in the north-eastern Atlantic. During the summer depth distribution is coastal, extending from 20-30 m up to the low water mark and even into the intertidal zone, whereas during…
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Common pandora (Lat. Pagellus erythrinus). Benthic species, leaves above sandy-muddy and gravel bottom. Leaves in schools from 10-180 m depth, common 20-100 m. Pink is the dominating colour, with bluish hues, and many blue small dots, glittering in the upper part of the sides, which become brighter in the reproductive period. Grows till 60 cm (3 kg), common 10-25 cm. Feeds…