Picarel (Lat. Spicara flexuosa). Leaves in schools above different substrates from 20-150 m deep. Grows till 18 cm and reaches around 200 g. There is usually one large dark blotch above the tip of the pectoral fin. Feeds with small invertebrates, usually with crabs. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting life as a female and later changing into a male. Catches…

Spongia cannabina (Lat. Axinella cannabina). It lives in caves and meadows of seagrass. It can grow up to 1 m. The sponge is upright, arboreal, with one shaft or with several branches. The surface is rough and animated by lobes and protrusions. The colour of the sponge is orange. It is prey to the species Phyllidia flava – sea slug. It is an…

Spiny lobster (Lat. Palinurus vulgaris). It lives on rocky bottoms in holes and crevices and reaches a length of 45 cm without tentacles and a weight of 5 kg, but it usually weighs 0.6 kg. It lives up to 10-160 m deep, mostly 30-80 m deep. The end of autumn and the beginning of winter mark the time of spawning.…

Black sea urchin (Lat. Arbacia lixula). Black sea urchin is spread throughout the Mediterranean, mostly on a stone base.  It is found typically at shallow waters, at depths from 0 to 30 m, in rocky shores. It has a good resistance to hydrodynamism due to a good attachment strength to rocks. It is characterized by its deep black color and its…