Mediterranean pillow coral (Lat. Cladocora caespitosa). It is the only species of coral that builds reefs in the Adriatic Sea. It is found at depths from 1 to 80 m on rock and sand bottoms, at sites with stronger sea currents. The colonies can groves up to a size of over 1 m. The polyps are a clear maroon colour, around 5 mm in diameter…

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Lat. Coris julis). Coastal and benthic species, leaves above sandy and gravel bottom and in meadows of Posidonia sp. Leaves to depth of 100 m, but common at depths ranging from about 1-60 m. Grows to 25 cm, common 10-20 cm. Feeds on sea urchins, molluscs, crabs and worms. Like many wrasses, It is a sequential hermaphrodite: all start in the…