Yellow cluster anemone (Lat. Parazoanthus axinellae). It occurs at depths between 23 and 45 metres (75 and 148 ft) on rocky substrates. The species is yellow or orange in colour and each polyp has twenty-four to thirty-six tentacles disposed in two whorls. The polyps are 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter and 20 millimetres (0.79 in) in height. They are connected together in small colonies by a continuous layer…

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…

Gold coral (Lat. Savalia savaglia). Gold coral or false black coral is a rare species that inhabits the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The largest number of colonies were recorded in the Canary Islands, while the largest number of colonies for the Mediterranean Sea is located in the Boka Kotorska Bay. This bushy coral is actually a parasite on…