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Start with the environment where you observed the species: rock, sand, seagrass meadow, reef, colonised wreck or open water. Each habitat offers particular conditions and resources. A species may use several habitats.

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131 documented species

Anemone Spider CrabCrustaceanAnglerfishBenthic fishAnnular seabreamDemersal fishAnthias anthiasDemersal fishAxillary SeabreamDemersal fishBanded Squat LobsterCrustaceanBasket starEchinodermBlack CoralCnidarianBlack SeabreamDemersal fishBlack sea cucumberEchinodermBoguePelagic fishBrown Colonial Sea SquirtTunicateBrown MeagreDemersal fishBrown comberDemersal fishBrown wrasseDemersal fishCalvet's AdeonellaBryozoanCardinalfishDemersal fishCartilaginous Branched Red AlgaRed algaClustered tubewormWormComberDemersal fishCommon DentexDemersal fishCommon Hermit CrabCrustaceanCommon cuttlefishMolluscCommon octopusMolluscConical Sea SquirtTunicateCoralligenous HabitatRed algaCrater SpongeSpongeCrystalline Sea SquirtTunicateCuckoo WrasseDemersal fishDahlia AnemoneCnidarianDalmatian DorisMolluscDark Sea SquirtTunicateDusky grouperDemersal fishEdwards' Sea SquirtTunicateElephant Ear SpongeSpongeEncrusting MyxillaSpongeEuropean AnchovyPelagic fishEuropean CongerDemersal fishEuropean lobsterCrustaceanFalse CoralBryozoanFetid SpongeSpongeFilamentous AlgaeBrown algaForkbeardDemersal fishForked Ribbon WeedBrown algaGiant DorisMolluscGilthead SeabreamDemersal fishGold CoralCnidarianGoldsinny WrasseDemersal fishGreen Spoon WormWormGreen algae (Caulerpa cylindracea)Green algaGrey WrasseDemersal fishHermit crabCrustaceanIschia FlabellineMolluscJohn DoryDemersal fishKidney SpongeSpongeLarge-scaled GobyBenthic fishLong-snouted seahorseBenthic fishLong-spined sea urchinEchinodermLumpy Suberite SpongeSpongeMediterranean DamselfishDemersal fishMediterranean Feather StarEchinodermMediterranean Green Sea BallGreen algaMediterranean Helmet ShellMolluscMediterranean Purple FlabellinaMolluscMediterranean Rainbow WrasseDemersal fishMediterranean fanwormWormMediterranean morayDemersal fishMediterranean tritonMolluscMelon sea urchinEchinodermMermaid's WineglassGreen algaNarwal ShrimpCrustaceanNeptune's LaceBryozoanNicaea Cup SpongeSpongeOcean sunfishPelagic fishOcellated WrasseDemersal fishOrange sea whipCnidarianOrange topshellMolluscOrnate WrasseDemersal fishPainted comberDemersal fishPeacock WrasseDemersal fishPeacock wrasseDemersal fishPeacock's tailBrown algaPencil SpongeSpongePencil sea urchinEchinodermPicarelDemersal fishPink Chimney SpongeSpongePink sea fanCnidarianPurple FlabellinaMolluscPurple sea urchinEchinodermPurpurean weedRed algaRed CoralCnidarianRed ScorpionfishBenthic fishRed Sea SquirtTunicateRed StarfishEchinodermRed fanwormWormRed gorgonianCnidarianRed-mouthed GobyBenthic fishRodriguez’s kelpBrown algaRoss coralBryozoanRough Squat LobsterCrustaceanSailor's eyeballGreen algaSalema porgyDemersal fishSea SquirtTunicateSea StrawberryTunicateSea coinGreen algaSea hareMolluscSharpsnout seabreamDemersal fishSmall-spotted catsharkBenthic fishSmooth fanwormWormSnakelocks AnemoneCnidarianSpiny Spider CrabCrustaceanSpiny StarfishEchinodermSpiny lobsterCrustaceanSponge CrabCrustaceanSpotted rayBenthic fishSquid eggsMolluscStar TunicateTunicateStriped GobyBenthic fishTwo-banded seabreamDemersal fishUmbrella slugMolluscViolet Sea Squirt ColonyTunicateWhite sea fanCnidarianWhite seabreamDemersal fishWhite-spotted octopusMolluscYellow AxinellaSpongeYellow Cave SpongeSpongeYellow Tube SpongeSpongeYellow cluster anemoneCnidarianYellow sea fanCnidarianYellow triplefinBenthic fishYellowmouth BarracudaPelagic fish

From recognition to understanding

After recognising a marine species, watch it in its environment in the diving videos. Articles and learning paths help you understand its habitat and its relationships with other organisms; games help you remember your discoveries.