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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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105 documented species

Anemone Spider CrabCrustaceanAnglerfishBenthic fishAnnular seabreamDemersal fishAnthias anthiasDemersal fishAxillary SeabreamDemersal fishBasket starEchinodermBlack CoralCnidarianBlack SeabreamDemersal fishBlack sea cucumberEchinodermBoguePelagic fishBrown Colonial Sea SquirtTunicateBrown MeagreDemersal fishBrown comberDemersal fishBrown wrasseDemersal fishCardinalfishDemersal fishCartilaginous Branched Red AlgaRed algaClustered tubewormWormComberDemersal fishCommon DentexDemersal fishCommon cuttlefishMolluscCommon octopusMolluscConical Sea SquirtTunicateCoralligenous HabitatRed algaCrater SpongeSpongeCuckoo WrasseDemersal fishDahlia AnemoneCnidarianDalmatian DorisMolluscDark Sea SquirtTunicateDusky grouperDemersal fishEdwards' Sea SquirtTunicateElephant Ear SpongeSpongeEncrusting MyxillaSpongeEuropean AnchovyPelagic fishEuropean CongerDemersal fishEuropean lobsterCrustaceanFalse CoralBryozoanFetid SpongeSpongeForkbeardDemersal fishGiant DorisMolluscGilthead SeabreamDemersal fishGold CoralCnidarianGreen Spoon WormWormJohn DoryDemersal fishLarge-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 morayDemersal fishMediterranean tritonMolluscMelon sea urchinEchinodermNarwal ShrimpCrustaceanNeptune's LaceBryozoanNicaea Cup SpongeSpongeOcean sunfishPelagic fishOrange sea whipCnidarianPainted comberDemersal fishPeacock wrasseDemersal fishPencil SpongeSpongePencil sea urchinEchinodermPicarelDemersal fishPink Chimney SpongeSpongePink sea fanCnidarianPurple sea urchinEchinodermRed CoralCnidarianRed ScorpionfishBenthic fishRed Sea SquirtTunicateRed StarfishEchinodermRed fanwormWormRed gorgonianCnidarianRed-mouthed GobyBenthic fishRodriguez’s kelpBrown algaRoss coralBryozoanRough Squat LobsterCrustaceanSalema porgyDemersal fishSea SquirtTunicateSea StrawberryTunicateSea coinGreen algaSea hareMolluscSharpsnout seabreamDemersal fishSmall-spotted catsharkBenthic fishSmooth fanwormWormSpiny 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 cluster anemoneCnidarianYellowmouth 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.