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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.

Illustration By habitat

73 documented species

AnglerfishBenthic fishAnnular seabreamDemersal fishAxillary SeabreamDemersal fishBasket starEchinodermBlack SeabreamDemersal fishBlotched picarelDemersal fishBoguePelagic fishBrittle starEchinodermBrown MeagreDemersal fishBrown comberDemersal fishBurrowing AnemoneCnidarianCommon DentexDemersal fishCommon cuttlefishMolluscCommon octopusMolluscCommon soleBenthic fishConical Sea SquirtTunicateDark Sea SquirtTunicateDead man's fingersCnidarianEuropean CongerDemersal fishEuropean SquidMolluscFeather hydroidCnidarianGilthead SeabreamDemersal fishGray sea penCnidarianGreater pipefishBenthic fishGreen Spoon WormWormJohn DoryDemersal fishKolombatovic’s GobyBenthic fishLarge-scaled GobyBenthic fishLong-spined sea urchinEchinodermMaerl bedsRed algaMarbled electric rayBenthic fishMediterranean Feather StarEchinodermMediterranean Helmet ShellMolluscMediterranean Rainbow WrasseDemersal fishMediterranean Sand EelDemersal fishMediterranean tritonMolluscNarwal ShrimpCrustaceanNicaea Cup SpongeSpongeOrange sea whipCnidarianPicarelDemersal fishPurple heart urchinEchinodermQuagga GobyDemersal fishRed BandfishBenthic fishRed ScorpionfishBenthic fishRed Sea SquirtTunicateRed StarfishEchinodermRed-mouthed GobyBenthic fishRough pen shellMolluscRoyal sea cucumberEchinodermSand snake eelBenthic fishSea SquirtTunicateSea cucumberEchinodermSea hareMolluscSeven-armed StarfishEchinodermShamefaced CrabCrustaceanSmall-spotted catsharkBenthic fishSpider crabCrustaceanSpiny StarfishEchinodermSponge CrabCrustaceanSpotted rayBenthic fishStriped GobyBenthic fishStriped red mulletBenthic fishThornback rayBenthic fishThree-coloured AglajaMolluscTortoiseshell sea slugMolluscTub gurnardBenthic fishTwo-banded seabreamDemersal fishUmbrella slugMolluscWhite sea urchinEchinodermWhite seabreamDemersal fishWhite-spotted octopusMolluscWide-eyed flounderBenthic fishYellow AxinellaSponge

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.