Mediterranean rock fish

In the Mediterranean sea coast there is a very rich fauna and diverse.There are surface, medium and deep water fishes.And among the fish that live in the depths of the coast, the Mediterranean rock fish stand out.

Many of these fish are masters of camouflage and can adopt an indistinguishable aspect, identical to that of the rock where they are seated.Others live hidden among the cracks and fissures of the underwater rockery.

If you continue reading the Animals and Pets Online we will show you the most characteristic rock fish of the Mediterranean .

Small size rock fish

In the riverside rocks, part of which emerge out of the water, there are several species of small-sized rock fish .Next we will relate the most common ones.

Maiden- Coris julis -, beautiful fish of vivid colors.
Vaqueta -Serranus scriba -, very common serranido of the shallow waters.
Castanuela- Chromis chromis -, a very small fish that lives in small shoals among the rocky shoals.
Barriguda- Parablennius pilicordis -, small warm also known as burrito.
Mona- Curyphoblennius galeryta -, another very common warm.
Rock goby- Gobius cubitus -, common goby in the rocky environments of the coast.
Serrano-Serranus cabrilla-, habitual fish of the coastal reefs.

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Hidden in the cracks

Among the cracks, cracks and cavities that proliferate in the submerged rocks of the seabed, there are two meandering and powerful fish on the constant stalking of the dams that pass in front of their sharp jaws.

Congrio- Conger conger -The conger can grow up to two meters of pure muscle.
Morena-Muraena helena-, beautiful and dangerous fish with poisonous teeth.

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The fish that graze on the rocks

There are fish that feed on the rocks , but do not live in them.Then we list some species.

Dorada- Sparus aurata -.The gilthead eats mussels attached to the rock.
Oblada- Oblada melanura -, herbivorous fish that eats the algae that grow on the rocks submerged.
Sargo- Diplodus sargus -There are other species of sargo: the weevil, the royal sargo, the mojarra, and the raspallon.
Herrera- Lithognatus mormyrus -, also known as Mabra.This fish in its vast majority has a parasite in its mouth called a "sea louse" in its mouth.This parasite often saves your life to the mabra, since it evicts out of the mouth the fishermen's hooks.For this reason, among the cane fishermen, the mabra is considered a difficult fishing fish.
Salpa- Sarpa Salpa -, fish that climbs the seaweed of underwater rocks.
Denton- Dentex dentex -.This fish hulls with the powerful teeth that confer its name on the oyster balms, clams and other bivalbos from which it feeds.
Pargo and Theft- Pagrus pagrus and Pargus auriga -, fish that feed on shellfish: prawns, crayfish, crabs.
Pajel- Pagellus erythrimus -Beautiful fish that looks like pink silver.

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Rock fish

There are fish that resemble the rocks where they live , chasing lurking camouflaged with their appearance and their static position.Then we show you the most common ones.

Scorpora- Scorpaena nonata-. This fish is camouflaged from rock
Scorpionfish- Scorpaena scrofa -Like the scorpion, the scorpionfish rock and seaweed camouflage.
Scratch Scorpaena porcus -.In the same way that its congeneres its perfect camouflage allows it to catch the prey that passes by its side.

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The inhabitants of the deep rocks

In the deep rocks and apart from the coast live several species of fish.These species have greater size than the rocky fishes of coastal reef.We will show you the main ones.

Mero- Epinephelus marginatus -The grouper is the king of the deep rocky areas.There are specimens that exceed 40 Kg.These large fish They have extraordinary and colorful liveries.
Golden grouper- Epinephelus costae -.This grouper is somewhat smaller and looks more sparse.
Rock bud- Phycis phycis -.Pez very common that populates the deep rocks.Its size is medium (25-30 cm.).

Sand fish between rocks

There are many species of fish that live in the sandy areas between the rock masses .Many of these fish are buried in the sand to catch the fish that circulate from one to another rock.The spider, the rat, the rocky sole, the common stingray, or the turbot are some of the species, among many others, that feed in the vicinity of the submerged rocks.But of these interesting species we will talk in another article.

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