Cyclops Nursery
Italy
Cyclops Nursery
Life recorded at Cyclops Nursery
60 species within 1.5 km · OBISAll 60 species recorded in this area
| Species | How often | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Pelagia noctiluca | occasional | 14 |
| Tursiops truncatus | occasional | 12 |
| Coscinasterias tenuispina | occasional | 9 |
| Thalassoma pavo | occasional | 7 |
| Pachygrapsus marmoratus | occasional | 6 |
| Coris julis | occasional | 6 |
| Chromis chromis | occasional | 6 |
| Cressa mediterranea | occasional | 5 |
| Ophidiaster ophidianus | occasional | 5 |
| Saurida undosquamis | occasional | 5 |
| Sarpa salpa | occasional | 5 |
| Rhizostoma pulmo | occasional | 5 |
| Sparisoma cretense | occasional | 5 |
| Symphodus tinca | occasional | 5 |
| Serranus scriba | rare | 4 |
| Sphoeroides pachygaster | rare | 4 |
| Cotylorhiza tuberculata | rare | 4 |
| Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus | rare | 3 |
| Apogon imberbis | rare | 3 |
| Clavelina dellavallei | rare | 2 |
| Dardanus calidus | rare | 2 |
| Parablennius sanguinolentus | rare | 2 |
| Epinephelus costae | rare | 2 |
| Diplodus sargus | rare | 2 |
| Stenella coeruleoalba | rare | 2 |
| Aplysia dactylomela | rare | 2 |
| Umbraculum umbraculum | rare | 2 |
| Symphodus roissali | rare | 2 |
| Scorpaena maderensis | rare | 2 |
| Monoplex parthenopeus | rare | 2 |
| Ampelisca diadema | rare | 1 |
| Ampelisca rubella | rare | 1 |
| Ampithoe ramondi | rare | 1 |
| Pereionotus testudo | rare | 1 |
| Galathea strigosa | rare | 1 |
| Clibanarius erythropus | rare | 1 |
| Eriphia verrucosa | rare | 1 |
| Percnon gibbesi | rare | 1 |
| Centrostephanus longispinus | rare | 1 |
| Ophiothrix fragilis | rare | 1 |
| Enchelycore anatina | rare | 1 |
| Muraena helena | rare | 1 |
| Ophisurus serpens | rare | 1 |
| Synodus saurus | rare | 1 |
| Coryphoblennius galerita | rare | 1 |
| Spicara maena | rare | 1 |
| Gobius cruentatus | rare | 1 |
| Gobius geniporus | rare | 1 |
| Xyrichtys novacula | rare | 1 |
| Siganus rivulatus | rare | 1 |
| Diplodus vulgaris | rare | 1 |
| Sphyraena viridensis | rare | 1 |
| Tripterygion delaisi | rare | 1 |
| Bothus podas | rare | 1 |
| Dactylopterus volitans | rare | 1 |
| Mola mola | rare | 1 |
| Chrysaora hysoscella | rare | 1 |
| Delphinus delphis | rare | 1 |
| Cardita calyculata | rare | 1 |
| Flabellina affinis | rare | 1 |
Nearby sites in Sicilia
Explore all sitesThe Aci Trezza stacks: the water round the two biggest ones is closed to divers, and the dive is the small stack to the south.
Three domed basalt lumps, named after the cake they resemble, standing on sand 150 m off the Aci Trezza beach between 14 and 24 m.
The basalt rockfall under the Norman castle of Aci Castello, 18 to 22 m, where razorfish dive into the sand as you pass.
The marine reserve's anchor trail: eight iron anchors left where they were found, followed along a fixed guide rope.
The wall under the Capo Molini lighthouse, at the northern edge of the Isole Ciclopi marine park.
Basalt spires and fissures at the southern boundary of the Isole Ciclopi marine park, 14 to 40 m, guided and by authorisation only.
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