Punta dell’Arpa
Italy
Punta dell’Arpa
Life recorded at Punta dell’Arpa
60 species within 1.5 km · OBISOctopus vulgarisrare · 3 records
Serranus scribacommon · 117 records
Sarpa salpacommon · 110 records
Coris juliscommon · 109 records
Thalassoma pavocommon · 109 records
Epinephelus marginatuscommon · 66 records
All 60 species recorded in this area
| Species | How often | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Serranus scriba | common | 117 |
| Sarpa salpa | common | 110 |
| Coris julis | common | 109 |
| Thalassoma pavo | common | 109 |
| Epinephelus marginatus | common | 66 |
| Ophidiaster ophidianus | occasional | 27 |
| Serranus cabrilla | occasional | 22 |
| Paracentrotus lividus | occasional | 17 |
| Sparisoma cretense | occasional | 15 |
| Pinna nobilis | occasional | 14 |
| Chromis chromis | occasional | 11 |
| Pelagia noctiluca | occasional | 11 |
| Flabellina affinis | occasional | 11 |
| Dardanus calidus | occasional | 9 |
| Diplodus vulgaris | occasional | 9 |
| Sphyraena viridensis | occasional | 9 |
| Centrostephanus longispinus | occasional | 6 |
| Boops boops | occasional | 6 |
| Cratena peregrina | occasional | 6 |
| Apogon imberbis | occasional | 6 |
| Scorpaena maderensis | occasional | 6 |
| Plesionika narval | occasional | 5 |
| Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori | occasional | 5 |
| Caranx crysos | occasional | 5 |
| Anthias anthias | occasional | 5 |
| Epinephelus costae | occasional | 5 |
| Arca noae | occasional | 5 |
| Peltodoris atromaculata | occasional | 5 |
| Marthasterias glacialis | rare | 4 |
| Hacelia attenuata | rare | 4 |
| Sphaerechinus granularis | rare | 4 |
| Seriola dumerili | rare | 4 |
| Mycteroperca rubra | rare | 4 |
| Phorbas tenacior | rare | 4 |
| Chondrosia reniformis | rare | 4 |
| Luria lurida | rare | 4 |
| Maja crispata | rare | 3 |
| Tripterygion melanurus | rare | 3 |
| Acanthella acuta | rare | 3 |
| Cotylorhiza tuberculata | rare | 3 |
| Bittium reticulatum | rare | 3 |
| Hexaplex trunculus | rare | 3 |
| Octopus vulgaris | rare | 3 |
| Umbraculum umbraculum | rare | 3 |
| Haliclona (Soestella) mucosa | rare | 3 |
| Symphodus mediterraneus | rare | 3 |
| Monoplex parthenopeus | rare | 3 |
| Felimare picta | rare | 3 |
| Rhyssoplax olivacea | rare | 3 |
| Oblada melanurus | rare | 3 |
| Clavelina dellavallei | rare | 2 |
| Phallusia fumigata | rare | 2 |
| Pagurus anachoretus | rare | 2 |
| Palinurus elephas | rare | 2 |
| Scyllarides latus | rare | 2 |
| Velella velella | rare | 2 |
| Arbacia lixula | rare | 2 |
| Stylocidaris affinis | rare | 2 |
| Echinus melo | rare | 2 |
| Muraena helena | rare | 2 |
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