Secca di Ponente
Italy
Secca di Ponente
Life recorded at Secca di Ponente
60 species within 1.5 km · OBISOctopus vulgarisrare · 2 records
Pachygrapsus marmoratusoccasional · 22 records
Thalassoma pavooccasional · 20 records
Clibanarius erythropusoccasional · 18 records
Sparisoma cretenseoccasional · 15 records
Salaria pavooccasional · 14 records
All 60 species recorded in this area
| Species | How often | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Pachygrapsus marmoratus | occasional | 22 |
| Thalassoma pavo | occasional | 20 |
| Clibanarius erythropus | occasional | 18 |
| Sparisoma cretense | occasional | 15 |
| Salaria pavo | occasional | 14 |
| Sarpa salpa | occasional | 14 |
| Gobius cobitis | occasional | 12 |
| Coris julis | occasional | 12 |
| Phorcus articulatus | occasional | 12 |
| Serranus scriba | occasional | 11 |
| Hexaplex trunculus | occasional | 11 |
| Muraena helena | occasional | 8 |
| Chondrilla nucula | occasional | 8 |
| Pelagia noctiluca | occasional | 7 |
| Diplodus sargus | occasional | 7 |
| Diplodus vulgaris | occasional | 7 |
| Phorcus turbinatus | occasional | 7 |
| Flabellina affinis | occasional | 6 |
| Pachygrapsus transversus | occasional | 6 |
| Ophidiaster ophidianus | occasional | 6 |
| Stramonita haemastoma | occasional | 6 |
| Patella caerulea | occasional | 5 |
| Diplodus puntazzo | occasional | 5 |
| Oblada melanurus | occasional | 5 |
| Scorpaena maderensis | rare | 4 |
| Hacelia attenuata | rare | 4 |
| Chromis chromis | rare | 4 |
| Tripterygion delaisi | rare | 4 |
| Columbella rustica | rare | 4 |
| Symphodus tinca | rare | 4 |
| Pisania striata | rare | 3 |
| Gobius incognitus | rare | 3 |
| Aplus dorbignyi | rare | 3 |
| Steromphala rarilineata | rare | 3 |
| Percnon gibbesi | rare | 3 |
| Marthasterias glacialis | rare | 3 |
| Arbacia lixula | rare | 3 |
| Paracentrotus lividus | rare | 3 |
| Anthias anthias | rare | 3 |
| Scorpaena scrofa | rare | 3 |
| Cliona viridis | rare | 3 |
| Sphyraena viridensis | rare | 2 |
| Tripterygion melanurus | rare | 2 |
| Luria lurida | rare | 2 |
| Haliotis tuberculata | rare | 2 |
| Octopus vulgaris | rare | 2 |
| Spondylus gaederopus | rare | 2 |
| Phorcus richardi | rare | 2 |
| Balistes capriscus | rare | 2 |
| Cratena peregrina | rare | 2 |
| Clavelina dellavallei | rare | 2 |
| Halocynthia papillosa | rare | 2 |
| Coscinasterias tenuispina | rare | 2 |
| Astrospartus mediterraneus | rare | 2 |
| Parablennius pilicornis | rare | 2 |
| Parablennius sanguinolentus | rare | 2 |
| Seriola dumerili | rare | 2 |
| Chelon labrosus | rare | 2 |
| Epinephelus costae | rare | 2 |
| Mycteroperca rubra | rare | 2 |
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