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Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 95 species · Blue Cave of Biševo

Showing 95 species · Blue Cave of Biševo

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Common LobsterLeast Concern

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red CoralEndangered

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Vulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Near Threatened

Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Common Spiny Lobster

Palinurus elephas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Marbled Electric Ray

Torpedo marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Not Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Marbled Rock Crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Spider Crab

Maja squinado

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Data Deficient

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Duke of Burgundy Fritillary

Hamearis lucina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Rugose Squat Lobster

Munida rugosa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

European Hake

Merluccius merluccius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Least Concern

Atlantic Stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Brittlestar

Ophiothrix fragilis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Common Oyster

Ostrea edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial
Least Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Sand Hopper

Talitrus saltator

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Olive Chiton

Chiton olivaceus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Chequered Carpet Shell

Ruditapes decussatus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
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Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
94 countries7 parks174 dive sites
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
62 countries4 parks89 dive sites
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
33 countries51 parks82 dive sites
Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
42 countries5 parks94 dive sites
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
80 countries34 parks90 dive sites
Common CuttlefishNot Evaluated

Common Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
44 countries29 parks83 dive sites
Fan MusselCritically Endangered

Fan Mussel

Pinna nobilis

SolitaryCritically EndangeredOcean
28 countries23 parks62 dive sites
GiltheadLeast Concern

Gilthead

Sparus aurata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
29 countries37 parks79 dive sites
Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
44 countries47 parks103 dive sites
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Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
39 countries
42 parks
79 dive sites
29 countries
23 parks
65 dive sites
27 countries31 parks70 dive sites
33 countries43 parks75 dive sites
27 countries27 parks70 dive sites
128 countries69 parks84 dive sites
25 countries27 parks76 dive sites
36 countries35 parks85 dive sites
141 countries58 parks75 dive sites
42 countries42 parks89 dive sites
44 countries48 parks79 dive sites
161 countries59 parks91 dive sites
50 countries28 parks150 dive sites
27 countries38 parks71 dive sites
157 countries53 parks209 dive sites
29 countries13 parks75 dive sites
31 countries38 parks73 dive sites
40 countries31 parks55 dive sites
31 countries46 parks79 dive sites
29 countries41 parks79 dive sites
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
40 countries46 parks83 dive sites
35 countries28 parks79 dive sites
27 countries33 parks71 dive sites
31 countries47 parks83 dive sites
37 countries49 parks83 dive sites
141 countries82 parks411 dive sites
31 countries46 parks83 dive sites
21 countries26 parks62 dive sites
32 countries34 parks79 dive sites