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COMMON FISH      
IN THE WATER COLUMN benthic fish >>  
Chromis chromis Castañuela Damselfish
Small brown/ black fish with very distinctive forked tail. Swims in shoals and can be seen when snorkelling or diving.
Thalossoma pavo Fredi Ornate wrasse
One of the most spectacularly coloured fish to be found around Mallorca. Both the male and female have distinctive blue marking on the head. The female has a black saddle and is smaller.
Coris julis Doncella Rainbow wrasse
Another great coloured fish, the male has an orange stripe along his luminous green body with a distinctive black smudge halfway down. His belly id white.The female is smaller and duller with white horizontal stripes on a brown body.
Symphodus tinca Peto Peacock wrasse
A larger wrasse which an reach 35 cm in length. Mainly found near rocks mainly in eel-grass beds.
Diplodus vulgaris Mojarra Common base
 
Diplodus sargus Sargo White seabream
 
Diplodus puntazzo Sargo picudo Sharpsnout seabream
 
Diplodus annularis Raspallón Annular seabream
 
Diplodus cervinus Sargo real Zebra seabream
 
Oblada melanura Oblada Saddled seabream
 
Sarpa salpa Salpa Salema
 
Spicara maena Chucla Blotched picarel
 
Apogon imberbis Pez cardinal Cardinalfish
 
Mullus surmuletus Salmonete Red mullet
 
Serranus cabrilla Cabrilla Comber
 
Anthias anthias Tres colas Swallowtail seaperch
 
Sardina pilchardus Sardina Atlantic Pilchard
 
Sardinella aurita Alacha Round sardinella
 
IN DEEPER WATER    
Sarda sarda Bonito Atlantic bonito
     
Scomber scombrus Caballa Mackeral
     
Sphyraena sphyraena Espetón Atlantic barracuda
     
Thunnus thynnus Atún Tuna
     
       
RARER FISH      
Xidius gladius Pez espada Swordfish
   
Mola mola Pez Luna Ocean Sunfish
   
Zeus faber Pez San Pedro John Dory
     
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