Common Remora

The Common Remora (Remora remora), celebrated since ancient antiquity as the legendary Sharksucker, is one of the most anatomically extraordinary symbiotic fishes in the world’s oceans. Belonging to the family Echeneidae, this pelagic traveler has evolved its...

Round Goby

The Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is one of the most ecologically transformative, tenacious, and prolific bottom-dwelling fishes in the Northern Hemisphere. Native to the Ponto-Caspian basin of Eastern Europe, this hardy teleost was accidentally introduced to...

Pelagic Pipefish

The Pelagic Pipefish (Syngnathus rostellatus), also known as the Lesser Pipefish, is a dainty and graceful relative of the seahorse native to the shallow sandy bays and estuaries of western Europe. While much smaller and more slender than its cousin the Greater...

Black Scorpionfish

The Black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus), known throughout the Mediterranean as the ‘Rascasse Noire,’ is a renowned benthic predator belonging to the scorpionfish family Scorpaenidae. A staple ingredient of traditional Provençal bouillabaisse, this...

Wreckfish

The Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus), also known as the Stone Bass or Atlantic Wreckfish, is a massive, long-lived deep-water teleost belonging to the wreckfish family Polyprionidae. Reaching lengths of over two meters and weighing more than a hundred kilograms, this...
error: