Pacific Rock Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Pacific Rock Crab (Metacarcinus anthonyi), also known as the Yellow Rock Crab, is a large, heavy-shelled marine decapod native to the coastal waters of California and Baja California. Highly prized in commercial and sport trap fisheries for its sweet, succulent...

Spanish Lobster

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Spanish Lobster (Scyllarides aequinoctialis), also known as the Spanish Slipper Lobster or Shovel-nosed Lobster, is a heavy, armored marine decapod found across the subtropical and tropical reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean. Lacking the massive pinching claws of...

Twaite Shad

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Twaite Shad (Alosa fallax) is an ancient, migratory anadromous teleost belonging to the herring family Clupeidae. Known poetically across Europe as the ‘May Fish’ because of the timing of its dramatic spring spawning runs, this shimmering, silvery...

Corkwing Wrasse

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Corkwing Wrasse (Symphodus melops) is one of the most colorful, behaviorally complex, and familiar inshore reef fishes of the rocky Atlantic coasts of Europe. Belonging to the wrasse family Labridae, this curious coastal dweller lives among kelp fronds and boulder...

Atlantic Saury

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Atlantic Saury (Scomberesox saurus), widely known across seafaring communities as the Skipper or Needlefish, is a highly streamlined, fast-swimming epipelagic schooling fish belonging to the saury family Scomberesocidae. Roaming the open surface waters of the...