Fauna of the Balearic Sea
The Balearic Sea is very rich in species, but the number of representatives of these species is small.
Common fish in the Balearic Sea
There is extensive commercial fishing in the Balearic Sea, mainly for scomber, clupea, anchovy, tuna, mullet, sebastes and trachurus, as well as shark.
Molluscs of the Balearic Sea
The Balearic Sea is home to many molluscs: squid, crab, octopus and achelata.
Mammals of the Balearic Sea
The Bolear Sea is home to many cetaceans including whales, dolphins and porpoises. It is home to the fin whale, short-beaked dolphin, long-finned pilot whale, Risso's dolphin, orca, false killer whale, striped dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, sperm whale and Cuvier's beaked whale.
Sharks of the Balearic Sea
The Bolear Sea is home to almost all sharks including Great white shark, but Blue shark, Tiger shark and Bull shark are more common. Although shark attacks in general are very rare here.
Sea turtle of the Balearic Sea
Loggerhead, green and leatherback turtles can be found throughout the Balearic Sea.
Achelata
Achelata are members of the Decapoda order of crayfish (Decapoda). The body length is up to 60 cm. T..
Clupea
Clupea is a genus of fish in the family Clupeidae. Length is usually 33-35 cm, rarely up to 50 cm. T..
Common bottlenose dolphin
Latin nameTursiops truncatusOther namesAtlantic bottlenose dolphinIdentificationThe moderately devel..
Crabs
An infraorder of ten-legged crustaceans living in salt and fresh water.Crabs (Brachyura) are short-t..
Mullet
Latin name Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema Other names Striped mullet, white mullet, flathead g..
Octopus
Latin Octōpoda, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ "eight" and πούς "foot".Octopods (Octopoda) are a subdivisio..
Orca
Latin nameOrcinus orcaOther namesKiller whaleIdentificationThe Latin orca is thought to derive from ..
Risso's dolphin
Latin nameGrampus griseusOther namesGrampus griseusIdentificationRisso's dolphin lacks the typical b..
Shark, Blue
Latin name Prionace glauca Other names Bluedog, great blue shark, blue whaler. Identification T..
Shark, Bull
Latin name Carcharhinus leucas Other names Freshwater whaler, river whaler. Identification The ..
Shark, Sand Tiger
Latin name Carcharias taurus Other names Sand Tiger shark Identification It has a grayish-brown..
Shark, White
Latin name Carcharodon carcharias Other names White pointer, white death, man-eater, great white ..
Sharks
Identification Like all fish, sharks are vertebrates, but ichthyologists separate them from most bo..
Squid
Squid (Teuthida) is a subdivision of the class Cephalopoda. The body is elongated, torpedo-shaped, w..
Striped dolphin
Latin nameStenella coeruleoalbaOther namesEuphrosyne dolphinIdentificationIt is distinguished from o..