The fauna of the Celtic Sea
The waters of the Atlantic Ocean, of which the Celtic Sea is a part, are rich in plankton. It is the main food for most fish species.
A common fish of the Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea is rich in fish. Its waters are home to a variety of fish species, including sea trout, salmon, cod, micromesistius, Atlantic horse mackerel, pentaceros richardsoni and many others. Fishing for cod, horse mackerel, hake, shrimp, squid and micromesistius plays an important role in the industrial component of the surrounding communities.
Mammals of the Celtic Sea
Marine mammals such as dolphins and seals are common off the Celtic Sea coast. Four species of cetaceans are commonly seen in the area: Minke whale, Bottlenose dolphin, short-billed common dolphin and Harbour porpoise.
The Dangerous Inhabitants of the Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea is home to batoidea and demersal sharks.
Atlantic cod
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a marine fish of the cod family. Body length up to 170 cm, weight up ..
Atlantic horse mackerel
Latin nameTrachurus trachurusOther namesEuropean horse mackerel, common scad.IdentificationIt has a ..
Atlantic salmon
Atlantic salmon, noble salmon (Salmo salar) is a passage fish of the genus noble salmon. It lives in..
Cod, Atlantic
Latin name Gadus morhua Other names Cod, codfish, codling, scrod; French: morue de l’Atlantique; ..
Common bottlenose dolphin
Latin nameTursiops truncatusOther namesAtlantic bottlenose dolphinIdentificationThe moderately devel..
Dolphin, Common
Latin name Coryphaena hippurus Other names Dolphinfish, common dolphinfish, mahimahi, mahi mahi, ..
Hake, Silver
Latin name Merluccius bilinearis Other names Atlantic hake, whiting, frostfish; French: merlu arg..
Mackerel, Atlantic
Latin name Scomber scombrus Other names Mackerel, common mackerel, Boston mackerel; Arabic: scomb..
Pelagic armourhead
Latin namePentaceros richardsoniOther namesRichardson's boarfish, southern boarfishIdentificationBod..
Salmon, Atlantic
Latin name Salmo salar Other names Sea-run fish, grilse, grilt, fiddler, Kennebec salmon; Danish ..
Seatrout, Sand
Latin name Cynoscion arenarius Other names White trout, sand weakfish, white weakfish. Identific..
Seatrout, Silver
Latin name Cynoscion nothus Other names Silver trout, silver weakfish. Identification The color..
Seatrout, Spotted
Latin name Cynoscion nebulosus Other names Trout, speckled trout, speck, spotted weakfish, spotte..
Shrimp
Shrimp (Caridea) - suborder Decapoda. The abdomen is muscular, longer than the thorax. Many have cla..
Squid
Squid (Teuthida) is a subdivision of the class Cephalopoda. The body is elongated, torpedo-shaped, w..