Grey seal
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Grey seal

Halichoerus grypus

The grey seal is the largest seal species in Europe. It spends a lot of time in the water but regularly comes ashore...
leatherback turtle
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leatherback turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

The leatherback turtle is the largest sea turtle in the world. Unlike other turtles, it does not have a hard shell made of horn plates, but a leather-like skin with longitudinal ridges.
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
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Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Stenella frontalis

The atlantic spotted dolphin is a very fast and playful dolphin. It often swims alongside boats
Hawksbill Turtle
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Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

The Hawksbill turtle is particularly known for its beautifully patterned shell, which was once used for jewelry and art objects...
Whale Shark
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Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

The whale shark is the largest fish in the world and can grow over 12 meters long...
Great Hammerhead
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Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

The Great Hammerhead is the largest species of hammerhead shark. Its nearly straight, very broad head...
Common dolphin
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Common dolphin

Delphinus delphis

He is the agile and active acrobat among dolphins, who somersaults in the air and has fun in bow waves from ships or...
Bottlenose dolphin
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Bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Every bottlenose dolphin has its own “signature whistle”, which has the same function as the names of us humans...
Bluespotted stingray
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Bluespotted stingray

Taeniura lymma

This ray has a rounded, olive-green body disk, beautifully decorated with large, glowing blue spots – hard to miss and even...
Yellow gorgonian
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Yellow gorgonian

Monachus monachus

The most common gorgonian in the Mediterranean Sea.
Antler sponges

Antler sponges

Axinellidae

Antler sponges like to be sweet: sugar is produced in their skin.
Beadlet anemone

Beadlet anemone

Actinia equina

Bright red with a crown of tentacles, a real princess so to say.
Bigfin reef squid

Bigfin reef squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

This squid can change its color and pattern in the blink of an eye. This is how it communicates...
Black goby

Black goby

Gobius niger

The Black goby likes to live near the shore and sometimes swim in fresh water...
Black sea cucumber

Black sea cucumber

Holothuria forskali

Like Spider-Man, the variable sea cucumber also emits adhesive threads as a defense.
Black sea urchin

Black sea urchin

Arbacia lixula

The name says it all: This sea urchin is pitch black and has 3cm long, extremely pointed spines...
Blackfaced blenny

Blackfaced blenny

Tripterygion delaisi

To seduce females, males try their best at "eight-swimming".
Blackspot Snapper

Blackspot Snapper

Lutjanus ehrenbergii

There are always exactly 5 yellow stripes across his flanks, which you can count in peace, because he is not afraid of divers at all...
Blue mussel

Blue mussel

Chamelea gallina

The Blue mussel looks exactly as you imagine it: It has a shiny black-blue to dark brown, uneven shell that tapers at the front and...
Blue-ringed Octopus

Blue-ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena maculosa

The blue-ringed octopus is one of the most poisonous animals in the world. When threatened, bright blue rings appear on its...