Sunday, 9 December 2012

Common fish of the sea shore


Look within the rock pools or walk among the shallows and you will often see fish darting off into a crevice or under a rock. Many of the fish found in the intertidal zone have adaptations to help them survive when the tide is out, whilst others can only survive in the pools and shallows.

 Below are images of some of the common fish you may encounter whilst rock pooling in the UK:

Shanny (Lipophrys pholis)


Shanny (Lipophrys pholis)
Gobiidae


Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus)


Stickleback

Stickleback
Worm pipefish (Nerophis lumbriciformis)
Worm pipefish (Nerophis lumbriciformis)



Worm pipefish (Nerophis lumbriciformis)
Common eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Sea scorpian (Taurulus bubalis)
Sea scorpian (Taurulus bubalis)
Sea scorpian (Taurulus bubalis)
Rockling
Suckerfish

Ballen wrasse (Labrus bergylta)

Ballen wrasse (Labrus bergylta)

Ballen wrasse (Labrus bergylta)


Mullet (Chelon spp.)

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