This project was co-financed by the Madeira Digital Programme
This project was co-financed by the Madeira Digital Programme
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Sea Fauna

Sea Fauna
The Madeiras marine fauna presents mainly European and Mediterranean affinities, mostly concerning coastal fish and crustaceans. However, because it is situated on the Southern border of the Azorean front, at the Western limit of the Canary Islands current, and due to its geographic isolation, this archipelago possesses some species considered to be unique world-wide. [ read more ]

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Common Dolphin

Common Dolphin

Common name: Common Dolphin

Scientific name: Delphinus delphis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Delphinidae

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Sperm Whale

Sperm Whale

Common name: Sperm Whale.

Scientific name: Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Physeteridae

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Barred hogfish

Barred hogfish

Common name: Barred hogfish

Scientific name: Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)

Family: Labridae

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