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Fish

Most of the species that inhabit the Madeira coast are benthic (species that depend closely on the bottoms). However, there are also some plagic species (living in the water column) that belong to ...[ read more ]

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Common two-banded seabream

Common name: Common two-banded seabream.

Scientific name: Diplodus vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Sparidae

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Barred hogfish

Common name: Barred hogfish

Scientific name: Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)

Family: Labridae

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Parrotfish

Common name: Parrotfish.

Scientific name: Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Scaridae

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