Saltwater Fish of Crete and Greece

Fish in Crete and Greece that live close to the coast

atherina

Greek name: Atherina
Size: 5 – 10 cm (transparent body)
(Atherina hepsetus)
Sand-Smelt or Silverside
Photo by Stefano Guerrieri

Boops boops
Greek name: Gopa
Size: 10-30 cm
(Boops boops)
Bogue
Photo by Hernández-González, C.

Mugil cephalus
Greek name: kefalos
Size: 15 – 70 cm
(Mugil cephalus)
Flathead mullet and Grey Mullet
Photo by Randall, John

Thalassoma pavo
Greek name: gilos
(Thalassoma pavo)
Ornate wrasse
Photo by Patzner, R.

Coris julis
Greek name: gilos
(Coris julis)
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
Photo by Can, Alp

Symphodus ocellatus
Greek name: heilou
Symphodus ocellatus
Photo by Patzner, R.

Serranus scriba
Greek name: perka
(Serranus scriba)
Painted comber
Photo by Patzner, R.

Serranus cabrilla
Greek name: hanos
(Serranus cabrilla)
Comber
Photo by Hernández-González, C.

Gobius niger
Greek name: kokovios
(Gobius niger)
Black goby
Photo by Patzner, R.

Parablennius tentacularis
Greek name: saliara
Parablennius tentacularis
Tentacled blenny
Photo by Patzner, R.

Trachinus draco
Greek name: drakaina
Size: poisonous spines
(Trachinus draco)
Greater weever
Photo by Hernández-González, C.

Scorpaena notata
Greek name: skorpidi
Size: poisonous spines
(Scorpaena notata)
Small red scorpionfish
Photo by Patzner, R.

Chromis chromis
Greek name: kalogria
(Chromis chromis)
Damselfish
Photo by G. Tavladorakis

Oblada melanura
Greek name: melanouri
(Oblada melanura)
Saddled seabream
Photo by Patzner, R.

Diplodus sargus sargus
Greek name: sargos
(Diplodus sargus sargus)
White seabream
Photo by Patzner, R.

Diplodus annularis
Greek name: sparos
Diplodus annularis
Annular seabream
Photo by Patzner, R.

Sarpa salpa
Greek name: salpa
(Sarpa salpa)
Salema
Photo by Patzner, R.

Lithognathus mormyrus
Greek name: mourmouri
(Lithognathus mormyrus)
Striped seabream
Photo by Patzner, R.

Pagrus pagrus
Greek name: fangri
(Pagrus pagrus)
Common seabream
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.

Dicentrarchus labrax
Greek name: lavraki
Dicentrarchus labrax
European seabass
Photo by Dammous, Shibl

Sparisoma cretense
Greek name: skaros
(Sparisoma cretense)
Parrotfish
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.

Sparus auratus
Greek name: tsipoura
(Sparus auratus)
Gilthead seabream

Xyrichtys novacula
Greek name: Papagalos
(Xyrichtys novacula)
Pearly Razorfish
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.

Solea solea
Greek name: glossa
(Solea solea)
Common sole
Photo by Dammous, Shibl

Belone belone belone
Greek name: zargana
(Belone belone belone)
Garpike, Needlefish
Photo by Patzner, R.

Muraena helena
Greek name: smerna
Size: 30 cm – 2.5 m (Potentially Dangerous)
(Muraena helena)
Mediterranean moray
Photo by G. Tavladorakis

Octopus Vulgaris
Greek name: htapodi
(Octopus Vulgaris)
Octopus
More about the Octopus

sardines fish
Greek name: sardela
(Sardina pilchardus)
European pilchard, Sardine
Photo by Meyer, Trevor

pandora fish
Greek name: lithrini
(Pagellus erythrinus)
Common pandora
Photo by Dammous, Shibl

lagokefalos

Greek name: Lagokefalos
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Photo by Patzner, R.

lionfish

Greek name: Liontaropsaro or Leontopsaro
Pterois miles
Lionfish
Photo by Alexander Vasenin

picarel greece
Greek name: marida
(Spicara smaris)
Picarel
Photo by Patzner, R.

red mullet
Greek name: mparmpouni
(Mullus surmuletus)
Red mullet
Photo by G. Tavladorakis

dentex
Greek name: mpalas
(Dentex macrophthalmus)
Large-eye dentex
Photo by Østergaard, Thorke

dentex greece
Greek name: synagrida
(Dentex dentex)
Common dentex
Photo by G. Tavladorakis

whiting
Greek name: mpakaliaros
(Merluccius merluccius)
Whiting
Photo by Moreau, Jacques

grouper
Greek name: sfyrida
(Epinephelus aeneus)
White grouper
Photo by Dammous, Shibl

grouper
Greek name: rofos
(Epinephelus marginatus)
Dusky grouper
Photo by G. Tavladorakis

conger
Greek name: moungri
(Conger conger)
European conger
Photo by Patzner, R.

mackerel
Greek name: kolios
(Scomber japonicus)
Chub mackerel
Photo by Béarez, Philippe

amberjack
Greek name: magiatiko
(Seriola dumerili)
Yellowtail amberjack
Photo by Randall, John E.

bonito
Greek name: palamida
(Sarda sarda)
Atlantic bonito
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.

swordfish
Greek name: xifias
(Xiphias gladius)
Swordfish

tuna greece
Greek name: tonos
(Thunnus thynnus)
Northern bluefin tuna

shark
Greek name: galeos
(Mustelus mustelus)
Smooth-hound
Photo by Meyer, Trevor

sharks greece
Greek name: skylopsaro
(Squalus acanthias)
Piked dogfish
Photo by Dolgov, Andrey

shark greece
Greek name: karharias
(Prionace glauca)
Blue shark
Photo by Wirtz, Peter

flyingfish
Greek name: helidonopsaro
(Exocoetus volitans)
Tropical two-wing flyingfish
Photo by Jessen, Claus Qvist

john dory
Greek name: hristopsaro
(Zeus faber)
John dory
Photo by Patzner, R.

sunfish
Greek name: fengaropsaro
(Mola mola)
Ocean sunfish
Photo by Gotshall, Daniel W.

Streaked gurnard
Greek name: kaponi
(Chelidonichthys lastoviza)
Streaked gurnard
Photo by Hernández González, Carlos L

triggerfish
Greek name: gourounopsaro
(Balistes carolinensis)
Grey triggerfish
Photo by Patzner, R.

fish greece
Greek name: moudiastra
(Torpedo nobiliana)
Atlantic torpedo

sea urchin
Greek name: ahinos
(Paracentrotus lividus)
Sea Urchin
Photo by Can, Alp

sea star
Greek name: asterias
Sea Star
Photo by G. Tavladorakis

sea horse hippocampus
Greek name: Ippokampos
Hippocampus

cuttle fish
Greek name: soupia
(Sepia officinalis)
Cuttle fish

squid
Greek name: kalamari
(Loligo duvauceli)
Squid

shrimp
Greek name: garida
Shrimp

caretta sea turtle
Greek name: helona
(Caretta-Caretta)
Loggerhead sea turtle

monk seal
Greek name: fokia
(Monachus monachus)
Mediterranean monk seal
Photo by Wirtz, Peter

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