Santander Bay
biodiversity
Examples of species of Community Interest that we can find in the Bay
(habitat directive):
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PLANTS:
FISHES:
Atlantic salmon
MAMMALS
INVERTEBRATES:
REPTILES:
Lacerta schreiberi
OTHER SPECIES:
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But many more species inhabit the ecosystem of the Bay, guarantors of the richness in Biodiversity of this space.
Birds
Fishes
Common or yellow-legged gull ( Larus cachinnans )
Laughing gull ( Larus ridibundus )
Cormorant or corconera ( Phalacrocorax aristotelis )
Pitorro or common murre ( Uria aalge )
Common Tern ( Sterna hirundo )
Sandwich Tern ( Sterna sandvicensis )
Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta )
Common Sandpiper ( Calidris alpina )
Little plover (Charadrius dubius )
Common pochard or duck ( Aytypha ferina )
Mallard or Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos )
Common coot ( Fulica atra )
Aligote (Pagellus acarne)
Chubby (Sparus pagrus)
Common jargo (Diplodus sargus)
Raspallón jargo (Diplodus annularis)
Bedao (Diplodus cervinus)
Mojarra (Diplodus vulgaris)
Golden (Sparus aurata)
Goat (Serranus cabrilla)
Stinger (Syngnathus typhle, Syngnathus accus and Nerophis lumbriciphormis)
Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Sula (Atherina presbyter)
Mule or corcón (Chelon labrosus, Mugil cephalus, Liza aurata, Liza ramada and Liza saliens)
Pout (Trisopterus luscus)
Pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
Porredana (Symphodus melops, Symphodus cinereus and Symphodus roissali)
Innkeeper (Ctenolabrus rupestris)
Julia (Coris julis)
Red mullet (Mullus surmuletus)
Moma (Parablennius gattorugine, Parablennius rouxi and Parablennius sanguinolentus)
Black Shorty (Gobius niger)
Sand Shovel (Pormatoschistus minutus)
Scorpion (Trachinus draco)
Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)
Sole (Solea solea, Pegusa lascaris and Pegusa odd)
Turbot (Psetta maxima)
Sand star (Astropecten irregularis)
Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis)
Sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus)
Sand Mouse (Echinocardium cordatum)
Echinoderms
Witch (Hinia reticulata)
Sand conch (Scaphander lignarius)
Pointed Conch (Aporrhais pespelicani)
Moon conch (Lunatia alderi)
Limpet (Patella vulgata)
Sea ear (Haliotis tuberculata)
Conch shell (Charonia lampas)
Spinning Top (Calliostorna zizyphinum)
Oyster (Ostrea edulis)
Oyster or oyster (Crassostrea angulata)
Sea hare (Aplysia punctata and Archidoris pseudoargus)
Muergo or razor (Solen marginatus)
Morguera (Ensis ensis)
Mussel or mocejón (Mytilus edulis)
Fine clam or amayuela (Tapes decussatus)
Slug clam (Veneryous pullastra and Ruditapes pullastra)
Dog clam (Scrobicularia plana)
Chirla (Chamelea gallina)
Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)
Verigüeto (Venus verrucosa)
Clam (Macrocallista chione)
Chamaruca or coquina (Angulus tenuis)
Chamaruca or amayuela (Abra alba)
Cachón (Sepia officinalis)
Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Mollusks
Cambrian (Carcinus maenas)
Mazurgan Cambrian (Ceryphia verucosa)
Mulatto or maragata (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)
Crab (Macropipus puber)
Spider crab (Maja squinado)
Rock shearing (Palaemon serratus)
Sand shearing (Crangon crangon)
Hermit crab (Eupagurus prideauxi)
Sand Hermit Crab (Diogenes pugilator)
Crab or sea cricket (Upogebia deltaura)
Crustaceans
Annelids
Vegetation
Fine worm or tick (Nereis diversicolor)
Tube worm (Diopatra neapolitana)
Coconut (Arenicola marina)
Flower worm (Myxicola infundibulum)
Spirograph or feather duster (Sabella spallanzanii)
White worm (Sipunculus nudus)
Wormwood (Golfingia elongata)
Sea pineapple (Phallusia mammillata)
Ascidia (Styela clava and Clona intestinalis)
Sea anemone (Anemonia viridis)
Ceriantus (Cerianthus membranaceus)
Sponge (Sycon ciliatum, Cliona celata and Haliciona cinerea)
Others
Sea lettuce (Ulva rigida)
Verdin (Enteromorpha sp)
Alga (Ascophyllum nodosum, Fucus vesiculosus, ...)
Sea grass (Zostera marina)
Borraza (Spartina maritima)
Sea thistle (Eringum maritimum)
Barron (Ammophilla arenaria)
German sarsaparilla (Carex arenaria)
SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA
