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Explore Marine Species Distribution


The map below shows the distribution of unique species in each location and by clicking on the links on the right you can see a list of all species for each country. This is an actively developed prototype so the data may contain some surprising results!
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France
Adamsia carciniopados
Aplysia depilans
Aplysia fasciata
Aplysia punctata
Apogon imberbis
Asterias glacialis
Asterias glacialis
Asterias glacialis
Asterias tenuispina
Astrospartus mediterraneus
Balanus crenatus
Blennius gattorugine
Calliactis parasitica
Caridion steveni
Chone fauveli
Chromodoris luteorosea
Clavopsella navis
Corynactis viridis
Coscinasterias tenuispina
Cotylorhiza tuberculata
Cratena peregrina
Dardanus calidus
Dendrodoris denisoni
Diaphorodoris papillata
Didemnum fulgens
Diplodus cervinus
Diplodus sargus
Diplosoma listeri
Diplosoma listerianum
Doris picta
Echinaster sepositus
Echinaster sepositus
Echinus granularis
Echinus granularis
Elysia timida
Epinephelus costae
Epinephelus marginatus
Eriphia verrucosa
Flabellina affinis
Glossodoris webbi
Hermaea variopicta
Hippasteria phrygiana
Hippocampus guttulatus
Hypselodoris picta
Janolus cristatus
Labrus mixtus
Leptoplana tremellaris
Lophius piscatorius
Marthasterias glacialis
Melibe viridis
Mola mola
Muraena helena
Obelia longissima
Octopus macropus
Onoba aculeus
Pachycerianthus solitarius
Pachycordyle michaeli
Pachygrapsus marmoratus
Palaemon elegans
Parablennius gattorugine
Parablennius pilicornis
Paramuricea clavata
Parazoanthus axinellae
Pelagia noctiluca
Protula tubularia
Rhizorhagium navis
Rhizostoma pulmo
Sabella spallanzanii
Salarias fasciatus
Salpa maxima
Sarpa salpa
Scorpaena notata
Scorpaena porcus
Scorpaena scrofa
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Serranus cabrilla
Serranus scriba
Simnia spelta
Sphaerechinus granularis
Sphyraena barracuda
Stramonita haemastoma
Symphodus roissali
Thalassoma pavo
Trapania lineata
Tripterygion delaisi
Xyrichtys novacula
Zeus faber