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What sea creatures are in Fuerteventura?

María Carmen Rosario
María Carmen Rosario
2025-10-27 01:36:37
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Fish species found in the islands include many species of shark, ray, moray eel, bream, jack, grunt, scorpionfish, triggerfish, grouper, goby, and blenny. In addition, there are many invertebrate species including octopus, cuttlefish, sponge, jellyfish, anemone, crab, mollusc, sea urchin, starfish, sea cucumber, and coral. A hawksbill turtle, one of the marine turtle species found in the Canary Islands Five species of marine turtle are present in the archipelago: the loggerhead (the most common species), green, hawksbill, leatherback, and Kemp's ridley turtle. The lime urchin, rapidly becoming overabundant in the Canary Islands due to fishing of its natural predators. By far the most commonly seen invertebrate in Canary Island waters, the lime urchin is an important herbivore. Populations of these creatures have increased rapidly within recent years, primarily due to overfishing of their natural predators, such as starfish, triggerfish and Triton's trumpet. Tenerife and Gran Canaria are one of the few remaining locations with a substantial population of angelsharks. The basking shark, a harmless plankton feeder, visits the island in large groups during the winter, but is rarely seen. The common smooth-hound comes close to shore in the late summer to breed, but is too small to be dangerous to humans. The hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) is another fish eater, and is sometimes encountered while fishing.