Also known as mullet, it is extremely common in the Mediterranean waters. Being a fish with a reasonable cost, it used to produce botargo, which is also widely used in the kitchen. Scientific ...

A fish that is typically found in the Adriatic and Mediterranean areas. It can be easily caught in spring when it comes close to the coast. It is amongst the tastiest fish species and ...

Scientific name: Alopias Vulpinus It is a solitary species, it often moves on the surface and away from the coasts. It feeds on live prey and in particular sardines, anchovies, mackerel, skipjack ...

Scientific description: Engraulis Encrasicolus These fish live in large schools. The flow of the waters of several rivers into the Adriatic Sea creates a greater presence of plankton, for this ...

Hake is a saltwater fish living on the bottom of the Adriatic Sea, where it is caught by trawl nets or long-lines. Its body can reach 130 cm in length and 15 kg weight. Scientific description: ...

Scientific name: Raja Clavata There are two types of this species known by the name of common skate and thornback ray or nasturtium. The species lives in all seas. Some species of ray spend their ...

The eel is a member of the ‘Anguilla’ fish family. Its scientific name is Anguilla Anguilla. In some regions of Italy, the female is known as the “Capito”. Widespread in ...

Scientific description: Trisopterus Minutus This fish species mainly lives in the Adriatic Sea and it can be found very often in large herds. They live at a variable depth near the shore or on ...

The Leerfish belongs to the Carangidae family. Scientific description: Lichia Amia Typical of the Mediterranean Sea, it begins to approach the coast in the spring (and it is in this period that ...

Albacore belongs to the same family as tuna, included in the species of Scombridae. In fact, only the smaller size and length of the pectoral fins differentiate them. Scientific description: ...