Saupes and Marbled

The salema and the marbled ones have in common that they are always in schools and close to the edge. I see them every day with good visibility.

Salems (Sarpa Salpa): A graphic fish with yellow and silvery-blue stripes. The adults graze on the Posidonia, while the younger ones, which are more yellow, like the algae that grows on the surface of the rocks. Schools of juveniles move among the rocks, following the relief, forming undulations; a beautiful sight. Salems are not edible. They are even said to produce hallucinations!

Note on Posidonia oceanica: This is a seagrass endemic to the Mediterranean. Seagrasses, unlike algae, produce flowers that yield fruit after fertilization. Posidonia meadows support an entire ecosystem and have been severely damaged by boat moorings, among other things. They are now protected.

Marbled seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus): Very common fish, always in schools, visible as soon as you enter the water from the beach. They are striped alternately light brown and dark brown. The marbled seabream resembles the sharp-snout seabream but without the black spot on the tail and without the pointed snout.