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Conger conger (European Conger)

Conger conger, the European Conger (a.k.a. Conger Eel) is a species of conger and is also the largest eel in the world.  It is native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The genus Conger belongs to the family Congridae, order Anguilliformes, class Actinopterygii, phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. European Congers have an […]

Bath Sponge (Spongia officinalis)

Bath Sponge

Spongia officinalis, better known as a variety of Bath Sponge, is a commercially used sea sponge.  Individuals grow in large lobes with small openings and are formed by a mesh of primary and secondary fibres.  It is found throughout the Mediterranean Sea, thus also around the Maltese Islands. The genus Spongia belongs to the family […]

Green Boring Sponge (Cliona viridis)

Green Boring Sponge

Cliona viridis, the Green Boring Sponge, is a species of demosponge found along the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, thus also around the Maltese Islands. The Green Boring Sponge’s form varies according to the nature of the surface on which it grows.  In limestone and other calcareous […]

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year 2021

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year 2021 Wishing you all the best ! Happy Holidays from the Atlantis Gozo Team This photo was taken by Brian Azzopardi, from the back of Cathedral Cave on Gozo’s north coast.

Antedon mediterranea (Mediterranean Feather Star)

Mediterranean Feather Star

Antedon mediterranea, the Mediterranean Feather Star (a.k.a. Sea Lily), is a species of stalkless crinoid, a type of sea star native to the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, thus also the Maltese Islands. The genus Antedon belongs to the subfamily Antedoninae, family Antedonidae, superfamily Antedonoidea, order Comatulida, subclass Articulata, class Crinoidea, subphylum Crinozoa, phylum […]

Salema Porgy (Sarpa salpa)

Salema Porgy

Sarpa salpa, Salema Porgy (znana również jako Dreamfish, Salema, Cow Bream lub Goldline) to rodzaj ryby kostnej, gatunek dorady należącej do rodziny porgiów. Zamieszkuje umiarkowane i tropikalne wody wschodniego Oceanu Atlantyckiego, rozciągającego się od Zatoki Biskajskiej po RPA, a także Morze Śródziemne i tym samym Wyspy Maltańskie. Czasami spotykano go także tak daleko na północ, […]

Larger Spotted Shamefaced Boxer Crab (Calappa granulata)

Larger Spotted Shamefaced Boxer Crab

Calappa granulata, the Larger Spotted Shamefaced Boxer Crab (a.k.a. the Red-spotted Shamecrab), is a marine crab species found all along the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean, coastal waters of Europe, the Red Sea and the entire Mediterranean Sea, thus also around the Maltese Islands. Calappa is a genus of crabs known commonly as box […]

Green Spoonworm (Bonellia viridis)

Bonellia viridis

Bonellia viridis, the Green Spoonworm (a.k.a. Green Bonellia), is a wide-ranging marine worm species found all along the north-eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the entire Mediterranean Sea, thus also around the Maltese Islands.  It is quite noted for displaying exceptional sexual dimorphism (the male being extremely smaller than the female) and for the […]

Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon gibbesi)

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Percnon gibbesi, the Sally Lightfoot Crab (a.k.a. the Nimble Spray Crab), is a marine crab species.  It is one of the most widespread grapsid crabs, being found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, on the Pacific coast of North America and now also around the Maltese Islands and the Mediterranean Sea. Percnon gibbesi is […]

15% off Air Malta Flights!

Air Malta flight

15% off Air Malta Flights! book until 30 September 2020 Atlantis Diving Centre and Air Malta offer you a 15% reduction on your flight with Air Malta.  The offer is valid for all Air Malta inbound flights (from abroad to Malta and back). Once you confirm your diving holidays with Atlantis, we will provide you […]

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