Five-bearded rockling- Ciliata mustela

Five-bearded rockling- Ciliata mustela

Now when you think of fish, I’m sure beards do not instantly spring to mind. Let alone when you think of a fish that has 5 of them. Well, meet the five bearded rockling, which does in fact have 5 beards … I imagine it takes them quite a while to get ready...
Isopods (Idotea chelipes)

Isopods (Idotea chelipes)

On the rocky shore we can often get distracted with crazy crabs, the fabulous fish or the amazing anemones (who said learning alteration in GCSE English would be useless… Ay?!). But the rocky shore and all marine habitats are so much more than just the obvious...