DIY Cards
Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps8 POINTS
Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii
This small carnivore is a predator of animals such as crustaceans, worms or mites size 4-7.
Habitats: rocky & sandy shore
Shore clingfish
Lepadogaster lepadogaster5 POINTS
Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii
The clingfish gets its name from its ability to use a sucker to attach to rock surfaces using its fins. It feeds on particulate material and detritus.
Habitats: rocky shore
Three spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus9 POINTS
Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii
The three spined sticklebacks are anadromous, meaning they live in the sea, but breed in fresh water. They feed on other smaller animals.
Habitats: rocky & sandy shore, estuarine
Common chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea5 POINTS
Animalia, Mollusca, Neoloricata
This small grazing species feeds on top of larger algae. Its colour can vary from red, brown, yellow to green, in patches and bands.
Laver spire shell
Peringia ulvae11 POINTS
Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda
This is a grazer that can feed on top of larger algae such as sea lettuce and is a very small algal species.
Habitats: rocky & sandy shore, estuarine
Common periwrinkle
Littorina littorea9 POINTS
Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda
This is a grazer that can feed on top of larger algae. Periwrinkles were an important food source for people in many parts of the UK.