Barrel jellyfish
Latin name: Rhizostoma pulmo
Global Distribution: NE Atlantic, Adriatic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov
UK Distribution: South and West Coast
Size: 40cm (occasionally up to 90cm)
Diet: Plankton…
Marine Species
There are many different marine habitats around the Isle of Arran which provides homes for many marine species.
Atlantic cod
Latin name: Gadus morhua
Global Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
UK Distribution: All around the coasts of Britain and Ireland, as far south as the Bay of Biscay and to the north …
Basking Shark
Latin name: Cetorhinus maximus
Global Distribution: Coastal/pelagic – found worldwide in boreal to warm-temperate waters around the continental shelves, and entering into brackish waters on occasions
UK Distribution: West coast …
Beadlet anemone
Latin name: Actinia equina
Global Distribution: Western Europe, Mediterranean and from the Arctic the west coast of Africa.
UK Distribution: All around British and Irish coasts
Size: Up to 5cm …
