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Animals
The principal algae, which cover the bottom, are the Cystoseira
and the
Phylophora. The floating plankton and nekton have an important role
in the
productivity of the sea as a primary link in the food chain, to
the small
floating animals and fishes exploited by man.
The principal Black Sea animals are: insects from the seaside zone
(Arctia
villica, Labidura riparia, Mantis religiosa, etc), mammal's characteristic
(Vormella peregusna, Mesocricetus newtoni, Sicista subtilis). Under
boulder
stones of the coast zone there are many specimens of crabs and black
(Athanas) or transparent shrimps and other organisms.
Likewise along the coast zone, there are fishes, among which sea
gudgeons, sea horses (Synynathidae), thormback and sting rays( Elasmobranchia
sharks), as well as Acanthias, the only true sharks in the Black
Sea. In the seaside region live and breed the grey mullets, atherines,
flounders, blue mackerels, and sprats.
Greek cormorants (Carbo) are often met with. Among land birds there
are
landrails (Crex), collared larks( Melanocorypha) bustards (Otis)
and others.
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