Tyrrhenian sea

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Largest tributaries

Black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)

Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena)

European conger (Conger conger)

Purplemouth moray (Gymnothorax vicinus)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)

Thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)

Golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus)

Thinlip grey mullet (Chelon ramada)

Leaping mullet (Chelon saliens)

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Perciformes - Perches

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Painted comber (Serranus scriba)

Brown comber (Serranus hepatus)

Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

Goldblotch grouper (Epinephelus costae)

Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus)

Swallowtail sea perch (Anthias anthias)

Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)

Blacktail comber (Serranus atricauda)

White grouper (Epinephelus aeneus)

Canary damsel (Similiparma lurida)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Common two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris)

Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis)

Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo)

Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)

Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata)

Saddled seabream (Oblada melanura)

Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)

Blotched picarel (Spicara maena)

Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)

Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne)

Moroccan white seabream (Diplodus cadenati)

Zebra sea bream (Diplodus cervinus)

Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga)

Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)

Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

Atlantic white marlin (Kajikia albida)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Guinean amberjack (Seriola carpenteri)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Agujon Needlefish (Tylosurus acus)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)

Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)

Ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus)

Axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)

East Atlantic peacock wrasse (Symphodus tinca)

Five-spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali)

Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)

Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)

Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)

Goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)

Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)

Grey wrasse (Symphodus cinereus)

Baillon’s wrasse (Symphodus bailloni)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)

Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)

Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis)

Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor)

Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)

Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)

Longspined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)

Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)

Mulliformes - Goatfishes

European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

Yellowmouth Barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis)

Aulopiformes - Grinners

Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus)

Gadiformes - Cods

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus)

Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)

Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma)

Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias)

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus)

Milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)

Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)

Marbled stingray (Dasyatis marmorata)

Common eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila)

Round fantail stingray (Taeniurops grabatus)

Zeiformes - Dories

Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)

Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus)

Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula)

Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards

Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)

North Atlantic opah (Lampris guttatus)

Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks

Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Velvet belly lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax)

Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes

Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)

Lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

European anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius)

Blackbellied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Canary drum (Umbrina canariensis)

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

Rajiformes - Skates and rays

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps

Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels

Snub-nosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii)

Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers

Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)

Argentiniformes - Marine smelts

Argentine (Argentina sphyraena)

Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes

Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)

Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes

Tube-eye (Stylephorus chordatus)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Pudgy cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis)

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes

Mediterranean cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Blackmouth ocean bass (Synagrops bellus)

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes

Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)

Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Sphinx blenny (Aidablennius sphynx)

Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris)

Longstriped blenny (Parablennius rouxi)

Ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis)

Montagu’s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita)

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Gurnard blenny (Lipophrys trigloides)

Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)

Common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)

Two-spotted goby (Pomatoschistus flavescens)

Leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus)

Fries's goby (Lesueurigobius friesii)

Transparent goby (Aphia minuta)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)

Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)

Callionymiformes - Dragonets

Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra)

Reticulated dragonet (Callionymus reticulatus)

The Tyrrhenian sea is part of the Mediterranean sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian people identified with the Etruscans of Italy.

The sea is bounded by the islands of Corsica and Sardinia (to the west), the Italian peninsula (regions of Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria) to the north and east, and the island of Sicily (to the south). The Tyrrhenian Sea also includes a number of smaller islands like Capri, Elba, Ischia and Ustica.

The maximum depth of the sea is 3,785 metres (12,418 ft).

The Tyrrhenian Sea is situated near where the African and Eurasian Plates meet; therefore mountain chains and active volcanoes such as Mount Marsili are found in its depths. The eight Aeolian Islands and Ustica are located in the southern part of the sea, north of Sicily.