Shanny
Lipophrys pholis
Where is it found?
Marine
Diet and foraging method
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Feeds on bottom dwelling species.
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Key adaptations
Shannies have sharp teeth and powerful jaws for crushing prey items such as barnacles. They are able to change colour to camouflage against rocks and seaweed.
Social organisation
Unknown
Did you know that...?
Shannies are also known as seafrogs as they are able to survive out of water, and can be spotted sitting on exposed rocks by rock pools.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Lipophrys pholis 1" by Gilles San Martin - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lipophrys_pholis_1.jpg#/media/File:Lipophrys_pholis_1.jpg
"Lipophrys pholis Netherlands" by Theo Modder - http://www.fishbase.us/photos/UploadedBy.php?autoctr=19357&win=uploaded. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lipophrys_pholis_Netherlands.jpg#/media/File:Lipophrys_pholis_Netherlands.jpg
"FMIB 46188 Shanny" by Jonathan Couch - Couch, Jonathan (1877) History of the Fishes of the British Isles, London: George Bell & Sons. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_46188_Shanny.jpeg#/media/File:FMIB_46188_Shanny.jpeg
"Lipophrys pholis 1" by Gilles San Martin - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lipophrys_pholis_1.jpg#/media/File:Lipophrys_pholis_1.jpg
"Lipophrys pholis Netherlands" by Theo Modder - http://www.fishbase.us/photos/UploadedBy.php?autoctr=19357&win=uploaded. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lipophrys_pholis_Netherlands.jpg#/media/File:Lipophrys_pholis_Netherlands.jpg
"FMIB 46188 Shanny" by Jonathan Couch - Couch, Jonathan (1877) History of the Fishes of the British Isles, London: George Bell & Sons. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_46188_Shanny.jpeg#/media/File:FMIB_46188_Shanny.jpeg