Marbella
Seafood Guide

Local Species

A catalogue of the fish and shellfish most commonly landed along the Costa del Sol, with notes on how each one is typically sold, cooked and eaten.

Local Species

What Swims Off This Coast

Fresh sardines laid out on crushed ice, their blue-silver backs catching the light
Sardines Sardina pilchardus
A pile of fresh silver anchovies on ice, their delicate bodies closely packed
Anchovies Engraulis encrasicolus
A red mullet with copper-pink skin resting on pale linen beside its barbels
Red Mullet Mullus barbatus
Deep red carabinero prawns arranged on ice, their long antennae and shells glistening
Langoustines Aristaeomorpha foliacea
A whole gilt-head sea bream on ice, showing the golden band between its eyes
Sea Bream Sparus aurata
Cooked octopus tentacles sliced into rounds, their skin a deep reddish-purple
Octopus Octopus vulgaris