Perforatus perforatus
Common barnacle
Gemeine Seepocke
Gekerfde zeepok
Grande balane grise
Bellota de mar comun
Dente di cane
Distribution
- The temperate Atlantic
- The Mediterranean
Substrate and environment
- Exclusively a marine species
- The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
- The species is attached to its substrate
- The species can be found between 0 and 20 Meters.
- Common species.
General behaviour of the species
- The species is territorial
- Lives in large groups
- The animal is rather indifferent to the diver, though it remains on its guard
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 5 cm
- The animal feeds on plankton or small organisms.
- The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!