Species database

Marine species in Albania

45 species divers have recorded here, each verified against the World Register of Marine Species. Log your dives on DIVR to add to the record.

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Commonly seen

18

You have a good chance of spotting these on a typical dive.

Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)common

Apogon imberbis

Cardinalfish

Fish
Noah's Ark (Arca noae)common

Arca noae

Noah's Ark

Invertebrates
Bogue (Boops boops)common

Boops boops

Bogue

Fish
American Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)common

Callinectes sapidus

American Blue Crab

Invertebrates
Brown Chromis (Chromis chromis)common

Chromis chromis

Brown Chromis

Fish
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis)common

Coris julis

Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse

Fish
Annular Sea Bream (Diplodus annularis)common

Diplodus annularis

Annular Sea Bream

Fish
White Seabream (Diplodus sargus)common

Diplodus sargus

White Seabream

Fish
Two Banded Sea Bream (Diplodus vulgaris)common

Diplodus vulgaris

Two Banded Sea Bream

Fish
Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)common

Epinephelus marginatus

Dusky Grouper

Fish
Striped Seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus)common

Lithognathus mormyrus

Striped Seabream

Fish
Marbled Rock Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)common

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Marbled Rock Crab

Invertebrates
Salema (Sarpa salpa)common

Sarpa salpa

Salema

Fish
Painted Comber (Serranus scriba)common

Serranus scriba

Painted Comber

Fish
Dusky Spinefoot (Siganus luridus)common

Siganus luridus

Dusky Spinefoot

Fish
European Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)common

Sparisoma cretense

European Parrotfish

Fish
East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse (Symphodus tinca)common

Symphodus tinca

East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse

Fish
Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)common

Thalassoma pavo

Ornate Wrasse

Fish

Occasionally seen

14

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

Black Sea Urchin (Arbacia lixula)occasional

Arbacia lixula

Black Sea Urchin

Invertebrates
Bearded Ark (Barbatia barbata)occasional

Barbatia barbata

Bearded Ark

Invertebrates
Mediterranean Intertidal Hermit Crab (Clibanarius erythropus)occasional

Clibanarius erythropus

Mediterranean Intertidal Hermit Crab

Invertebrates
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)occasional

Dicentrarchus labrax

Bass

Fish
Italian Box Crab (Eriphia verrucosa)occasional

Eriphia verrucosa

Italian Box Crab

Invertebrates
Incognito Goby (Gobius incognitus)occasional

Gobius incognitus

Incognito Goby

Fish
Lesser Spider Crab (Maja crispata)occasional

Maja crispata

Lesser Spider Crab

Invertebrates
Goatfish (Mullus surmuletus)occasional

Mullus surmuletus

Goatfish

Fish
Purple Sea Star (Ophidiaster ophidianus)occasional

Ophidiaster ophidianus

Purple Sea Star

Invertebrates
Black Sea Blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus)occasional

Parablennius sanguinolentus

Black Sea Blenny

Fish
Purple Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus)occasional

Paracentrotus lividus

Purple Sea Urchin

Invertebrates
Mauve Stinger (Pelagia noctiluca)occasional

Pelagia noctiluca

Mauve Stinger

Invertebrates
Gilthead (Sparus aurata)occasional

Sparus aurata

Gilthead

Fish
Five-Spotted Wrasse (Symphodus roissali)occasional

Symphodus roissali

Five-Spotted Wrasse

Fish

Rare finds

13

Lucky encounters worth logging.

Big-Scale Sand Smelt (Atherina boyeri)rare

Atherina boyeri

Big-Scale Sand Smelt

Fish
Wide-Eyed Flounder (Bothus podas)rare

Bothus podas

Wide-Eyed Flounder

Fish
Flying Gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)rare

Dactylopterus volitans

Flying Gurnard

Fish
Sharp Snout Bream (Diplodus puntazzo)rare

Diplodus puntazzo

Sharp Snout Bream

Fish
Goldblotch Grouper (Epinephelus costae)rare

Epinephelus costae

Goldblotch Grouper

Fish
File Shell (Limaria tuberculata)rare

Limaria tuberculata

File Shell

Invertebrates
European Hake (Merluccius merluccius)rare

Merluccius merluccius

European Hake

Fish
Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo)rare

Rhizostoma pulmo

Barrel Jellyfish

Invertebrates
Madeira Rock-Fish (Scorpaena maderensis)rare

Scorpaena maderensis

Madeira Rock-Fish

Fish
Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)rare

Seriola dumerili

Amberjack

Fish
Comber (Serranus cabrilla)rare

Serranus cabrilla

Comber

Fish
European Thorny Oyster (Spondylus gaederopus)rare

Spondylus gaederopus

European Thorny Oyster

Invertebrates
Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)rare

Xyrichtys novacula

Pearly Razorfish

Fish