Species database

Marine species in Austria

27 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

11

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

Bullhead (Cottus gobio)common

Cottus gobio

Bullhead

Fish
Aischgrund Carp (Cyprinus carpio)common

Cyprinus carpio

Aischgrund Carp

Fish
Many-shaped Dreissena (Dreissena polymorpha)common

Dreissena polymorpha

Many-shaped Dreissena

Invertebrates
American Pike (Esox lucius)common

Esox lucius

American Pike

Fish
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)common

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Rainbow Trout

Fish
American Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)common

Pacifastacus leniusculus

American Signal Crayfish

Invertebrates
Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis)common

Perca fluviatilis

Eurasian perch

Fish
Channel Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)common

Phoxinus phoxinus

Channel Minnow

Fish
Brown (Salmo trutta)common

Salmo trutta

Brown

Fish
Chub (Squalius cephalus)common

Squalius cephalus

Chub

Fish
European grayling (Thymallus thymallus)common

Thymallus thymallus

European grayling

Fish

Occasionally seen

8

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

Duck Mussel (Anodonta anatina)occasional

Anodonta anatina

Duck Mussel

Invertebrates
Swan Mussel (Anodonta cygnea)occasional

Anodonta cygnea

Swan Mussel

Invertebrates
Broad-clawed Crayfish (Astacus astacus)occasional

Astacus astacus

Broad-clawed Crayfish

Invertebrates
stone crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium)occasional

Austropotamobius torrentium

stone crayfish

Invertebrates
Common Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)occasional

Lepomis gibbosus

Common Sunfish

Fish
American Brook Charr (Salvelinus fontinalis)occasional

Salvelinus fontinalis

American Brook Charr

Fish
Eurasian Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)occasional

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Eurasian Rudd

Fish
Painter's Mussel (Unio pictorum)occasional

Unio pictorum

Painter's Mussel

Invertebrates

Rare finds

8

Lucky encounters worth logging.

Italian White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius fulcisianus)rare

Austropotamobius fulcisianus

Italian White-clawed Crayfish

Invertebrates
Atlantic stream crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)rare

Austropotamobius pallipes

Atlantic stream crayfish

Invertebrates
Quagga Mussel (Dreissena bugensis)rare

Dreissena bugensis

Quagga Mussel

Invertebrates
American crayfish (Faxonius limosus)rare

Faxonius limosus

American crayfish

Invertebrates
Danube Crayfish (Pontastacus leptodactylus)rare

Pontastacus leptodactylus

Danube Crayfish

Invertebrates
Marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis)rare

Procambarus virginalis

Marbled crayfish

Invertebrates
Chinese pond mussel (Sinanodonta woodiana)rare

Sinanodonta woodiana

Chinese pond mussel

Invertebrates
Thick Shelled River Mussel (Unio crassus)rare

Unio crassus

Thick Shelled River Mussel

Invertebrates