Marine species in Canada

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.

Commonly seen

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

Aischgrund Carp

Quagga Mussel

Many-shaped Dreissena

Northern Crayfish

Common Sunfish

Black spotted goby

Occasionally seen

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

Calico Crayfish

Rare finds

Lucky encounters worth logging.

Eastern Pearlshell

Marine species in Canada

Commonly seen

Alosa pseudoharengus

Cottus cognatus

Cyprinus carpio

Dreissena bugensis

Dreissena polymorpha

Elliptio complanata

Etheostoma nigrum

Faxonius propinquus

Faxonius rusticus

Faxonius virilis

Lepomis gibbosus

Neogobius melanostomus

Osmerus mordax

Perca flavescens

Percopsis omiscomaycus

Pyganodon grandis

Salvelinus namaycush

Semotilus atromaculatus

Occasionally seen

Anodontoides ferussacianus

Cambarus bartonii

Cambarus robustus

Creaserinus fodiens

Faxonius immunis

Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lasmigona costata

Ligumia recta

Platynaias compressa

Pyganodon cataracta

Sagittunio nasutus

Strophitus undulatus

Rare finds

Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta undulata

Cambarunio iris

Eurynia dilatata

Faxonius obscurus

Lampsilis ovata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Ortmanniana ligamentina

Potamilus alatus

Potamilus fragilis

Pyganodon lacustris

Toxolasma parvum

Utterbackia imbecillis