Species database

Marine species in Croatia

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.

Bogue (Boops boops)common

Boops boops

Bogue

Fish
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis)common

Coris julis

Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse

Fish
Two Banded Sea Bream (Diplodus vulgaris)common

Diplodus vulgaris

Two Banded Sea Bream

Fish
European Hake (Merluccius merluccius)common

Merluccius merluccius

European Hake

Fish
Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus)common

Mullus barbatus

Red Mullet

Fish
Smooth Hound (Mustelus mustelus)common

Mustelus mustelus

Smooth Hound

Fish
Common Eagle Ray (Myliobatis aquila)common

Myliobatis aquila

Common Eagle Ray

Fish
Dublin Bay Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)common

Nephrops norvegicus

Dublin Bay Lobster

Invertebrates
Marbled Rock Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)common

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Marbled Rock Crab

Invertebrates
Pelagic Stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea)common

Pteroplatytrygon violacea

Pelagic Stingray

Fish
Roker (Raja clavata)common

Raja clavata

Roker

Fish
European Pilchard (Sardina pilchardus)common

Sardina pilchardus

European Pilchard

Fish
Salema (Sarpa salpa)common

Sarpa salpa

Salema

Fish
Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)common

Scyliorhinus canicula

Dogfish

Fish
Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)common

Sepia officinalis

Common Cuttlefish

Invertebrates
Painted Comber (Serranus scriba)common

Serranus scriba

Painted Comber

Fish
Picked Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)common

Squalus acanthias

Picked Dogfish

Fish
Dory (Zeus faber)common

Zeus faber

Dory

Fish

Occasionally seen

14

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

Aureate Sponge (Aplysina aerophoba)occasional

Aplysina aerophoba

Aureate Sponge

Invertebrates
Garfish (Belone belone)occasional

Belone belone

Garfish

Fish
Brown Chromis (Chromis chromis)occasional

Chromis chromis

Brown Chromis

Fish
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)occasional

Dicentrarchus labrax

Bass

Fish
Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)occasional

Epinephelus marginatus

Dusky Grouper

Fish
Italian Box Crab (Eriphia verrucosa)occasional

Eriphia verrucosa

Italian Box Crab

Invertebrates
Devil Firefish (Pterois miles)occasional

Pterois miles

Devil Firefish

Fish
Comber (Serranus cabrilla)occasional

Serranus cabrilla

Comber

Fish
Brown Comber (Serranus hepatus)occasional

Serranus hepatus

Brown Comber

Fish
occasional

Solea solea

Common Sole

Fish
Gilthead (Sparus aurata)occasional

Sparus aurata

Gilthead

Fish
East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse (Symphodus tinca)occasional

Symphodus tinca

East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse

Fish
Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)occasional

Thalassoma pavo

Ornate Wrasse

Fish
Atlantic Horse Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)occasional

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Fish

Rare finds

13

Lucky encounters worth logging.

Bluespotted Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)rare

Fistularia commersonii

Bluespotted Cornetfish

Fish
Goatfish (Mullus surmuletus)rare

Mullus surmuletus

Goatfish

Fish
Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)rare

Pagellus erythrinus

Pandora

Fish
Forsskal's Goatfish (Parupeneus forsskali)rare

Parupeneus forsskali

Forsskal's Goatfish

Fish
Rhomboid Sweeper (Pempheris rhomboidea)rare

Pempheris rhomboidea

Rhomboid Sweeper

Fish
Atlantic Bonito (Sarda sarda)rare

Sarda sarda

Atlantic Bonito

Fish
Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)rare

Scorpaena notata

Red Scorpionfish

Fish
Dusky Spinefoot (Siganus luridus)rare

Siganus luridus

Dusky Spinefoot

Fish
Marbled Spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus)rare

Siganus rivulatus

Marbled Spinefoot

Fish
European Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)rare

Sparisoma cretense

European Parrotfish

Fish
Reticulated Leatherjacket (Stephanolepis diaspros)rare

Stephanolepis diaspros

Reticulated Leatherjacket

Fish
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)rare

Thunnus thynnus

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Fish
Flavimaculosus Puffer (Torquigener flavimaculosus)rare

Torquigener flavimaculosus

Flavimaculosus Puffer

Fish