Marine species in Poland
41 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
13You have a good chance of spotting these on a typical dive.
CommonAlburnus alburnus
Bleak
CommonBarbatula barbatula
Bearded stone loach
CommonEsox lucius
American Pike
CommonGasterosteus aculeatus
Three-Spined Stickleback
CommonGobio gobio
Common Gudgeon
CommonLeuciscus leuciscus
Common dace
CommonLota lota
American Burbot
CommonPerca fluviatilis
Eurasian perch
CommonRutilus rutilus
Common Roach
CommonSalmo trutta
Brown
CommonSander lucioperca
Eurasian Pikeperch
CommonSqualius cephalus
Chub
CommonTinca tinca
Doctor Fish
Occasionally seen
17Regular residents, but not on every dive.
OccasionalAbramis brama
bream
OccasionalAnodonta anatina
Duck Mussel
OccasionalBlicca bjoerkna
Bream Flat
Bufo bufo
European Toad
OccasionalCobitis taenia
Common Spined Loach
Corbicula fluminea
Asian basket clam
OccasionalDreissena polymorpha
Many-shaped Dreissena
OccasionalFaxonius limosus
American crayfish
OccasionalLeuciscus idus
Golden orfe
Lissotriton vulgaris
smooth newt
Pelophylax ridibundus
marsh frog
OccasionalPhoxinus phoxinus
Channel Minnow
Rana temporaria
European frog
Spongilla lacustris
freshwater sponge
Triturus cristatus
great crested newt
Unio pictorum
Painter's Mussel
OccasionalUnio tumidus
Swollen River Mussel
Rare finds
11Lucky encounters worth logging.
Anodonta cygnea
Swan Mussel
RareAstacus astacus
Broad-clawed Crayfish
RareDreissena bugensis
Quagga Mussel
RareMytilopsis leucophaeata
Brackish water mussel
Natrix natrix
Common Grass Snake
RareNeocaridina davidi
Red Cherry Shrimp
RarePacifastacus leniusculus
American Signal Crayfish
RarePontastacus leptodactylus
Danube Crayfish
RarePseudanodonta complanata
Compressed River-mussel
RareSinanodonta woodiana
Chinese pond mussel
RareUnio crassus
Thick Shelled River Mussel