Species database

Marine species in Spain (Galicia)

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

18

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

Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina)common

Actinia equina

Beadlet Anemone

Invertebrates
Opelet Anemone (Anemonia viridis)common

Anemonia viridis

Opelet Anemone

Invertebrates
Big Finner (Balaenoptera physalus)common

Balaenoptera physalus

Big Finner

Mammals
Common Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas)common

Carcinus maenas

Common Shore Crab

Invertebrates
Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta)common

Labrus bergylta

Ballan Wrasse

Fish
Shanny (Lipophrys pholis)common

Lipophrys pholis

Shanny

Fish
Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)common

Lutra lutra

Eurasian Otter

Mammals
Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis)common

Marthasterias glacialis

Spiny Starfish

Invertebrates
Devil Crab (Necora puber)common

Necora puber

Devil Crab

Invertebrates
Purple Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus)common

Paracentrotus lividus

Purple Sea Urchin

Invertebrates
Chocolate Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)common

Physeter macrocephalus

Chocolate Whale

Mammals
Common Porcelain Crab (Pisidia longicornis)common

Pisidia longicornis

Common Porcelain Crab

Invertebrates
Roker (Raja clavata)common

Raja clavata

Roker

Fish
European Pilchard (Sardina pilchardus)common

Sardina pilchardus

European Pilchard

Fish
Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)common

Scyliorhinus canicula

Dogfish

Fish
Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)common

Sepia officinalis

Common Cuttlefish

Invertebrates
Atlantic Horse Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)common

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Fish
Montagu's Crab (Xantho hydrophilus)common

Xantho hydrophilus

Montagu's Crab

Invertebrates

Occasionally seen

14

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

European Common Squid (Alloteuthis subulata)occasional

Alloteuthis subulata

European Common Squid

Invertebrates
Cushion Star (Asterina gibbosa)occasional

Asterina gibbosa

Cushion Star

Invertebrates
Thicklip Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus)occasional

Chelon labrosus

Thicklip Grey Mullet

Fish
Mediterranean Intertidal Hermit Crab (Clibanarius erythropus)occasional

Clibanarius erythropus

Mediterranean Intertidal Hermit Crab

Invertebrates
Conger (Conger conger)occasional

Conger conger

Conger

Fish
Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)occasional

Delphinus delphis

Common Dolphin

Mammals
Heart-Urchin (Echinocardium cordatum)occasional

Echinocardium cordatum

Heart-Urchin

Invertebrates
Giant Goby (Gobius cobitis)occasional

Gobius cobitis

Giant Goby

Fish
Long-Snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus)occasional

Hippocampus guttulatus

Long-Snouted Seahorse

Fish
Variegated Scallop (Mimachlamys varia)occasional

Mimachlamys varia

Variegated Scallop

Invertebrates
Common Eagle Ray (Myliobatis aquila)occasional

Myliobatis aquila

Common Eagle Ray

Fish
Common Brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis)occasional

Ophiothrix fragilis

Common Brittlestar

Invertebrates
Broad-Clawed Porcelain Crab (Porcellana platycheles)occasional

Porcellana platycheles

Broad-Clawed Porcelain Crab

Invertebrates
Greater Pipefish (Syngnathus acus)occasional

Syngnathus acus

Greater Pipefish

Fish

Rare finds

13

Lucky encounters worth logging.

Common Sea Star (Asterias rubens)rare

Asterias rubens

Common Sea Star

Invertebrates
Common Dragonet (Callionymus lyra)rare

Callionymus lyra

Common Dragonet

Fish
Edible Crab (Cancer pagurus)rare

Cancer pagurus

Edible Crab

Invertebrates
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)rare

Dicentrarchus labrax

Bass

Fish
Two Banded Sea Bream (Diplodus vulgaris)rare

Diplodus vulgaris

Two Banded Sea Bream

Fish
Italian Box Crab (Eriphia verrucosa)rare

Eriphia verrucosa

Italian Box Crab

Invertebrates
Pacific Oyster (Magallana gigas)rare

Magallana gigas

Pacific Oyster

Invertebrates
Bernhard's Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus)rare

Pagurus bernhardus

Bernhard's Hermit Crab

Invertebrates
Grass Prawn (Palaemon elegans)rare

Palaemon elegans

Grass Prawn

Invertebrates
Black Seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)rare

Spondyliosoma cantharus

Black Seabream

Fish
Zwartooglipvis (Symphodus melops)rare

Symphodus melops

Zwartooglipvis

Fish
Black Porpoise (Tursiops truncatus)rare

Tursiops truncatus

Black Porpoise

Mammals
By-the-Wind Sailor (Velella velella)rare

Velella velella

By-the-Wind Sailor

Invertebrates