Species database

Marine species in Switzerland

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.

Bleak (Alburnoides bipunctatus)common

Alburnoides bipunctatus

Bleak

Fish
Bleak (Alburnus alburnus)common

Alburnus alburnus

Bleak

Fish
Bearded stone loach (Barbatula barbatula)common

Barbatula barbatula

Bearded stone loach

Fish
Barbel (Barbus barbus)common

Barbus barbus

Barbel

Fish
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)common

Cottus gobio

Bullhead

Fish
Many-shaped Dreissena (Dreissena polymorpha)common

Dreissena polymorpha

Many-shaped Dreissena

Invertebrates
American Pike (Esox lucius)common

Esox lucius

American Pike

Fish
Common Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)common

Gobio gobio

Common Gudgeon

Fish
Common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)common

Leuciscus leuciscus

Common dace

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
Common Roach (Rutilus rutilus)common

Rutilus rutilus

Common Roach

Fish
Brown (Salmo trutta)common

Salmo trutta

Brown

Fish
Chub (Squalius cephalus)common

Squalius cephalus

Chub

Fish
Vairone (Telestes souffia)common

Telestes souffia

Vairone

Fish
European grayling (Thymallus thymallus)common

Thymallus thymallus

European grayling

Fish
Doctor Fish (Tinca tinca)common

Tinca tinca

Doctor Fish

Fish

Occasionally seen

14

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

bream (Abramis brama)occasional

Abramis brama

bream

Fish
Paling (Anguilla anguilla)occasional

Anguilla anguilla

Paling

Fish
Broad-clawed Crayfish (Astacus astacus)occasional

Astacus astacus

Broad-clawed Crayfish

Invertebrates
stone crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium)occasional

Austropotamobius torrentium

stone crayfish

Invertebrates
Common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)occasional

Chondrostoma nasus

Common nase

Fish
Aischgrund Carp (Cyprinus carpio)occasional

Cyprinus carpio

Aischgrund Carp

Fish
American crayfish (Faxonius limosus)occasional

Faxonius limosus

American crayfish

Invertebrates
Common Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)occasional

Lepomis gibbosus

Common Sunfish

Fish
American Burbot (Lota lota)occasional

Lota lota

American Burbot

Fish
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)occasional

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Rainbow Trout

Fish
American Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)occasional

Procambarus clarkii

American Crayfish

Invertebrates
European Bitterling (Rhodeus amarus)occasional

Rhodeus amarus

European Bitterling

Fish
Eurasian Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)occasional

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Eurasian Rudd

Fish
Swollen River Mussel (Unio tumidus)occasional

Unio tumidus

Swollen River Mussel

Invertebrates

Rare finds

13

Lucky encounters worth logging.

Duck Mussel (Anodonta anatina)rare

Anodonta anatina

Duck Mussel

Invertebrates
Swan Mussel (Anodonta cygnea)rare

Anodonta cygnea

Swan Mussel

Invertebrates
Fretted anodonta (Anodonta exulcerata)rare

Anodonta exulcerata

Fretted anodonta

Invertebrates
European freshwater shrimp (Atyaephyra desmarestii)rare

Atyaephyra desmarestii

European freshwater shrimp

Invertebrates
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
Danube Crayfish (Pontastacus leptodactylus)rare

Pontastacus leptodactylus

Danube 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
Unio elongatulusrare

Unio elongatulus

Invertebrates
Unio mancusrare

Unio mancus

Invertebrates
Painter's Mussel (Unio pictorum)rare

Unio pictorum

Painter's Mussel

Invertebrates