Marine species in Switzerland

50 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

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

Common

Alburnoides bipunctatus

Bleak

Fish

Common

Alburnus alburnus

Bleak

Fish

Common

Barbatula barbatula

Bearded stone loach

Fish

Common

Barbus barbus

Barbel

Fish

Common

Cottus gobio

Bullhead

Fish

Common

Dreissena polymorpha

Many-shaped Dreissena

Invertebrates

Common

Esox lucius

American Pike

Fish

Common

Gobio gobio

Common Gudgeon

Fish

Common

Leuciscus leuciscus

Common dace

Fish

Common

Pacifastacus leniusculus

American Signal Crayfish

Invertebrates

Common

Perca fluviatilis

Eurasian perch

Fish

Common

Phoxinus phoxinus

Channel Minnow

Fish

Common

Rutilus rutilus

Common Roach

Fish

Common

Salmo trutta

Brown

Fish

Common

Squalius cephalus

Chub

Fish

Common

Telestes souffia

Vairone

Fish

Common

Thymallus thymallus

European grayling

Fish

Common

Tinca tinca

Doctor Fish

Fish

Occasionally seen

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

Occasional

Abramis brama

bream

Fish

Occasional

Anguilla anguilla

European Eel

Fish

Occasional

Astacus astacus

Broad-clawed Crayfish

Invertebrates

Occasional

Austropotamobius torrentium

stone crayfish

Invertebrates

Occasional

Bufo bufo

European Toad

Occasional

Chondrostoma nasus

Common nase

Fish

Occasional

Cyprinus carpio

Aischgrund Carp

Fish

Occasional

Faxonius limosus

American crayfish

Invertebrates

Occasional

Ichthyosaura alpestris

alpine newt

Occasional

Lepomis gibbosus

Common Sunfish

Fish

Occasional

Lota lota

American Burbot

Fish

Occasional

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Rainbow Trout

Fish

Occasional

Procambarus clarkii

American Crayfish

Invertebrates

Occasional

Rana temporaria

European frog

Occasional

Rhodeus amarus

European Bitterling

Fish

Occasional

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Eurasian Rudd

Fish

Occasional

Spongilla lacustris

freshwater sponge

Invertebrates

Occasional

Unio tumidus

Swollen River Mussel

Invertebrates

Rare finds

Lucky encounters worth logging.

Rare

Anodonta anatina

Duck Mussel

Invertebrates

Rare

Anodonta cygnea

Swan Mussel

Invertebrates

Rare

Anodonta exulcerata

Fretted anodonta

Invertebrates

Rare

Atyaephyra desmarestii

European freshwater shrimp

Invertebrates

Rare

Austropotamobius fulcisianus

Italian White-clawed Crayfish

Invertebrates

Rare

Austropotamobius pallipes

Atlantic stream crayfish

Invertebrates

Rare

Dreissena bugensis

Quagga Mussel

Invertebrates

Rare

Natrix natrix

Common Grass Snake

Rare

Pontastacus leptodactylus

Danube Crayfish

Invertebrates

Rare

Sinanodonta woodiana

Chinese pond mussel

Invertebrates

Rare

Unio crassus

Thick Shelled River Mussel

Invertebrates

Rare

Unio elongatulus

Invertebrates

Rare

Unio mancus

Invertebrates

Rare

Unio pictorum

Painter's Mussel

Invertebrates