Species database

Marine species in Tunisia

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
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)common

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead

Reptiles
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis)common

Coris julis

Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse

Fish
Annular Sea Bream (Diplodus annularis)common

Diplodus annularis

Annular Sea Bream

Fish
Bluespotted Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)common

Fistularia commersonii

Bluespotted Cornetfish

Fish
Striped Seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus)common

Lithognathus mormyrus

Striped Seabream

Fish
Cape Hope Squid (Loligo vulgaris)common

Loligo vulgaris

Cape Hope Squid

Invertebrates
European Hake (Merluccius merluccius)common

Merluccius merluccius

European Hake

Fish
Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus)common

Mullus barbatus

Red Mullet

Fish
Goatfish (Mullus surmuletus)common

Mullus surmuletus

Goatfish

Fish
Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)common

Pagellus erythrinus

Pandora

Fish
Purple Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus)common

Paracentrotus lividus

Purple Sea Urchin

Invertebrates
Salema (Sarpa salpa)common

Sarpa salpa

Salema

Fish
Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)common

Sepia officinalis

Common Cuttlefish

Invertebrates
Comber (Serranus cabrilla)common

Serranus cabrilla

Comber

Fish
Painted Comber (Serranus scriba)common

Serranus scriba

Painted Comber

Fish
Marbled Spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus)common

Siganus rivulatus

Marbled Spinefoot

Fish
Atlantic Horse Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)common

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Fish

Occasionally seen

14

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

Astropecten bispinosusoccasional

Astropecten bispinosus

Invertebrates
Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)occasional

Epinephelus marginatus

Dusky Grouper

Fish
Smooth Brittle-Star (Ophioderma longicaudum)occasional

Ophioderma longicaudum

Smooth Brittle-Star

Invertebrates
Forsskal's Goatfish (Parupeneus forsskali)occasional

Parupeneus forsskali

Forsskal's Goatfish

Fish
Rhomboid Sweeper (Pempheris rhomboidea)occasional

Pempheris rhomboidea

Rhomboid Sweeper

Fish
Pilumnus spiniferoccasional

Pilumnus spinifer

Invertebrates
Devil Firefish (Pterois miles)occasional

Pterois miles

Devil Firefish

Fish
European Pilchard (Sardina pilchardus)occasional

Sardina pilchardus

European Pilchard

Fish
Brown Comber (Serranus hepatus)occasional

Serranus hepatus

Brown Comber

Fish
Dusky Spinefoot (Siganus luridus)occasional

Siganus luridus

Dusky Spinefoot

Fish
European Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)occasional

Sparisoma cretense

European Parrotfish

Fish
Gilthead (Sparus aurata)occasional

Sparus aurata

Gilthead

Fish
Reticulated Leatherjacket (Stephanolepis diaspros)occasional

Stephanolepis diaspros

Reticulated Leatherjacket

Fish
Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)occasional

Thalassoma pavo

Ornate Wrasse

Fish

Rare finds

13

Lucky encounters worth logging.

Feather Star (Antedon mediterranea)rare

Antedon mediterranea

Feather Star

Invertebrates
Musky Octopus (Eledone moschata)rare

Eledone moschata

Musky Octopus

Invertebrates
Lesser Spider Crab (Maja crispata)rare

Maja crispata

Lesser Spider Crab

Invertebrates
Smooth Hound (Mustelus mustelus)rare

Mustelus mustelus

Smooth Hound

Fish
Soft Brittlestar (Ophiomyxa pentagona)rare

Ophiomyxa pentagona

Soft Brittlestar

Invertebrates
Grass Prawn (Palaemon elegans)rare

Palaemon elegans

Grass Prawn

Invertebrates
Common Prawn (Palaemon serratus)rare

Palaemon serratus

Common Prawn

Invertebrates
Bristly Crab (Pilumnus hirtellus)rare

Pilumnus hirtellus

Bristly Crab

Invertebrates
Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo)rare

Rhizostoma pulmo

Barrel Jellyfish

Invertebrates
Egyptian Sole (Solea aegyptiaca)rare

Solea aegyptiaca

Egyptian Sole

Fish
Picarel (Spicara smaris)rare

Spicara smaris

Picarel

Fish
Flavimaculosus Puffer (Torquigener flavimaculosus)rare

Torquigener flavimaculosus

Flavimaculosus Puffer

Fish
Dory (Zeus faber)rare

Zeus faber

Dory

Fish