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Wildlife · Country Guide

🇭🇷Croatia

Island-hopping walls and wrecks in the clear Adriatic

Updated Dec 7, 2025 • 19 sources

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Wildlife In Croatia

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Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

99 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

96 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

79 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

73 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

60 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

43 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

35 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

35 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

30 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

30 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

21 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

17 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

9 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

6 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

6 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

6 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

5 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

5 linked spots

Torpedo marmorata - Spotted torpedo / Torpedo (Tembladera) / Raie torpille, Tenerife.

Electric Ray

5 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

4 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

4 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

4 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

4 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

3 linked spots

Photo of Manatee

Manatee

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

2 linked spots

Photo of Wolf Eel

saltwater-fishes

Wolf Eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

2 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

1 linked spots

Photo of Garfish uploaded from iNaturalist .

saltwater-fishes

Garfish

Belone belone

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots