List of fish of Ireland
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This page gives a list of all species of fish
found in the waters of Ireland
. A separate list of freshwater fish is given at the bottom.
Hyperoartia
Order Carcharhiniformes
Order Hexanchiformes
Order Squaliformes
Order Lamniformes
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Order Rajiformes
Order Chimaeriformes
Order Acipenseriformes
Order Clupeiformes
Order Notacanthiformes
Order Saccopharyngiformes
Order Stomiiformes
Order Myctophiformes
Order Gadiformes
Order Ophidiiformes
Order Lampriformes
Order Cypriniformes
Order Osmeriformes
Order Aulopiformes
Order Atheriniformes
Order Zeiformes
Order Gasterosteiformes
Order Perciformes
Order Scorpaeniformes
Order Gasterosteiformes
Order Beryciformes
Order Syngnathiformes
Order Tetraodontiformes
Order Beloniformes
Order Stephanoberyciformes
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
found in the waters of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. A separate list of freshwater fish is given at the bottom.
Order Myxiniformes
- Atlantic hagfishMyxineMyxine is a genus of hagfish.- Species :* Myxine affinis Günther, 1870 * Myxine australis Jenyns, 1842 * Myxine capensis Regan, 1913...
Myxine glutinosa - White-headed hagfishMyxineMyxine is a genus of hagfish.- Species :* Myxine affinis Günther, 1870 * Myxine australis Jenyns, 1842 * Myxine capensis Regan, 1913...
Myxine ios
HyperoartiaHyperoartiaHyperoartia or Petromyzontida is a group of jawless fish that includes the modern lampreys and their fossil relatives, the jawless fish of the class Anaspida. Examples of hyperoartians from early in their fossil record are Endeiolepis and Euphanerops, fishes with hypocercal tails that lived during...
Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)
- European river lampreyEuropean river lampreyRiver Lamprey redirects here. See Lamprey River for the river in New HampshireThe European river lamprey, also known as the river lamprey or lampern, is a jawless lamprey, scientific name Lampetra fluviatilis...
Lampetra fluviatilis - European brook lamprey Lampetra planeri
- Sea lampreySea lampreyThe sea lamprey is a parasitic lamprey found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, in the western Mediterranean Sea, and in the Great Lakes. It is brown, gray, or black on its back and white or gray on the underside and can grow up to 90 cm long. Sea lampreys prey on a wide...
Petromyzon marinus
Superorder Selachimorpha (Sharks and dogfish)
Order CarcharhiniformesCarcharhiniformesThe ground sharks, order Carcharhiniformes, are the largest order of sharks. With over 270 species, carcharhiniforms include a number of common types, such as the blue shark, catsharks, swellsharks, and sandbar shark....
(ground sharks)
- Iceland Catshark Apristurus laurussonii
Order HexanchiformesHexanchiformesHexanchiformes is the order consisting of the most primitive types of sharks, and numbering just five extant species. Fossil sharks that were apparently very similar to modern sevengill species are known from Jurassic specimens....
(frilled sharks)
- Frilled Shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus
- Bluntnose sixgill sharkBluntnose sixgill sharkThe bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus, often simply called the cow shark, is the largest hexanchoid shark, growing to more than 5.4 m in length.-Taxonomy:...
Hexanchus griseus
Order SqualiformesSqualiformesSqualiformes is an order of sharks that includes about 97 species in seven families.Members of the order have two dorsal fins, which usually possess spines, no anal fin or nictitating membrane, and five gill slits. In most other respects, however, they are quite variable in form and size...
- Kitefin sharkKitefin sharkThe kitefin shark or seal shark is a species of dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae, and the only species in its genus. It is found sporadically around the world, usually close to the sea floor at depths of . With a sizable oil-filled liver to maintain neutral buoyancy, this shark is able to...
Dalatias licha - Birdbeak dogfishBirdbeak dogfishThe birdbeak dogfish, Deania calcea, is a dogfish shark of the family Deania found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan, Southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, and in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland south to the Cape of Good Hope....
Deania calcea - Bramble sharkBramble sharkThe bramble shark, Echinorhinus brucus, is covered with large, thorn-like denticles, and hence the name "bramble" shark.-Physical characteristics:...
Echininorhinus brucus - Velvet belly lantern sharkVelvet belly lantern sharkThe velvet belly lantern shark is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae. One of the most common deepwater sharks in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the velvet belly is found from Iceland and Norway to Gabon and South Africa at a depth of...
Etmopterus spinax - Great lanternsharkGreat lanternsharkThe great lanternshark, Etmopterus princeps, is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the northeast and northwest Atlantic.-References:...
Etmopterus princeps
Order LamniformesLamniformesLamniformes is an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks . It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and the megamouth shark.Members of the order are distinguished by...
- Basking SharkBasking sharkThe basking shark is the second largest living fish, after the whale shark. It is a cosmopolitan migratory species, found in all the world's temperate oceans. It is a slow moving and generally harmless filter feeder and has anatomical adaptations to filter feeding, such as a greatly enlarged...
- Ghost Catshark Apristurus manis
- Black Roughscale Catshark Apristurus melanoasper
- Blackmouth catsharkBlackmouth catsharkThe blackmouth catshark is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, common in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Senegal, including the Mediterranean Sea. It is typically found over the continental slope at depths of , on or near muddy bottoms. The youngest sharks generally...
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- Angular Roughshark Oxynotus centrina
- Sailfin Roughshark Oxynotus paradoxus
- Blue SharkBlue sharkThe blue shark is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, that inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans. Preferring cooler waters, blue sharks migrate long distances, for example from New England to South America. Although generally lethargic, they can move very...
- Smooth HammerheadSmooth hammerheadThe smooth hammerhead is a species of hammerhead shark, family Sphyrnidae, so named because of the distinctive shape of the head, which is flattened and laterally extended into a hammer shape , without an indentation in the middle of the front margin...
- NursehoundNursehoundThe nursehound , also known as the large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, or bull huss, is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is generally found amongst rocks or algae at a depth of...
- Smallmouth velvet dogfishSmallmouth velvet dogfishThe smallmouth knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon obscurus, is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found in the central Atlantic between latitudes 65°N and 36°S, from the surface to 1,450 m. Its length is up to 70 cm....
- Knifetooth dogfishKnifetooth dogfishThe knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon ringens, is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found in the eastern Atlantic, from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, and Senegal, and the southwest Pacific from New Zealand, between latitudes 58°N and 15°N, at depths of between 200 and 1,600 m. Its...
Scymnodon ringens - Lesser spotted Dogfish
- PorbeaglePorbeagleThe porbeagle is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, distributed widely in the cold and temperate marine waters of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere. In the North Pacific, its ecological equivalent is the closely related salmon shark...
- Shortfin Mako SharkShortfin mako sharkThe shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus , is a large mackerel shark. Along with the closely related longfin mako it is commonly referred to as a "mako shark".-Etymology:...
- Spiny DogfishSpiny dogfishThe spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes. While these common names may apply to several species, Squalus acanthias is distinguished by having two spines ...
- Common smooth-houndCommon smooth-houndThe common smooth-hound, Mustelus mustelus, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to South Africa, in the Mediterranean Sea, Madeira and the Canary Islands at depths of ranging from 5m to 625m . While they can grow to 200 cm, their...
- Starry smooth-houndStarry smooth-houndThe starry smooth-hound, Mustelus asterias, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the northeast Atlantic between latitudes 61° N and 16° N, from the surface to 350 m. Its length is up to 1.4 m.-References:...
- Greenland Shark Somniosus microcephalus
- Thresher sharkThresher sharkThresher sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family Alopiidae. Found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world, the family contains three species all within the genus Alopias.-Taxonomy:...
- TopeSchool sharkThe school shark, tope shark, soupfin shark or snapper shark, Galeorhinus galeus, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus, found worldwide in subtropical seas at depths of up to...
- Leafscale gulper sharkLeafscale gulper sharkThe leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus, is a dogfish of the family Centrophoridae.-Physical characteristics:The leafscale gulper shark has no anal fin, two dorsal fins with spines, the first dorsal being relatively low and long, large eyes, and rough leaf-like denticles...
Centrophorus squamosus - Black dogfishBlack dogfishThe black dogfish is a species of dogfish shark in the family Etmopteridae. It is common over the outer continental shelf and continental slope at a depth of . Females generally inhabit deeper water than males, and depending on the region, smaller sharks may occur at a different depth than larger...
Centroscyllium fabricii - Portuguese dogfishPortuguese dogfishThe Portuguese dogfish or Portuguese shark is a species of sleeper shark, family Somniosidae. This globally distributed species has been reported down to a depth of , making it the deepest-living shark known. It inhabits lower continental slopes and abyssal plains, usually staying near the bottom...
Centroscymnus coelolepis - Longnose velvet dogfishLongnose velvet dogfishThe longnose velvet dogfish, Centroselachus crepidater, is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found circumglobally in southern hemisphere subtropical seas, at depths of between 230 and 1,500 m...
Centroselachus crepidater
Order RajiformesRajiformesRajiformes is one of the four orders of batoids, flattened cartilaginous fishes related to sharks.Rajiforms are distinguished by the presence of greatly enlarged pectoral fins, which reach as far forward as the sides of the head, with a generally flattened body. The undulatory pectoral fin motion...
(skates and rays)
- Angel sharkSquatina squatinaThe angelshark is a species of shark in the family Squatinidae , once widespread in the coastal waters of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Well-adapted for camouflaging itself on the sea floor, the angelshark has a flattened form with enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins, giving it a superficial...
- Blonde ray
- Common skateCommon skateThe common skate or blue skate is the largest skate in the world. Historically, it was one of the most abundant skates in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Despite its name, today it appears to be absent from much of this range. Where previously abundant, fisheries directly targeted...
- Common stingrayCommon stingrayThe common stingray is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It typically inhabits sandy or muddy habitats in coastal waters shallower than , often burying itself in sediment...
- Cuckoo ray
- Dark electric ray
- Common Eagle Ray Myliobatis aquila
- Blue Ray Neoraja caerulea
- Painted ray
- Shagreen rayShagreen rayThe shagreen ray or fuller's ray, Leucoraja fullonica, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. This ray is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Murmansk, Russia through Norway, southern Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the Celtic Sea, the northern North Sea and Skagerrak, to northern Morocco,...
- Spotted ray
- Thornback rayThornback rayThe thornback ray or thornback skate is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is found in coastal waters of Europe and the Atlantic coast of Africa, possibly as far south as Namibia and even South Africa. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas...
- Thorny SkateThorny skateThe thorny skate is a species of fish in Rajidae family. It mainly lives near the bottom of the coastline of North Atlantic Ocean in depths ranging from 20 to 1000 metres and temperatures from 1 to 10 degrees Celsius. It was also located in Lake Melville, near Goose Bay, Labrador. Rivers empty...
Amblyraja radiata - Blue Skate Dipturus batis
- Norwegian Skate Dipturus nidarosiensis
- Long-nosed Skate Dipturus oxyrinchus
- Sandy Ray Leucoraja circularis
- devil FishDevil fishThe devil fish or giant devil ray is a species of eagle ray, family Myliobatidae. They are most common in the Mediterranean Sea and can be found elsewhere in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the southwest coast of Ireland and south of Portugal.It is larger than the lesser devil ray, growing to a...
Mobula mobular - Pelagic StingrayPelagic stingrayThe pelagic stingray is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, and the sole member of its genus. It is characterized by the wedge-like shape of its pectoral fin disc, which is much wider than long, as well as by the pointed teeth in both sexes, whip-like tail with extremely long tail...
Pteroplatytrygon violacea - Small-eyed Ray Raja microocellata
- Undulate RayUndulate rayThe undulate ray, Raja undulata, is a species of ray and cartilaginous fish generally found along the southern coasts of England and Ireland in depths of about but have been found as deep as .- Appearance :...
Raja undulata - Deepwater Ray Rajella bathyphila
- Bigelow's Ray Rajella bigelowi
- Round RayRound rayUrolophidae is a family of rays in the order Myliobatiformes, commonly known as stingarees or round stingrays; this family formerly included the genera Urobatis and Urotrygon of the Americas, which are presently recognized as forming their own family Urotrygonidae. Stingarees are found in the...
Rajella fylla - Bottlenosed Skate Rostroraja alba
Order Torpediniformes (electric rays)
- Spotted Torpedo Torpedo marmorata
- Atlantic TorpedoAtlantic torpedoThe Atlantic torpedo or dark electric ray is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to Brazil in the west and from Scotland to West Africa and off southern Africa in the east, occurring at depths of up to...
Torpedo nobiliana
Order ChimaeriformesChimaeraChimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes, known informally as ghost sharks, ratfish , spookfish , or rabbitfishes...
(chimaeras)
- Narrownose ChimaeraNarrownose chimaeraThe narrownose chimaera, Harriotta raleighana, is a longnose chimaera of the family Rhinochimaeridae, found in temperate seas worldwide, at depths of between 200 and 2,600 m...
Harriotta raleighana - Smalleyed rabbitfishSmalleyed rabbitfishThe Smalleyed rabbitfish is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It has very wide distribution almost everywhere in northern Atlantic in depths from 300 to 2,410 metres, being most common below 1,000 metres. Its total length ranges from 32 to 147 cm. It has a short nose with a blunt tip...
Hydrolagus affinis - Large-eyed rabbitfishLarge-eyed rabbitfishThe large-eyed rabbitfish is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is found in several areas of the Atlantic Ocean.-References:* Dagit, D.D. 2005. . Downloaded on 11 January 2009.* at FishBase....
Hydrolagus mirabilis - Broadnose chimaeraBroadnose chimaeraThe broadnose chimaera, knifenose chimaera, spearnose chimaera, or straightnose rabbitfish is a species of fish in the Rhinochimaeridae family. It is found in Canada, Colombia, France, Gambia, Iceland, Mauritania, Mexico, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Suriname, and the United States. Its natural...
Rhinochimaera atlantica - Rabbit FishChimaera monstrosaChimaera monstrosa, also known as the rabbit fish or rat fish, is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family.-Anatomy and appearance:...
Chimaera monstrosa
Order AcipenseriformesAcipenseriformesAcipenseriformes are an order of primitive ray-finned fishes that includes the sturgeons and paddlefishes, as well as some extinct families.Notable characteristics of Acipenseriformes include:* Cartilaginous endoskeleton* Lack of vertebral centrum...
- European sea sturgeonEuropean sea sturgeonThe Atlantic or the European Sturgeon , also known as the baltic sturgeon or common sturgeon, is a species of sturgeon found on most coasts of Europe. It is currently a critically endangered species....
Acipenser sturio
Order ClupeiformesClupeiformesClupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. The group includes many of the most important food fish....
(herring & anchovies)
- Allis shadAllis shadThe allis shad is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family.-Location:It is found in Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.-Biology and...
- Atlantic herringAtlantic herringAtlantic herring is a fish in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species on earth. Herring can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, congregating in large schools. They can grow up to in length and weigh more than...
- PilchardSardineSardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant....
- European spratEuropean spratThe European sprat, Sprattus sprattus, also known as bristling, brisling or skipper, is a small, herring-like, marine fish. Found in European waters, it has silver grey scales and white-grey flesh. Specific seas in which the species occurs include the Irish Sea, Baltic Sea and Sea of the Hebrides...
Sprattus sprattus sprattus - Twait shadTwait shadThe twait shad or twaite shad is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family.-Location:It is found in Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta,...
- European anchovyEuropean anchovyThe European anchovy is a forage fish somewhat related to the herring. Anchovies are placed in the family Engraulidae....
Engraulis encrasicolus
Order Anguilliformes (true eels)
- European congerEuropean congerThe European conger, Conger conger, is a conger of the family Congridae, found in the eastern Atlantic from Norway and Iceland to Senegal, and also in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. It is sometimes seen in very shallow water by the shore but can also go down to depths of 1170 m...
- European eelEuropean eelThe European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish. They can reach in exceptional cases a length of 1½ m, but are normally much smaller, about 60–80 cm, and rarely more than 1 m....
- Moray eelMoray eelMoray eels are cosmopolitan eels of the family Muraenidae. The approximately 200 species in 15 genera are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water and a few, for example the freshwater moray can sometimes be found in freshwater...
- Deepwater Arrowtooth EelDeepwater arrowtooth eelThe deepwater arrowtooth eel, Histiobranchus bathybius, is a cutthroat eel of the genus Histiobranchus, found globally.-References:...
Histiobranchus bathybius - Ilyophis arx
- Ilyophis blachei
- Muddy Arrowtooth EelMuddy arrowtooth eelThe muddy arrowtooth eel, Ilyophis brunneus, is a cutthroat eel in the family Synaphobranchidae. It is found around the world at depths below 1,000 m. Its length is up to 160 cm.-References:...
Ilyophis brunneus - Whipsnout Sorcerer Venefica proboscidea
Order NotacanthiformesNotacanthiformesNotacanthiformes is an order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes, consisting of the families Halosauridae and Notacanthidae The order is of relatively recent vintage; Fishes of the World lists it as a suborder Notacanthoidei of Albuliformes...
(halosaurs, spiny eels
- Abyssal halosaurHalosaurHalosaurs are eel-shaped fishes found only at great ocean depths. As the family Halosauridae, halosaurs are one of two families within the order Notacanthiformes; the other being the deep-sea spiny eels. Halosaurs are thought to have a worldwide distribution, with some seventeen species in three...
Halosauropsis macrochir - Halosaurus johnsonianus
- Shortfin Spiny Eel Notacanthus bonaparte
- Spiny EelSpiny eelThe name spiny eel is used to describe members of two different families of fish: the freshwater Mastacembelidae of Asia and Africa, and the marine Notacanthidae. Both are so-named because of their eel-like shape and sturdy fin spines....
Notacanthus chemnitzii - Longnose Tapirfish Polyacanthonotus challengeri
- Smallmouth Spiny Eel Polyacanthonotus rissoanus
Order SaccopharyngiformesSaccopharyngiformesSaccopharyngiformes is an order of unusual ray-finned fish superficially similar to eels, but with many internal differences. Most of the fish in this order are deep-sea types known from only a handful of specimens such as the Umbrella Mouth Gulper Eel. Saccopharyngiformes are also bioluminescent...
(gulper eels)
- Gulper eelSaccopharynxSaccopharynx is a genus of deep sea eel-like fishes with large mouths, distensible stomachs and long scaleless bodies. It is the only genus in the family Saccopharyngidae...
Saccopharynx ampullaceus - Pelican eelPelican eelThe pelican eel, or Eurypharynx pelecanoides, is a deep-sea fish rarely seen by humans, though the creatures are occasionally caught in fishing nets. It is an eel-like fish, the only known member of the genus Eurypharynx and the family Eurypharyngidae. It belongs to the order Saccopharyngiformes...
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
Order StomiiformesStomiiformesStomiiformes is an order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes of very diverse morphology. It includes for example dragonfishes, lightfishes, loosejaws, marine hatchetfishes and viperfishes. The order contains 4 families with more than 50 genera and almost 400 species...
- Bristlemouth Cyclothone alba
- Grammatostomias flagellibarba
- Elongated Bristlemouth FishGonostomatidaeGonostomatidae is a family of deep-water marine fish, commonly named bristlemouths, lightfishes or anglemouths. It is a relatively small family, containing only eight known genera and 32 species...
- Leptostomias gladiator
- PearlsidesPearlsidesMueller's pearlside or Mueller's bristle-mouth fish, Maurolicus muelleri, a marine hatchetfish of the genus Maurolicus, is found in deep tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans, from the surface to depths of 1,500 m...
Maurolicus muelleri - Greenland Argentine Nansenia groenlandica
- Renezvous Fish Polymetme corythaeola
- Polymetme thaeocoryla
- Spark Anglemouth Sigmops bathyphilus
- Diaphanous Hatchet Fish Sternoptyx diaphana
- Boa Dragonfish Stomias boa ferox
- Threelight Dragonfish Trigonolampa miriceps
- Constellationfish Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
- Longray Fangjaw Bonapartia pedaliota
- Large-eye Snaggletooth Borostomias antarcticus
Order MyctophiformesMyctophiformesMyctophiformes is an order of ray-finned fish consisting of two families of deep-sea marine fish, most notably the highly abundant lanternfishes...
(lanternfish)
- Myctophum punctatum
- Topside Lampfish Notolychnus valdiviae
- Large Scale Lantern Fish Symbolophorus veranyi
- Glacier Lanternfish Benthosema glaciale
- Spothead Lantern fishDiaphusDiaphus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Gilbert's large lantern fish, Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905* Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934* Andersen's lantern fish, Diaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932...
Diaphus metopoclampus - White-spotted Lantern fishDiaphusDiaphus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Gilbert's large lantern fish, Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905* Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934* Andersen's lantern fish, Diaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932...
Diaphus rafinesquii - Chubby FlashlightfishElectronaElectrona is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Electrona antarctica * Electrona carlsbergi * Electrona paucirastra Bolin, 1962...
Electrona risso - Diamondcheek Lanternfish Lampanyctus intricarius
- Rakery Beaconlamp Lampanyctus macdonaldi
- Cocco's lantern fish Lobianchia gemellarii
- Arctic Telescope Protomyctophum arcticum
Order GadiformesGadiformesGadiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Anacanthini, that includes the cod and its allies. Many major food fish are in this order. They are found in marine waters throughout the world, and there are also a small number of freshwater species.Common characteristics include the...
(cod)
- Atlantic codAtlantic codThe Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, is a well-known demersal food fish belonging to the family Gadidae. It is also commercially known as cod, codling or haberdine....
- BurbotBurbotThe burbot is the only gadiform fish inhabiting freshwaters. It is also known as mariah, the lawyer, and eelpout. It is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk...
- CuskCusk (fish)The cusk or tusk, Brosme brosme, is a marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae. It is the only species in the genus Brosme. Other common names include brismak, brosmius, torsk and moonfish.-Description:...
- European hake
- HaddockHaddockThe haddock , also known as the offshore hake, is a marine fish distributed on both sides of the North Atlantic. Haddock is a popular food fish and is widely fished commercially....
- European hakeMerlucciidaeMerlucciidae is a family of cod-like fish, including most hakes.They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, being common in southern waters off Tasmania and New Zealand....
- Common LingCommon LingThe common ling or simply the ling, Molva molva, is a large member of the cod family. An ocean fish whose habitat is in the Atlantic region and can be found around Iceland, Faroe Islands, British Isles, the Norse coast and occasionally around Newfoundland, the ling has a long slender body that can...
- Blue LingBlue lingBlue ling is a member of the cod family. It is usually 70 to 110 cm long but the maxium length is 155 cm. Blue ling feeds on fish and on crustaceans and benthic invertebrates. The fish reaches sexual maturity at the age of 6 to 12 years.- References :* * *...
Molva molva - Spanish Ling Molva macrophthalma
- PollockPollockPollock is the common name used for either of the two species of marine fish in the Pollachius genus. Both P. pollachius and P. virens are commonly referred to as pollock. Other names for P...
- Fivebeard rocklingFivebeard rocklingThe fivebeard rockling is a coastal fish of the Lotidae family. Its body is elongated and up to long. It lives in shallow water on muddy and sandy seafloors, sometimes in the littoral zone...
- Three-bearded rocklingThree-bearded rocklingThe Three-bearded rockling is found in European waters from the central Norwegian coast and the Faroe Islands, through the North Sea and around the British Isles to the region around the Western Mediterranean. They can grow to a maximum length of 60 cm...
- Bigeye Rockling Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
- Shore RocklingShore rocklingThe Shore rockling is a mottled brown small elongated fish. This eel-like fish has 3 barbels on its head, with 2nd Dorsal fin and Anal fin running the long most of its body...
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus - Arctic RocklingGaidropsarus argentatus
- Saithe
- WhitingMerlangius merlangusMerlangius merlangus, commonly known as whiting is an important food fish in the eastern North Atlantic, northern Mediterranean, western Baltic, and Black Sea...
- Blue whitingBlue whitingThe blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou, is one of the two species in the genus Micromesistius in the cod family, common in the North-East Atlantic ocean, from Morocco to Iceland and Spitsbergen. Blue whiting also occur in the North-West Atlantic ocean between Canada and Greenland. It has a...
- Common Atlantic Grenadier Nezumia aequalis
- Ghostly Grenadier Coryphaenoides leptolepis
- Mediterranean Grenadier Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
- Deepwater Grenadier Coryphaenoides profundicolus
- Roundnose Grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris
- Günther’s Grenadier Coryphaenoides guentheri
- Carapine Grenadier Coryphaenoides carapinus
- Coryphaenoides brevibarbis
- Abyssal GrenadierAbyssal grenadierThe abyssal grenadier, Coryphaenoides armatus, is an abyssal fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found in all the world's oceans, at depths of between 800 and 4,000 m. Its length is between 20 to 40 cm, although Fishbase gives lengths of up to 1 m. The abyssal grenadier's body is unlike any...
Coryphaenoides armatus - Glasshead Grenadier Hymenocephalus italicus
- Onion-eye GrenadierMacrourusMacrourus is a genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae.-Species:* Onion-eye grenadier, Macrourus berglax Lacepède, 1801* Ridge scaled rattail, Macrourus carinatus * Bigeye grenadier, Macrourus holotrachys Günther, 1878...
Macrourus berglax - Softhead Grenadier Malacocephalus laevis
- Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbrius
- Silvery Cod Gadiculus argenteus argenteus
- Silvery Pout Gadiculus argenteus thori
- Guttigadus latifrons
- Slender codlingSlender codlingThe slender codling or slender cod, Halargyreus johnsonii, is a morid cod, the only species in the genus Halargyreus. It is found in all oceans, at depths from 450 to 3,000 m, and grows from 15 to 55 cm.-References:...
Halargyreus johnsonii - North Atlantic Codling Lepidion eques
- Lyconus brachycolusMerlucciidaeMerlucciidae is a family of cod-like fish, including most hakes.They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, being common in southern waters off Tasmania and New Zealand....
- Common MoraCommon moraThe common mora, Mora moro, is a deep-sea fish, the only species in the genus Mora. It is found worldwide in temperate seas, at depths of between 300 and 2,500 m. Its length is up to about 80 cm...
Mora moro - Greater Forkbeard Phycis blennoides
- PollackPollackPollack is a surname, and may refer to:* Alan W. Pollack, musicologist* Andrea Pollack , swimmer* Ben Pollack , drummer and bandleader* Brittany Pollack, New York City Ballet dancer* David M. Pollack, , American football linebacker...
Pollachius pollachius - Pseudonezumia flagellicauda
- Tadpole Fish Raniceps raninus
- Roughnose grenadier Trachyrincus murrayi
- Roughsnout grenadier Trachyrincus scabrus
- Norway PoutTrisopterus esmarkiiTrisopterus esmarkii, the Norway Pout, is a species of fish found in the Barents Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea, off the coasts of Norway, Iceland, the British Isles and elsewhere in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. It is in the same family as cod. It can generally be found at depths of 100 m to 200 m...
Trisopterus esmarkii - PoutingPoutingPouting may refer to:* Pouting , a contraction of the muscles in the lips* Pouting , a fish found along the European coast...
Trisopterus luscus - Poor CodPoor codThe poor cod, Trisopterus minutus, is a temperate marine fish belonging to the cod family . It is red brown in color and has a pronounced chin barbel. It may grow up to a length of 40cm. It is usually found in small shoals at depths between 10 and 300 meters on muddy or sandy bottoms...
Trisopterus minutus - Northern Rockling Ciliata septentrionalis
- Hollowsnout Grenadier Coelorinchus caelorhincus
- Spearsnouted Grenadier Coelorinchus labiatus
Order Lophiiformes (anglerfish)
- MonkfishLophius piscatoriusThe angler, also sometimes called fishing-frog, frog-fish or sea-devil, Lophius piscatorius, is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea...
- Black-bellied AnglerLophiusMembers of the genus Lophius, also sometimes called monkfish, goosefish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, and sea-devils, are well known off the coasts of Europe generally, the grotesque shape of its body and its singular habits having attracted the attention of naturalists of all ages...
Lophius budegassa - Oneirodes carlsbergi
- Bulbous DreamerBulbous dreamerThe bulbous dreamer, Oneirodes eschrichtii, is a dreamer of the family Oneirodidae, found in all oceans, in deep water. Its length is up to 28 cm for males and up to 21 cm for females.-References:...
Oneirodes eschrichtii - Can-opener Smoothdream Chaenophryne longiceps
Order OphidiiformesOphidiiformesOphidiiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the cusk eels , pearlfishes , brotulas , and others....
(pearlfishes, etc.)
- PearlfishPearlfishPearlfish is a general name for a variety of marine fish species in the Carapidae family. Pearlfish have been found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths up to along oceanic shelves and slopes....
Echiodon drummondii - Sciadonus galatheae
- Pudgy Cuskeel Spectrunculus grandis
- Thalassobathia pelagica
- Cataetyx alleni'
- Cataetyx laticeps'
Order LampriformesLampriformesLampriformes is an order of ray-finned fish. They are collectively called "lamprids" or lampriforms, and unite such open-ocean and partially deep-sea Teleostei as the crestfishes, oarfish, opahs and ribbonfishes...
- OpahOpahOpah are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic Lampriform fish comprising the small family Lampridae . There are only two living species in a single genus: Lampris...
Lampris guttatus - Kaup's Arrowtooth Eel Synaphobranchus kaupii
- Deal Fish Trachipterus arcticus
Order CypriniformesCypriniformesThe Cypriniformes are an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. This order contains 5-6 families, over 320 genera, and more than 3,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized regularly...
- Common DaceCommon daceThe common dace , also known as the dace or the Eurasian dace, is a fresh- or brackish-water fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It is an inhabitant of the rivers and streams of Europe north of the Alps as well as in Asia. It is most abundant in France and Germany, and has also spread to...
Leuciscus leuciscus - Common minnow Phoxinus phoxinus
- Gobio gobioGobioGobio is the genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm...
- Common Roach Rutilus rutilus
- Common rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- European chubEuropean chubThe European chub , sometimes called the round chub, fat chub, chevin, pollard or simply "the" chub, is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae...
Squalius cephalus - Carp breamCarp breamThe common bream, freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream or carp bream, Abramis brama, is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae....
Abramis brama - Stone LoachStone LoachThe Stone loach, Barbatula barbatula, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family.It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein,...
Nemacheilus barbatulus - TenchTenchThe tench or doctor fish is a freshwater and brackish water fish of the cyprinid family found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also found in Lake Baikal...
Tinca tinca
Order Salmoniformes (salmon, trout, whitefish)
- Atlantic SalmonAtlantic salmonThe Atlantic salmon is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the north Atlantic and the north Pacific....
Salmo salar - Sea Trout Salmo trutta trutta
- Common whitefishCommon whitefishCoregonus lavaretus is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of its genus Coregonus.There are widely different concepts about the number of species in the genus Coregonus and the delimitation of the species Coregonus lavaretus.-Lavaret:In a narrow...
Coregonus lavaretus - European smeltEuropean smeltThe Smelt or European smelt is a species of fish in the Osmeridae family.- Shape and appearance :The body of the European smelt is typically 15 to 18 cm long, slender and slightly flattened on either side. Larger fish may reach 30 cm in length. Smelts have a slightly translucent body...
Osmerus eperlanus - Arctic charArctic charArctic char or Arctic charr is both a freshwater and saltwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. No other freshwater fish is found as far north. It is the only species of fish in Lake Hazen, on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic...
Salvelinus alpinus alpinus - Brown troutBrown troutThe brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....
Salmo trutta - Irish pollan Coregonus autumnalis
Order OsmeriformesOsmeriformesOsmeriformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the true or freshwater smelts and allies, such as the galaxiids and noodlefishes; they are also collectively called osmeriforms. They belong to the teleost superorder Protacanthopterygii, which also includes pike and salmon, among others...
(smelts, etc.)
- Bighead Searsid Holtbyrnia anomala
- Agassiz' Smooth-head Leptochilichthys agassizii
- Maul's Searsid Maulisia mauli
- Slender ArgentineSlender argentineThe slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma, is a species of smelt, the only member of the genus Microstoma, found around the world in tropical and subtropical areas...
Microstoma microstoma - Multipore Searsid Normichthys operosus
- Nansenia oblita
- Blackhaed Salmon Narcetes stomias
- Barrel-eye Opisthoproctus soleatus
- European smeltEuropean smeltThe Smelt or European smelt is a species of fish in the Osmeridae family.- Shape and appearance :The body of the European smelt is typically 15 to 18 cm long, slender and slightly flattened on either side. Larger fish may reach 30 cm in length. Smelts have a slightly translucent body...
Osmerus eperlanus - Abyssal Smooth-head Rinoctes nasutus
- Softskin Smooth-head Rouleina attrita
- Schnakenbeck's Searsid Sagamichthys schnakenbecki
- Koefoed's Searsid Searsia koefoedi
- Bluntsnout smooth-headBluntsnout smooth-headThe bluntsnout smooth-head, black slickhead, cope's bluntsnout smooth-head, or Atlantic gymnast, Xenodermichthys copei, is a slickhead of the genus Xenodermichthys, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and the Tasman Sea, at depths of 100 to 2,600 m...
Xenodermichthys copei - Salmon Smooth-Head Conocara salmoneum
- Murray's Smooth-head Conocara murrayi
- Elongate Smooth-head Conocara microlepis
- Longfin Smooth-head Conocara macropterum
Order AulopiformesAulopiformesAulopiformes is an order of marine ray-finned fish consisting of some 15 extant and several prehistoric families with about 45 genera and over 230 species. The common names grinners, lizardfishes and allies or aulopiforms are sometimes used for this group...
(grinners, lizardfishes)
- Duckbill barracudinaBarracudinaBarracudinas are about 50 species of marine fishes of the family Paralepididae, found almost worldwide in deep waters.They are elongated, slender fish with large eyes, and a pointed snout containing fang-like teeth...
Magnisudis atlantica - Sharpchin Barracudina Paralepis coregonoides
- Blackfin Waryfish Scopelosaurus lepidus
- Sudis hyalina
Order AtheriniformesAtheriniformesAtheriniformes, also known as the silversides, is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the Old World silversides and several less-familiar families, including the unusual Phallostethidae...
(silversides)
- Sand smeltSand smeltSand smelt is a species of marine fish of the Atherinidae family. Common in the North-Eastern Atlantic from the Danish straits to the Canary Islands and the western Mediterranean Sea. They live in shoals near the water surface, getting deep in winter.-References:*...
Order ZeiformesZeiformesThe Zeiformes are a small order of marine ray-finned fishes most notable for the dories, a group of common food fish. The order consists of about 40 species in seven families, mostly deep-sea types....
(dories, etc.)
- BoarfishBoarfishBoarfish is the common name of two unrelated groups of fishes:*All fish of the family Caproidae are called boarfish.*Some fish of the family Pentacerotidae are called boarfish....
- John DoryJohn DoryJohn Dory, also known as St Pierre or Peter's Fish, refers to fish of the genus Zeus, especially Zeus faber, of widespread distribution. It is an edible benthic coastal marine fish with a laterally compressed olive-yellow body which has a large dark spot, and long spines on the dorsal fin...
- False Boarfish Neocyttus helgae
Order GasterosteiformesGasterosteiformesGasterosteiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives.In the Gasterosteiformes, the pelvic girdle is never attached to the cleithra directly, and the supramaxillary, orbitosphenoid, and basisphenoid bones are absent. The body is often partly or completely...
(sticklebacks, etc.)
- Three-spined SticklebackThree-spined sticklebackThe three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is a fish native to much of northern Europe, northern Asia and North America. It has been introduced into parts of southern and central Europe.-Distribution and morphological variation:...
Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus - Sea Stickleback Spinachia spinachia
- Nine-spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius
Order Pleuronectiformes (flatfish)
- American PlaiceAmerican plaiceThe American plaice or sole, Hippoglossoides platessoides, is a flatfish that belongs, along with other right-eyed flounders, to the Pleuronectidae family. American plaice are an Atlantic species. Their range is from southern Labrador to Rhode Island. They spawn in the Gulf of Maine, with peak...
Hippoglossoides platessoides - Atlantic halibutAtlantic halibutThe Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. They are demersal fish, that live on or near sand, gravel or clay bottoms at depths of between . The halibut is among the largest teleost fish in the world. Halibut are strong swimmers and are able to...
Hippoglossus hippoglossus - Common SoleCommon soleThe common sole, Dover sole, or black sole, Solea solea, is a species of flatfish in the Soleidae family.It has a preference for relatively shallow water with sand or mud covering the bottom....
Solea solea - Torbay soleTorbay soleThe witch or Torbay sole is a right-eyed flatfish found in the North Atlantic.The species lives on soft bottoms between 45 and 1460 m and prefers temperatures of 2–6 °C. It eats mostly crustaceans, worms and brittlestars. It spawns from May to September...
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus - Fourspotted Megrim Lepidorhombus boscii
- MegrimMegrimThis article is about the fish, For the neurological condition, see Migraine. The megrim or whiff is a species of left-eyed Flatfish found in European seas between 100 and 700 metres below sea level. It is caught commercially in some countries.-Description:It can grow up to 60 cm in length...
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis - DabCommon dabThe common dab, Limanda limanda, is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, in particular the North Sea, where it lives on sandy bottoms down to depths of about...
Limanda limanda - Thickback sole Microchirus variegatus
- Lemon SoleLemon soleThe lemon sole, Microstomus kitt, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, where it lives on stony bottoms down to depths of about . It grows up to in length and reaches about in weight....
Microstomus kitt - Norwegian Topknot Phrynorhombus norvegicus
- European flounderEuropean flounderThe European flounder is a flatfish of European coastal waters from the White Sea in North to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in South. Introduced into the USA and Canada accidentally through transport in ballast water. It is a well-known food fish.-Description:The European flounder is oval in...
Platichthys flesus - European plaiceEuropean plaiceThe European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa, is a commercially important flatfish.- Distribution and habitat :The geographical range of the European plaice is off all coasts from the Barents Sea to the Mediterranean, also in the Northeast Atlantic and along Greenland...
Pleuronectes platessa - TurbotTurbotThe turbot is a species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is native to marine or brackish waters of the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.-Etymology:...
Psetta maxima
- Greenland halibutGreenland halibutThe Greenland halibut or Greenland turbot belongs to the Pleuronectidae family , and is the only species of the genus Reinhardtius. It is a deepwater fish distributed from 200 to 1600 m but has been caught at depths more than...
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides - BrillBrill (fish)The brill, Scophthalmus rhombus, is a species of flatfish in the turbot family of the order Pleuronectiformes. Brill can be found in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and Mediterranean, primarily in deeper offshore waters....
Scophthalmus rhombus - Topknot Zeugopterus punctatus
- Eckström's topknot Zeugopterus regius
- SolenetteSolenetteThe solenette or yellow sole, Buglossidium luteum, is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae, and the only member of its genus. It is characterized by its small size, low-slung semi-circular mouth, and regularly placed dark fin rays. A common and widespread species, it is native to sandy...
Buglossidium luteum
Order PerciformesPerciformesThe Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, is one of the largest orders of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish and comprise over 7,000 species found in almost all aquatic environments...
- Raitt's sand eelRaitt's sand eelRaitt's sand eel, Ammodytes marinus, is a fish in the Ammodytidae family. It contains likenesses to the lesser sand eel. Its distinguished by the fact of that belly scales are found to be irregularly formed; and having no scales on the lobes of the tail. Furthermore, the dorsal fin is made of at...
Ammodytes marinus - Lesser sand eelLesser sand eelThe lesser sand eel or sand lance, Ammodytes tobianus, is a fish, which may be up to 20 cm long. Its body has an elongated shape with a rounded cross section. The head is also elongated and pointed, and it contains a sharp prominent lower jaw. The upper jaw overlaps, and can open forward to...
Ammodytes tobianus - Great sand eel Hyperoplus immaculatus
- Smooth sandeel Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
- Black scabbardfishBlack scabbardfishThe black scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo, is a bathypelagic cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 69° N and 27° N at depths of between 180 and 1,700 m...
Aphanopus carbo - Bullet tunaBullet tunaThe bullet tuna, Auxis rochei rochei, is a subspecies of tuna, in the family Scombridae, found circumglobally in tropical oceans in open surface waters to depths of 50m . Its maximum length is 50.0 cm....
Auxis rochei rochei - Frigate tunaFrigate tunaThe frigate tuna or frigate mackerel, Auxis thazard thazard, is a subspecies of tuna, in the family Scombridae, found around the world in tropical oceans.-References:...
Auxis thazard thazard - Transparent GobyTransparent GobyThe transparent goby, Aphia minuta, is a fish species of the Gobiidae family. It is the only member of the genus Aphia.Widespread in the Atlantic Ocean from Trondheim to Morocco, also in the Medierranean, Black Sea and the Sea of Azov...
Aphia minuta - Atlantic Wolf FishSeawolf (fish)The Atlantic wolffish , also known as the Seawolf, Atlantic catfish, ocean catfish, wolf eel , or sea cat, is a marine fish, the largest of the wolffish family Anarhichadidae. They are commonly sighted throughout Asia...
Anarhichas lupus
- BogueBoops boopsBoops boops, called the bogue, is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic. Its scientific name, and its common names in many languages, refers to its large eyes. It is found off the coasts of Europe, Africa, the Azores and the Canary Islands, from Norway to Angola, and in the...
Boops boops - Montagu's Blenny Coryphoblennius galerita
- Viviparous blenny Zoarces viviparus
- Crystal Goby Crystallogobius linearis
- DriftfishCubicepsCubiceps is one genus among 4 genera containing all together 18 species of perciform fish of the family Nomeidae commonly known as Driftfish...
Cubiceps gracilis - Common DentexCommon dentexCommon dentex is a species of Sparidae fish.Dentex is common in the Mediterranean Sea, but also seen in the Black Sea and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to Mauretania, sometimes up to Senegal and Canary Islands...
Dentex dentex - European seabassEuropean seabassThe European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, also known as Morone labrax, is a primarily ocean-going fish that sometimes enters brackish and fresh waters. It is also known as the sea dace...
Dicentrarchus labrax - Lesser weeverLesser WeeverThe lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera, is a hazardous weever-fish of the family Trachinidae, in the order Perciformes, and the class Actinopterygii. It is generally found on the sandy seabeds of the open sea, near the shore. Lesser weevers are sometimes disturbed by swimmers, and may sting them badly...
Echiichthys vipera - Bulls-eyeBulls-eyeThe bulls-eye or deepsea cardinalfish, Epigonus telescopus, is a deepwater cardinalfish of the family Epigonidae, found in most temperate oceans worldwide, at depths of between 75 and 1,200 m...
Epigonus telescopus - Couch’s Goby Gobius couchi
- Red-mouthed gobyRed-mouthed gobyThe Red-mouthed goby is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic from southwestern Ireland to coasts Marocco, Senegal, and also in the Mediterranean Sea. Last time it is mentioned as introduced species in the Black Sea....
Gobius cruentatus - Black GobyBlack gobyThe Black Goby is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea includes. It inhabits estuaries, lagoons, and inshore water over seagrass and algae. It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and sometimes small fish.This fish reaches a length of...
Gobius niger - Rock GobyRock gobyThe rock goby, Gobius paganellus, is a small coastal fish of eastern Atlantic waters, from Scotland to Senegal. It is also reported from the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and is a Lessepsian migrant in the Gulf of Eilat and Red Sea...
Gobius paganellus - Two-spotted Goby Gobiusculus flavescens
- Jeffrey's Goby Buenia jeffreysii
- BarrelfishBarrelfishBarrelfish is an experimental computer operating system built by ETH Zurich with the assistance of Microsoft Research in Cambridge. It is an experimental operating system designed from the ground up for scalability for computers built with multi-core processors with the goal of reducing the...
Hyperoglyphe perciformis - Skipjack tunaSkipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
- Greater Sand EelGreater sand eelThe greater sand eel or launce is the greater species of sand eel. The maximum sixe is 35 cm. Common sand eel have an elongated body, with a rounded cross section. It has a long pointed head, and a protruding lower jaw. Its upper jaw, however is not entirely protrusible, this thus makes it...
Hyperoplus lanceolatus - Ballan WrasseBallan wrasseThe Ballan wrasse or simply wrasse, Labrus bergylta, is a wrasse of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Its maximum length is 66 cm. All Ballan wrasse are female for their first eight years before a few change into males...
Labrus bergylta - Cuckoo WrasseCuckoo wrasseLabrus mixtus is a medium size wrasse living in rocky areas in Atlantic waters.-Description:The male and female have different colouration....
Labrus mixtus - Silver ScabbardfishSilver scabbardfishThe silver scabbardfish , Lepidopus caudatus, is a cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found throughout the temperate seas of the world. It grows to over in length.-References:...
Lepidopus caudatus - Goldsinny WrasseGoldsinny wrasseThe Goldsinny wrasse , also known as goldsinney or goldfinny, is a small wrasse living in crevices and sheltered spots in rocky areas of Atlantic waters, typically between the surface and 50m depth.-Description:...
Ctenolabrus rupestris - Lesueurigobius friesiiLesueurigobius friesiiLesueurigobius friesii is a species of goby....
- Lipophrys pholisLipophrys pholisLipophrys pholis is a species of combtooth blenny. It matures at two years of age. Distributed in the Eastern Atlantic from the southern Norway to Morocco and Madeira, including the Mediterranean and the Balearics. Lipophrys pholis feed primarily on crustaceans, but also feeds on plants and...
- White EelpoutEelpoutThe eelpouts are the ray-finned fish family Zoarcidae. As the common name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance, with elongate bodies, and the dorsal and anal fins continuous with the caudal fin. All of the approximately 220 species are marine, mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great...
Lycenchelys alba - Lycodes terraenovae
- Red MulletRed mulletThe red mullets or surmullets are two species of goatfish, Mullus barbatus and Mullus surmuletus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, east North Atlantic Ocean, and the Black Sea. Both "red mullet" and "surmullet" can also refer to the Mullidae in general.Though they can easily be distinguished—M...
Mullus barbatus barbatus - Striped red mullet Mullus surmuletus
- Black Gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus
- Snubnose Eelpout Pachycara bulbiceps
- Pachycara crassiceps
- Rock Gunnel Pholis gunnellus
- Blackspot Seabream Pachycara crassiceps
- Common Pandora Pagellus erythrinus
- Tompot BlennyTompot blennyThe tompot blenny, Parablennius gattorugine, is a medium sized blenny growing to about , part of the large family of blennies that live on the seabed of rocky areas in shallow water...
Pagellus erythrinus - WreckfishWreckfishThe wreckfish are a family, Polyprionide, of perciform fishes.They are deep-water marine fishes and can be found on the ocean bottom, where they inhabit caves and shipwrecks . Their scientific name is from Greek poly meaning "many" and prion meaning "saw", a references to their prominent spiny fins...
Polyprion americanus - Lozano's GobyLozano's gobyLozano's goby is a species of small-sized coastal fish of Gobiidae family. It measures up to 8 centimeters in length. It lives up to 2 years. It is widespread in the North-Eastern Atlantic from the North Sea to north-western Spain and also near Portugal, at 70 to 80 meters depth.-References:*...
Pomatoschistus lozanoi - Common GobyCommon gobyThe Common goby is a small coastal fish of Western European waters from Norway to Portugalit is of a sandy colour and reaches a length of 64mm. In the breeding season coloration the male has a dark blotch at the rear of the first dorsal fin...
Pomatoschistus microps - Sand GobySand gobyFor the unrelated goby family see Kraemeriidae.The sand goby , also known as a polewig or pollybait, is a coastal goby of European waters from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Sea, frequenting sandy areas, Littoral zones, lagoons, salt marshes and, in autumn, estuaries...
Pomatoschistus minutus - Painted GobyPainted gobyThe Painted goby is a small goby of Western European waters from Trondheimfjord to Spain, the Canary islands and is sometimes reported in the Mediterranean sea. Also mentioned in the Black Sea. It lives at depths between 1 and 55 metres, preferring a gravelly or sandy environment. Its young may...
Pomatoschistus pictus - OilfishOilfishThe oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus, is a species of snake mackerel in the family Gempylidae, and the only species in the genus Ruvettus. It is found in the Mediterranean, middle Atlantic and throughout the southern seas, at depths between 100 and 800 m...
Ruvettus pretiosus - Atlantic BonitoAtlantic bonitoThe Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda is a large mackerel-like fish of the family Scombridae. It is common in shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean where it is an important commercial and game fish.-Description:...
Sarda sarda - Cornish Blackfish Schedophilus medusophagus
- Atlantic MackerelAtlantic mackerelThe Atlantic mackerel , is a pelagic schooling species of mackerel found on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. The species is also called Boston mackerel, or just mackerel....
Scomber scombrus - Gilthead SeabreamGilt-head breamThe gilt-head bream is a fish of the bream family Sparidae found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coastal regions of the North Atlantic Ocean...
Sparus aurata - Black SeabreamBlack seabreamThe Black Seabream is a species of Sparidae fishes. They are recognisable by their oval compressed body and jaws containing 4-6 rows of slender teeth which are larger at the front. They are silvery in colour with blue and pink tinges and broken longitudinal gold lines...
Spondyliosoma cantharus - Baillon’s Wrasse Symphodus bailloni
- Corkwing WrasseCorkwing wrasseThe corkwing wrasse is a coastal wrasse, a fish of European waters.-Description:Its body is deep and compressed sideways with a single, long dorsal fin. It is usually about long but has reached ....
Symphodus melops - Bigscale Pomfret Taractichthys longipinnis
- Leopard-spotted Goby Thorogobius ephippiatus
- Greater weeverGreater weeverThe greater weever, Trachinus draco, is a weever fish of the family Trachinidae. It is less common than the lesser weever.- Description :...
Trachinus draco - AlbacoreAlbacoreThe albacore, Thunnus alalunga, is a type of tuna in the family Scombridae. This species is also called albacore fish, albacore tuna, albicore, longfin, albies, pigfish, tombo ahi, binnaga, Pacific albacore, German bonito , longfin tuna, longfin tunny, or even just tuna...
Thunnus alalunga - Northern Bluefin TunaNorthern bluefin tunaThe Northern bluefin tuna is a species of tuna in the Scombridae family. It is variously known as the Atlantic bluefin tuna, giant bluefin tuna and formerly as the tunny. Atlantic bluefin are native to both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Mediterranean Sea...
Thunnus thynnus - Derbio Trachinotus ovatus
- Atlantic horse mackerelAtlantic horse mackerelThe Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus is a species of mackerel in the family Carangidae. It gets its common name from the legend that other smaller species of fish could ride on the back of it over great distances...
Trachurus trachurus - Largehead HairtailLargehead hairtailThe largehead hairtail , Trichiurus lepturus, is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. It is a long, slender fish found throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the world...
Trichiurus lepturus - Atlantic StargazerAtlantic stargazerAtlantic stargazer is a fish of family Uranoscopidae, widespread along the Atlantic coast of Europe, also in the Mediterranean. Marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 40.0 cm maximal length....
Uranoscopus scaber - SwordfishSwordfishSwordfish , also known as broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood...
Xiphias gladius - Atlantic PomfretAtlantic pomfretThe Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama, is a pomfret of the family Bramidae, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific oceans, at depths down to 1,000 m. Its length is between 40 and 100 cm.-References:...
Brama brama - DragonetDragonetDragonets are small, perciform, marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae . Found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family contains approximately 186 species in 18 genera. The Draconettidae may be considered a sister family, whose members are very much alike,...
Callionymus lyra - Callionymus maculatusCallionymus maculatusCallionymus maculatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus....
- Reticulated dragonetReticulated dragonetReticulated dragonet is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Callionymus....
Callionymus reticulatus - Rock Cook Centrolabrus exoletus
- VadigoVadigoThe vadigo, Campogramma glaycos , is a species of medium sized coastal marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is distributed throughout the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles in the north to Senegal in the south, also entering the western Mediterranean Sea...
Campogramma glaycos - Red BandfishCepola macrophthalmaCepola macrophthalma is a fish of the of the bandfish family Cepolidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from Senegal north to Norway...
Cepola macrophthalma - Yarrell's Blenny Chirolophis ascanii
- European perchEuropean perchThe European perch, Perca fluviatilis, is a predatory species of perch found in Europe and Asia. In some areas it is known as the redfin perch or English perch, and it is often known simply as perch. The species is a popular quarry for anglers and has been widely introduced beyond its native area,...
Perca fluviatilis
Order ScorpaeniformesScorpaeniformesScorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, but it has also been called the Scleroparei.They are known as "mail-cheeked" fishes due to their distinguishing characteristic, the suborbital stay: a backwards extension of the third circumorbital bone across the cheek to the preoperculum, to which...
(scorpionfish, sculpins)
- Pallid SculpinPsychrolutidaeThe fish family Psychrolutidae contains the fatheads or fathead sculpins, including the blobfishes. There are 9 genera and about 30 species. This poorly known family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails...
Cottunculus thomsonii - LumpsuckerLumpsuckerLumpsuckers or lumpfish are mostly small scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae. They are found in the cold waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, and North Pacific oceans...
Cyclopterus lumpus
- Grey GurnardEutrigla gurnardusEutrigla gurnardus, the grey gurnard, is a fish species....
Eutrigla gurnardus - Blackbelly rosefish Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus
- Striped Seasnail Liparis liparis liparis
- Montagu's Seasnail Liparis montagui
- Norway BullheadNorway bullheadThe Norway bullhead is a coastal fish of the family Cottidae, found in Northern Europe.-Description:The Norway bullhead is a small fish that only grows to 7.4 cm in length. It has a row of bony knobs above the rough lateral line.It feeds on small crustaceans and fishes...
Micrenophrys lilljeborgii - Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius
- Paraliparis abyssorum
- Black Seasnail Paraliparis bathybius
- Paraliparis bipolaris
- Paraliparis hystrix
- Norway Redfish Sebastes viviparus
- Longspined Sea-scorpion Taurulus bubalis
- Spiny Scorpionfish Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata
- Merret's Snailfish Careproctus merretti
- Careproctus aciculipunctatus
- Tub GurnardTub GurnardThe tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna is a species of bottom-dwelling coastal fish with a spiny armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom...
Chelidonichthys lucerna - Longfin Gurnard Chelidonichthys obscurus
- European BullheadEuropean bullheadThe bullhead is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the Cottidae family, a type of sculpin...
Cottus gobio
Order GasterosteiformesGasterosteiformesGasterosteiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives.In the Gasterosteiformes, the pelvic girdle is never attached to the cleithra directly, and the supramaxillary, orbitosphenoid, and basisphenoid bones are absent. The body is often partly or completely...
(sticklebacks)
- Three-spined sticklebackThree-spined sticklebackThe three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is a fish native to much of northern Europe, northern Asia and North America. It has been introduced into parts of southern and central Europe.-Distribution and morphological variation:...
Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus - Nine-spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius
Order Gobiesociformes (clingfishes)
- Two-spotted clingfish Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata
- Connemarra clingfish [sic] Lepadogaster candolii
Order BeryciformesBeryciformesBeryciformes is an order of ray-finned fishes. This is a very poorly understood group of 16 families, 57 genera, and about 219 species. Some people believe that it is probably an artificial assemblage of unrelated taxa that are thrown together for convenience only; there are no convincing...
(fangtooths, pineconefishes, etc.)
- Silver spinyfinSilver spinyfinThe silver spinyfin, Diretmus argenteus, is a spinyfin of the genus Diretmus, found around the world except the Mediterranean, at depths down to 2,000 m. It belongs to the monotypic genus Diretmus...
Diretmus argenteus
- Orange roughyOrange roughyThe orange roughy, red roughy, or deep sea perch, Hoplostethus atlanticus, is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family . The Marine Conservation Society has categorized orange roughy as vulnerable to exploitation...
Hoplostethus atlanticus - Silver roughySilver roughyThe silver roughy, Hoplostethus mediterraneus trunovi, is a small deep-sea fish subspecies belonging to the slimehead family found in cold , deep waters of the western Indian Ocean....
Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus - AlfonsinoAlfonsinoThe alfonsino or alfonsin, Beryx decadactylus, is a deepwater fish of the family Berycidae that inhabits temperate and tropical ocean waters nearly worldwide, with the exception of the eastern Pacific. More generally, the name is also used to denote any member of the family Berycidae.Alfonsinos...
Beryx decadactylus
Order SyngnathiformesSyngnathiformesSyngnathiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the pipefishes and seahorses.These fishes have elongate, narrow, bodies surrounded by a series of bony rings, and small, tubular mouths. Several groups live among seaweed and swim with the body aligned vertically, to blend in with the...
(pipefishes, seahorses)
- Long-snouted seahorseLong-snouted seahorse-Classification and names:The long-snouted seahorse is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. The long-snouted seahorse is also referred to as the spiny seahorse....
Hippocampus guttulatus - Snake Pipefish Entelurus aequoreus
- Greater pipefishGreater pipefishThe Greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus, is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae.The Greater pipefish has a long segmented armoured body, angular in cross section and stretching up 45cm long with its stiff appearance. It ranges a color brown to green in with broad alternating light and dark hue...
- Nilsson's pipefish Syngnathus rostellatus
- Broad-nosed Pipefish Syngnathus typhle
- Worm PipefishWorm pipefishWorm pipefish is a species of Pipefishes, found in the North-eastern Atlantic along the coasts of Europe from the southern Norway, Kattegat and British Islands to Río de Oro in Western Sahara. The fish has length up to 15 cm. It is inhabits rocky sites of coast, also in aquatic plants and algae,...
Nerophis lumbriciformis - Straitnose Pipefish Nerophis ophidion
Order Mugiliformes (mullets)
- Golden grey mulletLiza (genus)Liza is the largest genus of the 17 in the family Mugilidae. The genus Liza contains 24 species.Note: The mullet species with common name Liza is in factMugil liza, thus in the genus Mugil.-Taxonomy:...
Liza aurata - Thin-lipped grey mulletLiza (genus)Liza is the largest genus of the 17 in the family Mugilidae. The genus Liza contains 24 species.Note: The mullet species with common name Liza is in factMugil liza, thus in the genus Mugil.-Taxonomy:...
Liza ramado - Thicklip grey mulletThicklip grey mulletThe thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus, is a coastal fish of the family Mugilidae. It grows to 50 cm long, with 75cm being the maximum recorded...
Chelon labrosus
Order TetraodontiformesTetraodontiformesThe Tetraodontiformes are an order of highly derived ray-finned fish, also called the Plectognathi. Sometimes these are classified as a suborder of the Perciformes...
- Ocean sunfishOcean sunfishThe ocean sunfish, Mola mola, or common mola, is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. It has an average adult weight of . The species is native to tropical and temperate waters around the globe. It resembles a fish head with a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally...
Mola mola - Slender sunfishSlender sunfishThe Slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis, is a mola of the family Molidae, the only member of the genus Ranzania, found globally in tropical and temperate seas. Its length is up to 1 m.-References:...
Ranzania laevis - Blunthead pufferBlunthead pufferThe blunthead puffer, Sphoeroides pachygaster, is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found circumglobally in tropical and temperate seas, at depths between 50 and 500 m...
Sphoeroides pachygaster
Order BeloniformesBeloniformesThe Beloniformes are an order of five families of freshwater and marine ray-finned fish: the Adrianichthyidae ; Belonidae ; Exocoetidae ; Hemiramphidae ; and the Scomberesocidae...
- Atlantic sauryAtlantic sauryThe Atlantic saury, Scomberesox saurus, is a fish of the family Scomberesocidae found in the Atlantic Ocean, in the seas near Australia, and also in the Mediterranean. The fish grow to about 35 cm in length, with a maximum of 50 cm, and have beaklike jaws and a row of finlets behind their dorsal...
Scomberesox saurus saurus - GarfishGarfishThe garfish , or sea needle, is a pelagic, oceanodromous needlefish found in brackish and marine waters of the Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, etc. The fish lives close to the surface and has a migratory pattern similar to that of the mackerel, arriving a short time before...
Belone belone - Belone svetovidovi
Order StephanoberyciformesStephanoberyciformesThe Stephanoberyciformes are an order of marine ray-finned fishes, consisting of about 45 species, the majority of which belong to the ridgehead family . The Stephanoberyciformes are mostly uncommon deep-sea species with little, if any, importance to commercial fishery...
(ridgeheads)
- Crested Bigscale Poromitra crassiceps
- Bean's Bigscale Scopelogadus beanii
Freshwater fish
- European river lampreyEuropean river lampreyRiver Lamprey redirects here. See Lamprey River for the river in New HampshireThe European river lamprey, also known as the river lamprey or lampern, is a jawless lamprey, scientific name Lampetra fluviatilis...
Lampetra fluviatilis - European brook lamprey Lampetra planeri
- Sea lampreySea lampreyThe sea lamprey is a parasitic lamprey found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, in the western Mediterranean Sea, and in the Great Lakes. It is brown, gray, or black on its back and white or gray on the underside and can grow up to 90 cm long. Sea lampreys prey on a wide...
Petromyzon marinus - European eelEuropean eelThe European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish. They can reach in exceptional cases a length of 1½ m, but are normally much smaller, about 60–80 cm, and rarely more than 1 m....
Anguilla anguilla - Allis shadAllis shadThe allis shad is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family.-Location:It is found in Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.-Biology and...
Alosa alosa - Twait shadTwait shadThe twait shad or twaite shad is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family.-Location:It is found in Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta,...
Alosa falax fallax - Common DaceCommon daceThe common dace , also known as the dace or the Eurasian dace, is a fresh- or brackish-water fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It is an inhabitant of the rivers and streams of Europe north of the Alps as well as in Asia. It is most abundant in France and Germany, and has also spread to...
Leuciscus leuciscus - Common minnow Phoxinus phoxinus
- Gobio gobioGobioGobio is the genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm...
- Common Roach Rutilus rutilus
- Common rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- European chubEuropean chubThe European chub , sometimes called the round chub, fat chub, chevin, pollard or simply "the" chub, is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae...
Squalius cephalus - Carp breamCarp breamThe common bream, freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream or carp bream, Abramis brama, is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae....
Abramis brama - Stone LoachStone LoachThe Stone loach, Barbatula barbatula, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family.It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein,...
Nemacheilus barbatulus - TenchTenchThe tench or doctor fish is a freshwater and brackish water fish of the cyprinid family found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also found in Lake Baikal...
Tinca tinca - Northern pikeNorthern PikeThe northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...
Esox lucius - European smeltEuropean smeltThe Smelt or European smelt is a species of fish in the Osmeridae family.- Shape and appearance :The body of the European smelt is typically 15 to 18 cm long, slender and slightly flattened on either side. Larger fish may reach 30 cm in length. Smelts have a slightly translucent body...
Osmerus eperlanus - Atlantic salmonAtlantic salmonThe Atlantic salmon is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the north Atlantic and the north Pacific....
Salmo salar - Arctic charArctic charArctic char or Arctic charr is both a freshwater and saltwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. No other freshwater fish is found as far north. It is the only species of fish in Lake Hazen, on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic...
Salvelinus alpinus alpinus - Brown troutBrown troutThe brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....
Salmo trutta - Irish pollan Coregonus autumnalis
- Three-spined sticklebackThree-spined sticklebackThe three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is a fish native to much of northern Europe, northern Asia and North America. It has been introduced into parts of southern and central Europe.-Distribution and morphological variation:...
Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus - Nine-spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius
- European BullheadEuropean bullheadThe bullhead is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the Cottidae family, a type of sculpin...
Cottus gobio - Norway BullheadNorway bullheadThe Norway bullhead is a coastal fish of the family Cottidae, found in Northern Europe.-Description:The Norway bullhead is a small fish that only grows to 7.4 cm in length. It has a row of bony knobs above the rough lateral line.It feeds on small crustaceans and fishes...
Taurulus lilljeborgi
External links
- pdf Peter S. Maitland.Ireland's most threatened and rare freshwater fish: an international perspective on fish conservation
- http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2008/AI_2008_3_2_Caffrey_etal.pdf Aquatic Invasions European Chub pdf