List of fishes of Great Britain
This is a list of fish found in and around Great Britain , in both fresh water (lakes, rivers, streams and man-made pools) and salt water . This list includes species that are native to Great Britain , as well as those which have been introduced from other countries.
Arctic skate , Amblyraja hyperborea Thorny skate , Amblyraja radiata Spinetail ray , Bathyraja spinicauda Common skate , Dipturus batis Norwegian skate , Dipturus nidarosiensis Long-nosed skate , Dipturus oxyrinchus Sandy ray , Leucoraja circularis Shagreen ray , Leucoraja fullonica Cuckoo ray , Leucoraja naevus Blue ray , Neoraja caerulea Blonde ray , Raja brachyura Thornback ray , Raja clavata Smalleyed ray , Raja microocellata Spotted ray , Raja montagui Undulate ray /painted ray, Raja undulata Deepwater ray , Rajella bathyphila Bigelow's ray , Rajella bigelowi Sailray , Rajella lintea Round ray , Rajella fyllae Bottlenose skate , Rostroraja alba Common bream /bronze bream/skimmer bream, Abramis brama Bleak , Alburnus alburnus Asp , Aspius aspius (introduced)Barbel , Barbus barbus Silver bream , Blicca bjoerkna Goldfish , Carassius auratus (introduced)Crucian carp , Carassius carassius / Carassius cuvieri Grass carp , Ctenopharygodon idella (introduced)Common carp /mirror carp/leather carp/koi, Cyprinus carpio (introduced)Gudgeon , Gobio gobio Silver carp , Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (introduced)Bighead carp , Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (introduced)Sunbleak , Leucaspius delineatus (introduced)Chub , Squalius cephalus Orfe , Leuciscus idus (introduced)Common dace , Leuciscus leuciscus Eurasian minnow , Phoxinus phoxinus Fathead minnow , Pimephales promelas (introduced)Topmouth gudgeon , Pseudorasbora parva (introduced)European bitterling , Rhodeus amarus (introduced)Amur bitterling , Rhodeus sericeus (introduced)Roach , Rutilus rutilus Common rudd , Scardinius erythrophthalmus Tench , Tinca tinca Baird's slickhead , Alepocephalus bairdii Risso's smooth-head , Alepocephalus rostratus Longfin smooth-head , Conocara macropterum Elongate smooth-head , Conocara microlepis Murray's smooth-head , Conocara murrayi Salmon smooth-head , Conocara salmoneum Blackhead salmon , Narcetes stomias Abyssal smooth-head , Rinoctes nasutus Softskin smooth-head , Rouleina attrita Madeiran smooth-head , Rouleina maderensis Bluntsnout smooth-head , Xenodermichthys copei European cisco , Coregonus albula Arctic cisco , Coregonus autumnalis Lake whitefish , Coregonus clupeaformis (introduced)Powan , Coregonus clupeioides European whitefish , Coregonus lavaretus Houting , Coregonus oxyrinchus (extinct in Britain)Gwyniad , Coregonus pennantii Pollan , Coregonus pollan Schelly , Coregonus stigmaticus Vendace , Coregonus vandesius Huchen , Hucho hucho (introduced)Pink salmon , Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (introduced)Silverbrite salmon , Oncorhynchus keta (introduced)Coho salmon , Oncorhynchus kisutch (introduced)Cherry salmon (yamame-trout), Oncorhynchus masou (introduced)Rainbow trout , Oncorhynchus mykiss (introduced)Chinook salmon , Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (introduced)Ferox trout , Salmo ferox Sonaghan , Salmo nigripinnis Atlantic salmon , Salmo salar Gillaroo , Salmo stomachicus Brown trout /sea trout/Dollaghan , Salmo trutta Arctic charr , Salvelinus alpinus Brook trout , Salvelinus fontinalis (introduced)Shetland charr , Salvelinus gracillimus Loch Melvin charr , Salvelinus grayi Orkney charr , Salvelinus inframundus Haddy charr , Salvelinus killinensis Haweswater charr , Salvelinus lonsdalii Loch Shin charr , Salvelinus mallochi North Minch charr , Salvelinus maxillaris Lake trout , Salvelinus namaycush (introduced)Lough Leane charr , Salvelinus obtusus Llyn Peris charr , Salvelinus perisii Rannoch charr , Salvelinus struanensis Windermere charr , Salvelinus willughbii Golden charr , Salvelinus youngeri Grayling , Thymallus thymallus Glacier lanternfish , Benthosema glaciale Spothead lantern fish , Diaphus metopoclampus White-spotted lantern fish , Diaphus rafinesquii Chubby flashlightfish , Electrona risso Jewel lanternfish , Lampanyctus crocodilus Diamondcheek lanternfish , Lampanyctus intricarius Rakery beaconlamp , Lampanyctus macdonaldi Pygmy lanternfish , Lampanyctus pusillus Cocco's lantern fish , Lobianchia gemellarii Spotted lanternfish , Myctophum punctatum Topside lampfish , Notolychnus valdiviae Lancet fish , Notoscopelus kroyeri Arctic telescope , Protomyctophum arcticum Large scale lantern fish , Symbolophorus veranyi Cusk , Brosme brosme Fivebeard rockling , Ciliata mustela Northern rockling , Ciliata septentrionalis Four-bearded rockling , Enchelyopus cimbrius Arctic rockling , Gaidropsarus argentatus Bigeye rockling , Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus Shore rockling , Gaidropsarus mediterraneus Three-bearded rockling , Gaidropsarus vulgaris Burbot , Lota lota Blue ling , Molva dypterygia Common ling , Molva molva Spanish ling , Molva macrophthalma Silvery pout , Gadiculus argenteus Thor's pout , Gadiculus thori Atlantic cod , Gadus morhua Greenland cod , Gadus ogac Haddock , Melanogrammus aeglefinus Whiting , Merlangius merlangus Blue whiting , Micromesistius poutassou Pollock , Pollachius pollachus Saithe , Pollachius virens Tadpole fish , Raniceps raninus Norway pout , Trisopterus esmarcki Pouting , Trisopterus luscus Poor cod , Trisopterus minutus Hollowsnout grenadier , Coelorinchus caelorhincus Spearsnouted grenadier , Coelorinchus labiatus Abyssal grenadier , Coryphaenoides armatus Short-bearded grenadier , Coryphaenoides brevibarbis Carapine grenadier , Coryphaenoides carapinus Günther's grenadier , Coryphaenoides guentheri Ghostly grenadier , Coryphaenoides leptolepis Mediterranean grenadier , Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Deepwater grenadier , Coryphaenoides profundicolus Rock grenadier , Coryphaenoides rupestris Glasshead grenadier , Hymenocephalus italicus Onion-eye grenadier , Macrourus berglax Softhead grenadier , Malacocephalus laevis Common Atlantic grenadier , Nezumia aequalis Whiptail grenadier , Pseudonezumia flagellicauda Roughnose grenadier , Trachyrincus murrayi Roughsnout grenadier , Trachyrincus scabrus
Guppy , Poecilia reticulata (introduced)Pogge , Agonus cataphractus Luvar , Luvarus imperialis Bogue , Boops boops Common dentex , Dentex dentex Pink dentex , Dentex gibbosus Morocco dentex , Dentex maroccanus White seabream , Diplodus sargus Saddled seabream , Oblada melanura Spanish bream , Pagellus acarne Blackspot seabream , Pagellus bogaraveo Pandora bream , Pagellus erythrinus Pagre , Pagrus auriga Blue-spotted bream , Pagrus caeruleostictus Red porgy , Pagrus pagrus Salema porgy , Sarpa salpa Gilt-head bream , Sparus aurata Black sea bream , Spondyliosoma cantharus Transparent goby , Aphia minuta Jeffrey's goby , Buenia jeffreysii Crystal goby , Crystallogobius linearis Giant goby , Gobius cobitis Couch's goby , Gobius couchi Red-mouthed goby , Gobius cruentatus Steven's goby , Gobius gasteveni Black goby , Gobius niger Rock goby , Gobius paganellus Spotted goby , Gobiusculus flavescens Guillet's goby , Lebetus guilleti Diminutive goby , Lebetus scorpioides Fries's goby , Leseurigobius friesii Lozano's goby , Pomatoschistus lozanoi Common goby , Pomatoschistus microps Sand goby , Potamoschistus minutus Norway goby , Pomatoschistus norvegicus Painted goby , Potamoschistus pictus Leopard-spotted goby , Thorogobius ephippiatus Wahoo , Acanthocybium solanderi Bullet tuna , Auxis rochei Frigate tuna , Auxis thazard Little tunny , Euthynnus alletteratus Skipjack tuna , Katsuwonus pelamis Plain bonito , Orcynopsis unicolor Atlantic bonito , Sarda sarda Atlantic chub mackerel , Scomber colias Spanish mackerel , Scomber japonicus Atlantic mackerel , Scomber scombrus Albacore , Thunnus alalunga Yellowfin tuna , Thunnus albacares Bigeye tuna , Thunnus obesus Atlantic bluefin tuna , Thunnus thynnus
See also
References
List of fish in Europe
Sovereign states States with limited Dependencies and
Invertebrates
Vertebrates See also
