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59 species

Fish in Europe

Here are 59 species of fish that live in Europe. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.

Bony Fish15

Atlantic Cod
Vulnerable
🐟 Bony Fish

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

1–40 kg
10–25 yrs
OceanCoast
Atlantic Herring
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

50–400 g
5–25 yrs
OceanCoast
Atlantic Salmon
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

2–46 kg
3–13 yrs
OceanCoastWetland+2
Brown Trout
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

0.1–15 kg
5–20 yrs
ForestWetlandMountain+3
Common Roach
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

20–1800 g
5–18 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland+1
European Eel
Critically Endangered
🐟 Bony Fish

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

50–6000 g
10–80 yrs
WetlandCoastOcean+1
European Flounder
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

0.1–3 kg
5–15 yrs
CoastOceanWetland
European Perch
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

50–4500 g
5–22 yrs
freshwaterLakeRiver+2
European Whitefish
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

European Whitefish

Coregonus lavaretus

0.3–4 kg
5–20 yrs
WetlandMountainTaiga
Grayling
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Grayling

Thymallus thymallus

0.1–3.5 kg
5–15 yrs
ForestMountainTaiga+1
Northern Pike
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

0.5–25 kg
7–30 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland
River Lamprey
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

River Lamprey

Lampetra fluviatilis

50–150 g
6–9 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland
Tench
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Tench

Tinca tinca

0.1–4 kg
10–30 yrs
WetlandWoodlandFarmland
Wels Catfish
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Wels Catfish

Silurus glanis

1–300 kg
20–80 yrs
WetlandWoodlandFarmland
Zander
Least Concern
🐟 Bony Fish

Zander

Sander lucioperca

0.3–10 kg
10–20 yrs
WetlandCoast

Sharks3

Greenland Shark
Vulnerable
🐟 Sharks

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

400–1000 kg
272–512 yrs
OceanCoast
Porbeagle
Vulnerable
🐟 Sharks

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

60–290 kg
25–65 yrs
OceanCoast
Spiny Dogfish
Vulnerable
🐟 Sharks

Spiny Dogfish

Squalus acanthias

2–9 kg
25–100 yrs
CoastOcean

Other41

Adour Minnow
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Adour Minnow

Phoxinus bigerri

1–3 g
2–4 yrs
RiverWetlandLake
Allis shad
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Allis shad

Alosa alosa

1.5–4 kg
8–12 yrs
OceanCoastRiver
Arctic Charr
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

0.1–15 kg
10–25 yrs
LakeRiverOcean+3
Atlantic Mackerel
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

0.3–1.5 kg
10–20 yrs
OceanCoast
Barbel
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Barbel

Barbus barbus

0.5–12 kg
8–20 yrs
RiverLake
Black Bullhead
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

0.1–2.3 kg
5–10 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Bleak
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Bleak

Alburnus alburnus

5–60 g
4–8 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Broad-striped Anchovy
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Broad-striped Anchovy

Anchoa hepsetus

3–8 g
2–4 yrs
OceanCoast
Brown Bullhead
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

0.1–1.5 kg
5–10 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Chub
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Chub

Squalius cephalus

0.5–4 kg
8–22 yrs
RiverLake
Chub mackerel
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

0.3–2.8 kg
8–12 yrs
OceanCoast
Common Dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi)
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Common Dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi)

Coryphaena hippurus

7–40 kg
2–5 yrs
Ocean
Common Gudgeon
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

5–150 g
3–8 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Common minnow
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Common minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

2–12 g
3–8 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Common nase
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Common nase

Chondrostoma nasus

0.2–1 kg
8–15 yrs
RiverLake
Crucian carp
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Crucian carp

Carassius carassius

50–3000 g
10–15 yrs
LakeWetlandRiver
Dojo loach
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Dojo loach

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

10–150 g
5–10 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+1
Ebro nase
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Ebro nase

Parachondrostoma miegii

50–300 g
4–8 yrs
RiverLake
European Anchovy
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

10–50 g
3–5 yrs
OceanCoast
European Bitterling
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

European Bitterling

Rhodeus amarus

2–15 g
3–5 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
European cisco
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

European cisco

Coregonus albula

10–150 g
3–10 yrs
LakeWetland
European sprat
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

European sprat

Sprattus sprattus

2–15 g
3–6 yrs
OceanCoast
Ide
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Ide

Leuciscus idus

0.5–8 kg
10–25 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Maraena Whitefish
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Maraena Whitefish

Coregonus maraena

0.5–3.5 kg
8–15 yrs
LakeRiverCoast
Mediterranean barbel
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Mediterranean barbel

Barbus meridionalis

5–25 g
3–6 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Pilchard
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

30–200 g
10–15 yrs
OceanCoast
Pink Salmon
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Pink Salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

1.3–2.7 kg
2–2 yrs
OceanRiverCoast
Prussian Carp
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Prussian Carp

Carassius gibelio

0.1–3 kg
5–12 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Pumpkinseed
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

20–600 g
4–12 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Round sardinella
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Round sardinella

Sardinella aurita

80–150 g
2–4 yrs
OceanCoast
Rudd
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

50–2000 g
8–15 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Ruffe
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Ruffe

Gymnocephalus cernua

10–200 g
3–11 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Spined Loach
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Spined Loach

Cobitis taenia

2–6 g
3–5 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Stone loach
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Stone loach

Barbatula barbatula

2–8 g
3–8 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Stone moroco
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Stone moroco

Pseudorasbora parva

2–15 g
3–5 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Sunbleak
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Sunbleak

Leucaspius delineatus

2–8 g
2–4 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver
Toxostome
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Toxostome

Parachondrostoma toxostoma

50–300 g
5–10 yrs
RiverLake
Twaite Shad
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Twaite Shad

Alosa fallax

0.3–2 kg
6–12 yrs
OceanCoastRiver
Vairone
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Vairone

Telestes souffia

5–25 g
3–6 yrs
RiverLake
White Bream
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

White Bream

Blicca bjoerkna

0.1–1.5 kg
8–15 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Yellow Bullhead
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Yellow Bullhead

Ameiurus natalis

50–500 g
3–7 yrs
RiverLakeWetland