Freshwater fishes of Britain

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Freshwater fishes of Britain. Guide and full list

Fishes found: 79
Ninespine stickleback (pungitius pungitius)

Ninespine stickleback

pungitius pungitius
 Barnstickle, Barnystickle, Barnytickle, Branchy, Branstickle, Doctor, Nine-spined stickleback, Pinfish, Prickley, Prickly, Prickly back, Spanicle, Spannistickle, Spanny, Spannystickle, Spantickle, Sparnicle, Sparny, Sparnytickle, Spawn, Spawnykettle, Spawnytickle, Stickleback, Ten-spine stickleback, Ten-spined stikleback, Thornback, Thorny back, Tiny burnstickle
Max. lengthLength: up to 7 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 2 g.
Smoothtail ninespine stickleback (pungitius laevis)

Smoothtail ninespine stickleback

pungitius laevis
Max. lengthLength: up to 8 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 3 g.
Guppy (poecilia reticulata)

Guppy

poecilia reticulata
 Barbados millions, Guppies, Million fish, Millions, Millions fish, Rainbow fish
Max. lengthLength: up to 7 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 6 g.
Fathead minnow (pimephales promelas)

Fathead minnow

pimephales promelas
 Black-head minnow, Rosey reds
Max. lengthLength: up to 10 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 10 g.
Three-spined stickleback (gasterosteus aculeatus)

Three-spined stickleback

gasterosteus aculeatus
 Banstickle, Barnstickle, Barnystickle, Barnytickle, Branchy, Branstickle, Burnstickle, Common stickleback, Cushy, Doctor, Eastern stickleback, European stickleback, Jacksharp, New York stickleback, Pinfish, Prickley, Prickly, Prickly back, Saw-finned stickleback, Spanicle, Spannistickle, Spanny, Spannytickle, Spantickle, Sparnicle, Sparny, Sparnytickle, Spawn, Spawnykettle, Spawnytickle, Stickleback, Thornback, Thorny back, Threespine stickleback, Threespined stickleback, Tiddler, Twospine stickleback
Max. lengthLength: up to 12 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 10 g.
Spined loach (cobitis taenia)

Spined loach

cobitis taenia
 Spine loach, Spiny loach, Weatherfish
Max. lengthLength: up to 12 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 15 g.
Common minnow (phoxinus phoxinus)

Common minnow

phoxinus phoxinus
 Eurasian minnow, European minnow, Italian minnow, Minnow, Zaisan minnow
Max. lengthLength: up to 9 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 15 g.
Amur bitterling (rhodeus sericeus)

Amur bitterling

rhodeus sericeus
 Bitterling, Mur bitterling
Max. lengthLength: up to 10 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 15 g.
European bitterling (rhodeus amarus)

European bitterling

rhodeus amarus
 Bitterling
Max. lengthLength: up to 11 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 18 g.
Brook lamprey (lampetra planeri)

Brook lamprey

lampetra planeri
 Brook Lamprey, European brook lamprey, Pride, Sand-pride, Western brook lamprey
Max. lengthLength: up to 21 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 20 g.
Stone loach (barbatula barbatula)

Stone loach

barbatula barbatula
 Bearded stone loach, European stone loach, Groundling, Siberian stone loach, Terek stone loach
Max. lengthLength: up to 18 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 25 g.
Stone moroko (pseudorasbora parva)

Stone moroko

pseudorasbora parva
 False razbora, Stone moroco, Stone morokos, Topmouth gudgeon, Topmouth minnow
Max. lengthLength: up to 11 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 25 g.
Rock goby (gobius paganellus)

Rock goby

gobius paganellus
Max. lengthLength: up to 12 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 25 g.
Big-scale sand smelt (atherina boyeri)

Big-scale sand smelt

atherina boyeri
 Black sea silverside, Boyer's sand smelt
Max. lengthLength: up to 15 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 30 g.
Leucaspius (leucaspius delineatus)

Leucaspius

leucaspius delineatus
 Belica, Foy, Rain-bleak, Sunbleak, Verkhovka, White aspe
Max. lengthLength: up to 9 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 30 g.
cottus perifretum (cottus perifretum)

cottus perifretum

cottus perifretum
Max. lengthLength: up to 13 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 32 g.
Haweswater charr (salvelinus lonsdalii)

Haweswater charr

salvelinus lonsdalii
 Lonsdale's charr
Max. lengthLength: up to 15 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 37 g.
Mud loach (misgurnus fossilis)

Mud loach

misgurnus fossilis
 Weather-fish, Weatherfish
Max. lengthLength: up to 30 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 40 g.
European bullhead (cottus gobio)

European bullhead

cottus gobio
 Bullhead, Common bullhead, Freshwater sculpin, Miller's thumb, Sculpin, Timavo sculpin
Max. lengthLength: up to 20 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 50 g.
Ruffe (gymnocephalus cernua)

Ruffe

gymnocephalus cernua
 Pope
Max. lengthLength: up to 15 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 50 g.
Vendace (coregonus vandesius)

Vendace

coregonus vandesius
Max. lengthLength: up to 20 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 54 g.
Blunt-nosed Irish charr (salvelinus obtusus)

Blunt-nosed Irish charr

salvelinus obtusus
 Blunt-snouted charr
Max. lengthLength: up to 18 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 64 g.
Torgoch charr (salvelinus perisii)

Torgoch charr

salvelinus perisii
Max. lengthLength: up to 25 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 99 g.
Common bleak (alburnus alburnus)

Common bleak

alburnus alburnus
 Bleak
Max. lengthLength: up to 25 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 100 g.
Orkney charr (salvelinus inframundus)

Orkney charr

salvelinus inframundus
Max. lengthLength: up to 22 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 118 g.
European river lamprey (lampetra fluviatilis)

European river lamprey

lampetra fluviatilis
 Lampern, River lamprey, Stone eel
Max. lengthLength: up to 49 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 150 g.
Golden charr (salvelinus youngeri)

Golden charr

salvelinus youngeri
Max. lengthLength: up to 25 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 174 g.
European smelt (osmerus eperlanus)

European smelt

osmerus eperlanus
 Lake dwarf smelt, Sand smelt, Sea smelt, Smelt, Sparling
Max. lengthLength: up to 31 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 182 g.
Gudgeon (gobio gobio)

Gudgeon

gobio gobio
 Issyk-Kul gudgeon
Max. lengthLength: up to 22 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 192 g.
Malloch's charr (salvelinus mallochi)

Malloch's charr

salvelinus mallochi
Max. lengthLength: up to 26 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 196 g.
Large-mouthed charr (salvelinus maxillaris)

Large-mouthed charr

salvelinus maxillaris
Max. lengthLength: up to 27 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 219 g.
Schelly (coregonus stigmaticus)

Schelly

coregonus stigmaticus
Max. lengthLength: up to 32 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 235 g.
Shetland charr (salvelinus gracillimus)

Shetland charr

salvelinus gracillimus
Max. lengthLength: up to 35 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 280 g.
Salvelinus willughbii (salvelinus willoughbii)

Salvelinus willughbii

salvelinus willoughbii
 Autumn Windermere charr, Char, Willoughby's charr
Max. lengthLength: up to 30 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 302 g.
Sonaghen (salmo nigripinnis)

Sonaghen

salmo nigripinnis
Max. lengthLength: up to 33 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 418 g.
Rannoch planktivorous charr (salvelinus struanensis)

Rannoch planktivorous charr

salvelinus struanensis
 Struan charr
Max. lengthLength: up to 36 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 526 g.
Gillaroo (salmo stomachicus)

Gillaroo

salmo stomachicus
Max. lengthLength: up to 36 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 544 g.
Pumpkinseed (lepomis gibbosus)

Pumpkinseed

lepomis gibbosus
 Common sunfish, Pond perch, Pumkinseed, Pumpkinseed sunfish, Punky, Sun bass, Sunfish, Sunny, Yellow sunfish
Max. lengthLength: up to 28 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 680 g.
Haddy charr (salvelinus killinensis)

Haddy charr

salvelinus killinensis
Max. lengthLength: up to 40 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 725 g.
Common dace (leuciscus leuciscus)

Common dace

leuciscus leuciscus
 Dace, Eurasian dace, Graining, Hasel
Max. lengthLength: up to 40 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 1000 g.
European cisco (coregonus albula)

European cisco

coregonus albula
 Vendace, White fish
Max. lengthLength: up to 46 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 1000 g.
Blicca (blicca bjoerkna)

Blicca

blicca bjoerkna
 Flat bream, Silver bream, White bream
Max. lengthLength: up to 35 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 1.3 kg.
Crucian carp (carassius carassius)

Crucian carp

carassius carassius
 English carp, Gibele, Golden carp, Prussian carp, Wild goldfish, Yakut crucian carp
Max. lengthLength: up to 36 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 1.5 kg.
Common rudd (scardinius erythrophthalmus)

Common rudd

scardinius erythrophthalmus
 Pearl roach, Redeye, Rudd
Max. lengthLength: up to 49 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 2 kg.
European perch (perca fluviatilis)

European perch

perca fluviatilis
 English perch, Eurasian perch, Perch, Reddie, Redfin, Redfin perch, River perch
Max. lengthLength: up to 50 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 2 kg.
Brown bullhead (ameiurus nebulosus)

Brown bullhead

ameiurus nebulosus
 Brown bullhead catfish, Brown catfish, Bullhead, Catfish, Common bullhead, Common catfish, Horned pout, Hornpout, Marbled bullhead, Minister, Mudcat, Northern brown bullhead
Max. lengthLength: up to 45 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 2 kg.
Sea lamprey (petromyzon marinus)

Sea lamprey

petromyzon marinus
 Eel sucker, Great sea lamprey, Green lamprey, Green sea lamprey, Lake Lamprey, Lamper, Lamprey eel, Marine lamprey, Nannie nine eyes, Nine eyes, Shad lamprey, Spotted lamprey, Stone sucker, Sucker
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.2 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 2.3 kg.
Golden grey mullet (chelon auratus)

Golden grey mullet

chelon auratus
 Golden mullet, Long-finned grey mullet
Max. lengthLength: up to 59 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 2.5 kg.
Ide (leuciscus idus)

Ide

leuciscus idus
 Golden orfe, Orfe, Silver orfe
Max. lengthLength: up to 53 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 2.8 kg.
European flounder (platichthys flesus)

European flounder

platichthys flesus
 Baltic flounder, Butt, Flounder, Fluke, Mediterranean flounder, Mud flounder, River flounder, White fluke
Max. lengthLength: up to 60 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 2.9 kg.
Common roach (rutilus rutilus)

Common roach

rutilus rutilus
 Roach, Siberian roach
Max. lengthLength: up to 50 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 3 kg.
Thinlip mullet (chelon ramada)

Thinlip mullet

chelon ramada
 Grey mullet, Haarder, Mowel, Thin-lipped grey mullet, Thinlip grey mullet
Max. lengthLength: up to 50 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 3 kg.
Black bullhead (ameiurus melas)

Black bullhead

ameiurus melas
 Black catfish, Hornedpout, Yellow belly bullhead
Max. lengthLength: up to 66 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 3.6 kg.
Allis shad (alosa alosa)

Allis shad

alosa alosa
 Alice shad, Allice shad, Mayfish, Shad
Max. lengthLength: up to 83 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 4 kg.
Chub (squalius cephalus)

Chub

squalius cephalus
 European chub
Max. lengthLength: up to 80 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 4 kg.
Goldfish (carassius auratus)

Goldfish

carassius auratus
 Carp, Crucian carp, Edible goldfish, Gibel carp, Gold crucian carp, Goldcarp, Golden carp, Native carp, New Zealand, Prussian carp
Max. lengthLength: up to 48 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 4.1 kg.
Nile tilapia (oreochromis niloticus)

Nile tilapia

oreochromis niloticus
 Baringo tilapia, Cichlid, Edward tilapia, Mango fish, Mozambique tilapia, Nilotica, Tilapia
Max. lengthLength: up to 60 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 4.3 kg.
Thicklip grey mullet (chelon labrosus)

Thicklip grey mullet

chelon labrosus
 Grey mullet, Lesser grey mullet, Thichlip mullet, Thick lipped mullet, Thick-lipped grey mullet, Thick-lipped mullet
Max. lengthLength: up to 75 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 4.5 kg.
Arctic cisco (coregonus autumnalis)

Arctic cisco

coregonus autumnalis
 Pollan
Max. lengthLength: up to 64 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 5.2 kg.
European eel (anguilla anguilla)

European eel

anguilla anguilla
 Common eel, Eel, River eel, Silver eel, Sing eel, Weed eel, Yellow eel
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.5 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 6 kg.
Rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss)

Rainbow trout

oncorhynchus mykiss
 Baiser, Baja California rainbow trout, Bow, Brown trout, Coast angel trout, Coast rainbow trout, Coast range trout, Hardhead, Kamchatka salmon, Kamchatka steelhead, Kamchatka trout, Kamloops, Kamloops trout, Lord-fish, Redband, Redband trout, Salmon trout, Silver trout, Steelhead, Steelhead trout, Summer salmon
Max. lengthLength: up to 90 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 6 kg.
Ferox trout (salmo ferox)

Ferox trout

salmo ferox
 Ferox brown trout
Max. lengthLength: up to 80 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 6.114 kg.
European grayling (thymallus thymallus)

European grayling

thymallus thymallus
 Grayling
Max. lengthLength: up to 60 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 6.7 kg.
Tench (tinca tinca)

Tench

tinca tinca
 Doctor fish, Doctor-fish, Green tench
Max. lengthLength: up to 70 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 7.5 kg.
Brook trout (salvelinus fontinalis)

Brook trout

salvelinus fontinalis
 American brook charr, American brook trout, Aurora trout, Baiser, Breeder, Brook char, Brook charr, Brookie, Char, Coaster, Common brook trout, Eastern brook trout, Eastern speckled trout, Humpbacked trout, Lord-fish, Mountain trout, Mud trout, Native trout, Salter, Sea trout, Slob, Speckled char, Speckled trout, Specks, Square-tail, Squaretail, Squaretailed trout, Trout, Whitefin
Max. lengthLength: up to 86 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 8 kg.
Common bream (abramis brama)

Common bream

abramis brama
 Aral bream, Bream, Bronze bream, Carp bream, Danube bream, Eastern bream, Freshwater bream
Max. lengthLength: up to 82 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 10 kg.
Common barbel (barbus barbus)

Common barbel

barbus barbus
 Barbel
Max. lengthLength: up to 90 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 10 kg.
common whitefish (coregonus lavaretus)

common whitefish

coregonus lavaretus
 European whitefish, Baltic whitefish, Common whitefish, Houting, Lake Chud whitefish, Lavaret, Pollan, Powan, Schelly, Whitefish
Max. lengthLength: up to 68 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 12 kg.
Zander (sander lucioperca)

Zander

sander lucioperca
 European pike-perch, Perch-pike, Pike-perch, Pikeperch
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.1 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 15 kg.
Sterlet (acipenser ruthenus)

Sterlet

acipenser ruthenus
 Sterlet sturgeon
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.25 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 16 kg.
Arctic char (salvelinus alpinus)

Arctic char

salvelinus alpinus
 Alpine char, Arctic charr, Breeder, Char, Charr, Davatchan, Lake char, Redfish, Salt-water trout, Sea run trout, Sea trout, Trout
Max. lengthLength: up to 88 cm.
Max. weightWeight: up to 16 kg.
Burbot (lota lota)

Burbot

lota lota
 American burbot, Eelpout, Ellpout, Freshwater cod, Freshwater eel, Lawyer, Ling, Lush, Maria, Mud shark, Thin-tailed burbot
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.2 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 18 kg.
Brown trout (salmo trutta)

Brown trout

salmo trutta
 Blacktail, Brook trout, Brownie, Finnock, Galway sea trout, Gillaroo, Herling, Hirling, Loch leven trout, Orange fin, Orkney sea trout, Peal, Salmon trout, Sea trout, Sea-trout, Sewin, Trout, Whiting, Whitling
Max. lengthLength: up to 1 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 20 kg.
Channel catfish (ictalurus punctatus)

Channel catfish

ictalurus punctatus
 Graceful catfish
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.32 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 20 kg.
Northern pike (esox lucius)

Northern pike

esox lucius
 American pike, Common pike, Great Lakes pike, Great northern pickerel, Great northern pike, Jack, Jackfish, Pickerel, Pike, Snake, Wolf
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.5 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 25 kg.
Atlantic salmon (salmo salar)

Atlantic salmon

salmo salar
 Bay salmon, Black salmon, Breeder, Caplin-scull salmon, Common Fiddler, Grayling, Grilse, Grilt, Kelt, Landlocked salmon, N. Ouananiche, Ouinanish, Outside salmon, Parr, Salmon, Salmon peel, Sea salmon, Sebago salmon, Silver salmon, Slink, Smolt, Spring fish, Spring salmon, Winnish
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.5 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 43 kg.
Common carp (cyprinus carpio)

Common carp

cyprinus carpio
 Aischgrund carp, Asian carp, Blubber lips, Calico carp, Carp, Chinese carp, Edible carp, Euro, European carp, German carp, Grass carp, Great carp, Koi, Koi carp, Leather carp, Mirror carp, Mud sucker, Nishiki-koi, Scale carp, Wild carp, Wild common carp
Max. lengthLength: up to 1.2 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 45 kg.
Wels catfish (silurus glanis)

Wels catfish

silurus glanis
 Danube catfish, European catfish, Sheatfish, Som catfish
Max. lengthLength: up to 4 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 150 kg.
European sea sturgeon (acipenser sturio)

European sea sturgeon

acipenser sturio
 Atlantic sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon, Common sturgeon, European sturgeon, Sea sturgeon, Sturgeon
Max. lengthLength: up to 6 m.
Max. weightWeight: up to 400 kg.

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