Freshwater fishes of Britain

Freshwater fishes of Britain. Length: 30 cm and bigger. Tail shape: weakly pitted

European smelt

osmerus eperlanus
Lake dwarf smelt, Sand smelt, Sea smelt, Smelt, Sparling

Length: up to 31 cm.

Weight: up to 182 g.

Schelly

coregonus stigmaticus

Length: up to 32 cm.

Weight: up to 235 g.

Shetland charr

salvelinus gracillimus

Length: up to 35 cm.

Weight: up to 280 g.

Rannoch planktivorous charr

salvelinus struanensis
Struan charr

Length: up to 36 cm.

Weight: up to 526 g.

Haddy charr

salvelinus killinensis

Length: up to 40 cm.

Weight: up to 725 g.

Crucian carp

carassius carassius
English carp, Gibele, Golden carp, Prussian carp, Wild goldfish, Yakut crucian carp

Length: up to 36 cm.

Weight: up to 1.5 kg.

European perch

perca fluviatilis
English perch, Eurasian perch, Perch, Reddie, Redfin, Redfin perch, River perch

Length: up to 50 cm.

Weight: up to 2 kg.

Ide

leuciscus idus
Golden orfe, Orfe, Silver orfe

Length: up to 53 cm.

Weight: up to 2.8 kg.

Common roach

rutilus rutilus
Roach, Siberian roach

Length: up to 50 cm.

Weight: up to 3 kg.

Thinlip mullet

chelon ramada
Grey mullet, Haarder, Mowel, Thin-lipped grey mullet, Thinlip grey mullet

Length: up to 50 cm.

Weight: up to 3 kg.

Allis shad

alosa alosa
Alice shad, Allice shad, Mayfish, Shad

Length: up to 83 cm.

Weight: up to 4 kg.

Chub

squalius cephalus
European chub

Length: up to 80 cm.

Weight: up to 4 kg.

Thicklip grey mullet

chelon labrosus
Grey mullet, Lesser grey mullet, Thichlip mullet, Thick lipped mullet, Thick-lipped grey mullet, Thick-lipped mullet

Length: up to 75 cm.

Weight: up to 4.5 kg.

Arctic cisco

coregonus autumnalis
Pollan

Length: up to 64 cm.

Weight: up to 5.2 kg.

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

Length: up to 90 cm.

Weight: up to 6 kg.

European grayling

thymallus thymallus
Grayling

Length: up to 60 cm.

Weight: up to 6.7 kg.

Common barbel

barbus barbus
Barbel

Length: up to 90 cm.

Weight: up to 10 kg.

common whitefish

coregonus lavaretus
European whitefish, Baltic whitefish, Common whitefish, Houting, Lake Chud whitefish, Lavaret, Pollan, Powan, Schelly, Whitefish

Length: up to 68 cm.

Weight: up to 12 kg.

Zander

sander lucioperca
European pike-perch, Perch-pike, Pike-perch, Pikeperch

Length: up to 1.1 m.

Weight: up to 15 kg.

Arctic char

salvelinus alpinus
Alpine char, Arctic charr, Breeder, Char, Charr, Davatchan, Lake char, Redfish, Salt-water trout, Sea run trout, Sea trout, Trout

Length: up to 88 cm.

Weight: up to 16 kg.

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

Length: up to 1 m.

Weight: up to 20 kg.

Northern pike

esox lucius
American pike, Common pike, Great Lakes pike, Great northern pickerel, Great northern pike, Jack, Jackfish, Pickerel, Pike, Snake, Wolf

Length: up to 1.5 m.

Weight: up to 25 kg.

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

Length: up to 1.5 m.

Weight: up to 43 kg.

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

Length: up to 1.2 m.

Weight: up to 45 kg.