Freshwater fishes of Germany

Freshwater fishes of Germany. Tail shape: weakly pitted. Coloring: Back and belly in different colors

Danube Gudgeon

Romanogobio uranoscopus
Danubian gudgeon, Danubian longbarbel gudgeon, Steingressling

Length: up to 10 cm.

Weight: up to 8 g.

Fathead minnow

Pimephales promelas
Black-head minnow, Rosey reds

Length: up to 10 cm.

Weight: up to 10 g.

Northern whitefin gudgeon

Romanogobio belingi

Length: up to 11 cm.

Weight: up to 11 g.

Common minnow

phoxinus phoxinus
Eurasian minnow, European minnow, Italian minnow, Minnow, Zaisan minnow

Length: up to 9 cm.

Weight: up to 15 g.

Kessler's gudgeon

Romanogobio kesslerii
Dniester longbarbel gudgeon

Length: up to 13 cm.

Weight: up to 18 g.

Leucaspius

leucaspius delineatus
Belica, Foy, Rain-bleak, Sunbleak, Verkhovka, White aspe

Length: up to 9 cm.

Weight: up to 30 g.

White-finned gudgeon

romanogobio albipinnatus
Whitefin gudgeon

Length: up to 13 cm.

Weight: up to 30 g.

Streber

Zingel streber
Danube streber

Length: up to 22 cm.

Weight: up to 68 g.

Lake minnow

Rhynchocypris percnurus
Swamp minnow

Length: up to 19 cm.

Weight: up to 100 g.

European smelt

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

Length: up to 31 cm.

Weight: up to 182 g.

Gudgeon

gobio gobio
Issyk-Kul gudgeon

Length: up to 22 cm.

Weight: up to 192 g.

Schraetzer

Gymnocephalus schraetser
Schraetser, Striped ersh, Striped Ruffe, Striped ruffe

Length: up to 30 cm.

Weight: up to 250 g.

Ammersee saibling

Salvelinus evasus

Length: up to 30 cm.

Weight: up to 302 g.

Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus
Common sunfish, Pond perch, Pumkinseed, Pumpkinseed sunfish, Punky, Sun bass, Sunfish, Sunny, Yellow sunfish

Length: up to 28 cm.

Weight: up to 680 g.

Zingel zingel

Zingel zingel

Length: up to 48 cm.

Weight: up to 774 g.

Redbreast sunfish

Lepomis auritus

Length: up to 30 cm.

Weight: up to 790 g.

Green sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Length: up to 31 cm.

Weight: up to 960 g.

Humpback whitefish

Coregonus pidschian
Bottom Whitefish, Ob' whitefish, Siberian whitefish

Length: up to 50 cm.

Weight: up to 1.758 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.

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.

Lake charr

Salvelinus umbla

Length: up to 75 cm.

Weight: up to 4.899 kg.

Black Sea roach

Rutilus meidingerii

Length: up to 70 cm.

Weight: up to 5 kg.

Smallmouth bass

Micropterus dolomieu
Black bass, Bronzeback, Brown bass, Brown trout, Brownie, Gold bass, Green bass, Jumper, Northern smallmouth bass, Redeye, Small-mouth black bass, Smallie, Smallmouth black bass, Streaked-cheek river bass, Swago bass, Trout bass, White trout

Length: up to 69 cm.

Weight: up to 5.4 kg.

Common barbel

Barbus barbus
Barbel

Length: up to 90 cm.

Weight: up to 10 kg.

maraene

Coregonus maraena
maraena whitefish, vendace, cisco, lake herring, lake whitefish, Maraena whitefish

Length: up to 68 cm.

Weight: up to 12 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.

European seabass

dicentrarchus labrax
Bass, Capemouth, Common bass, European bass, King of the mullets, Sea bass, Sea dace, Sea perch, White mullet, White salmon

Length: up to 1.03 m.

Weight: up to 12 kg.

East siberian char

Salvelinus leucomaenis
Headspotted char, Honshu char, Japanese char, Whitespotted char

Length: up to 1.2 m.

Weight: up to 15 kg.

Coho salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch
Blueback, Cohoe, Grilse, Hooknose, Hoopid salmon, Sea trout, Silver salmon, Slivers, White salmon

Length: up to 1.08 m.

Weight: up to 15.2 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.

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.

Lake trout

Salvelinus namaycush
Char, Great lake trout, Great Great Lakes char, Great Lakes trout, Grey trout, Lake charr, Laker, Landlocked salmon, Mackinaw trout, Masamacush, Mountain trout, Namaycush, Salmon trout, Siscowet, Taque, Togue, Touladi

Length: up to 1.5 m.

Weight: up to 32.7 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.

Grass carp

ctenopharyngodon idella
Glass carp, White amur

Length: up to 1.5 m.

Weight: up to 45 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.

Huchen

Hucho hucho
Danube, Danube salmon, Hunchen

Length: up to 1.5 m.

Weight: up to 52 kg.

Chinook salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Blackmouth, King, King salmon, Pacific salmon, Quinnat, Quinnat salmon, Smilie, Spring, Spring salmon, Tyee

Length: up to 2.47 m.

Weight: up to 61.2 kg.