All fish species
Browse every species in the guide — 12,519 fish from European waters and beyond. Search by name, family or scientific name, or explore the featured species below.
Common bream
Abramis brama
Cyprinidae
European perch
Perca fluviatilis
Percidae
Northern pike
Esox lucius
Esocidae
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinidae
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Moronidae
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Scombridae
Atlantic cod
Gadus morhua
Gadidae
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
Clupeidae
Pikeperch
Sander lucioperca
Percidae
Common sole
Solea solea
Soleidae
European plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Pleuronectidae
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
Cyprinidae
Common eel
Anguilla anguilla
Anguillidae
Dark-spotted snake eel
Myrichthys ocellatus
Ophichthidae
Eel catfish
Heptapterus sympterygium
Heptapteridae
Flat-headed goby
Luciogobius guttatus
Gobiidae
Goby
Parapocryptes serperaster
Gobiidae
Eel catfish
Channallabes apus
Clariidae
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Anglerfishes 72 species
Antarctic icefishes 43 species
Barracudas 22 species
Breams, snappers & drums 715 species
Carps & minnows 1205 species
Catfishes 980 species
Characins, tetras & piranhas 721 species
Cichlids 845 species
Cods & hakes 99 species
Coral reef fishes 926 species
Dories 13 species
Dragonets 61 species
Eelpouts, wolffishes & gunnels 110 species
Eels & morays 327 species
Elephantfishes & knifefishes 124 species
Flatfishes 345 species
Gobies & blennies 1176 species
Gouramis & snakeheads 106 species
Herrings & anchovies 221 species
Killifishes & livebearers 549 species
Lampreys, sturgeons & primitive fishes 89 species
Mackerels, tunas & jacks 295 species
Mullets 52 species
Needlefishes, halfbeaks & flyingfishes 146 species
Perches & sea basses 577 species
Pikes & mudminnows 9 species
Pipefishes, seahorses & relatives 208 species
Pufferfishes, triggerfishes & boxfishes 260 species
Rays & skates 280 species
Salmon, trout & smelts 104 species
Scorpionfishes, gurnards & sculpins 574 species
Sharks 227 species
Silversides & rainbowfishes 122 species
Sticklebacks 13 species
Weevers, stargazers & sandlances 94 species
Wrasses & parrotfishes 376 species
Other families 433 families