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goldfish
thumb|Feral goldfish found in Essex County, Ontario. thumb|Carassius auratus by Alexander Francis Lydon. The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of the order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have become an invasive pest in parts of North America and Australia.
great white shark
species of large lamniform shark
Cyprinus carpio
species of fish
pike
species of fish
swordfish
The swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as the broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are the sole member of the family Xiphiidae. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood. These fish are found widely in tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and can typically be found from near the surface to a depth of , and exceptionally up to depths of . They commonly reach in length, and th
wels catfish
species of fish
European eel
species of eel
Salmo trutta
species of fish
tench
The tench or doctor fish (Tinca tinca) is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including Britain and Ireland east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also found in Lake Baikal. It normally inhabits slow-moving freshwater habitats, particularly lakes and lowland rivers.
common bream
species of fish
Atlantic mackerel
species of fish
Atlantic salmon
species of fish
European perch
species of perch found in Europe
Gadus morhua
benthopelagic fish of the family Gadidae
Burbot
The burbot (Lota lota), also known as bubbot, mariah, loche, cusk, freshwater cod, freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, or eelpout, is a species of coldwater ray-finned fish native to the subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only member of the genus Lota, and is the only freshwater species of the order Gadiformes. The species is closely related to marine fish such as the common ling and cusk, all of which belong to the family Lotidae (rocklings).
Rutilus rutilus
species of fish
Mugil cephalus
species of fish
Prionace glauca
species of fish
ocean sunfish
species of fish
Clupea harengus
species of herring in the family Clupeidae
European seabass
european seabass species
haddock
The haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) is a saltwater ray-finned fish from the family Gadidae, the true cods. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Melanogrammus. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and associated seas, where it is an important species for fisheries, especially in northern Europe, where it is marketed fresh, frozen and smoked; smoked varieties include the Finnan haddie and the Arbroath smokie. Other smoked versions include long boneless, the filleted side of larger haddock smoked in oak chips with the skin left on the fillet.
European anchovy
forage fish
skipjack tuna
species of fish
Crucian carp
species of fish
Squalius cephalus
species of fish
common rudd
species of fish
zander
The zander (Sander lucioperca), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae (which also includes perch, ruffe and darter). It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. As a popular game fish, it has been introduced to a variety of localities outside its native range. It is the type species of the genus Sander.
ruffe
The ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua), also known as the Eurasian ruffe or pope, is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe and northern Asia. It has been introduced into the Great Lakes of North America as an invasive species and is causing unfortunate results as it is reproducing faster than other species. Its common names are ambiguous – "ruffe" may refer to any local member of its genus Gymnocephalus, which as a whole is native to Eurasia.
turbot
thumb|Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO The turbot ( ), Scophthalmus maximus, is a relatively large species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is a demersal fish native to marine or brackish waters of the Northeast Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is an important food fish. Turbot in the Black Sea were often included in this species, but are now generally regarded as separate: the Black Sea turbot or kalkan (S. maeoticus). T
Lophius piscatorius
species of monkfish
three-spined stickleback
species of fish
bleak
species of fish
Beluga
species of fish
Gobio gobio
species of fish
European sea sturgeon
Acipenser sturio, species of sturgeon found on most coasts of Europe.
ide
species of fish
sterlet
The sterlet (Huso ruthenus) is a relatively small species of sturgeon from Eurasia native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea, and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia as far east as Yenisei. Populations migrating between fresh and salt water (anadromous) have been extirpated. It is also known as the sterlet sturgeon.
Pleuronectes platessa
flatfish
European conger
species of fish
whiting
Merlangius merlangus, commonly known as whiting or merling, is an important food fish in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the northern Mediterranean, western Baltic, and Black Sea. In Anglophonic countries outside the whiting's natural range, the name "whiting" has been applied to various other species of fish.
Zeus faber
species of fish
European flounder
species of fish
Sparus aurata
species of fish
Atlantic bluefin tuna
species of fish
common minnow
species of fish
mahi-mahi
The mahi-mahi ( ), common dolphinfish, dolphin or dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. It is also widely called dorado (not to be confused with Salminus brasiliensis, a freshwater fish) and dolphin (not to be confused with the aquatic mammal dolphin). It is one of two members of the family Coryphaenidae, the other being the pompano dolphinfish. These fish are most commonly found in the waters around the Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and the Indian Ocean. In Italy it is called corifena,
Common dace
species of ray-finned fish
Lates niloticus
species of fish
European sprat
species of sprat
common sole
species of fish
Pterois volitans
species of lionfish
sea lamprey
species of chordates
spiny dogfish shark
species of fish
Barbus barbus
species of fish
Arctic char
species of fish
Merluccius merluccius
species of fish
Oreochromis niloticus
species of fish
Naucrates ductor
species of fish
Coregonus lavaretus
species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae