Leuciscidae
17 fish on EveryFish name Leuciscidae among their families.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
EuropeCommon rudd
A red-finned freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCreek chubs
Small North American minnows with a distinctive dorsal spotCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇷🇺 RussiaCaspian roach
A brackish water fish from the Caspian Sea region, widely consumed as a dried snack.Carp · Estuaries and mangroves
🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreSabre carp
A silvery surface feeder from Eastern Europe and Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreLake chub
A small cold-water minnow native to Canada and the northern US.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreCaspian kutum
A prized ray-finned fish from the Caspian Sea.Carp · Estuaries and mangroves · 1901
EuropeAsp
A predatory freshwater fish native to Europe and western Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreCommon chub
Stocky freshwater fish found across Europe and northern Eurasia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
WorldEurasian minnows
Small freshwater fish found across EurasiaCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreFathead minnow
Small North American freshwater fish used as bait and in toxicity studies.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGolden shiner
A North American minnow used widely as bait and in pond culture.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreColorado pikeminnow
A large native river fish of the Colorado Basin, once abundant but now critically endangered.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇫🇷 FranceCommon bleak
A small, silvery freshwater fish found across Europe and Western Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
EuropeCommon bream
A deep-bodied European freshwater fish popular with anglers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreIde
A freshwater cyprinid native to Europe and Asia, widely kept in ornamental ponds.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Common rudd: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
- Creek chubs: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Caspian roach: Brücke-Osteuropa, Public domain, source
- Sabre carp: Krüger, Public domain, source
- Lake chub: Konrad P. Schmidt, Public domain, source
- Asp: Karelj, Public domain, source
- Common chub: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Eurasian minnows: David Perez, CC BY 3.0, source
- Fathead minnow: Rankin1958, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Golden shiner: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Colorado pikeminnow: J. E. Johnson/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Common bleak: Piet Spaans, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Common bream: Микова Наталия, Public domain, source
- Ide: Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source