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Fish of Europe

85 fish from Europe on EveryFish so far.

Fish places

Lake Baikal 1 Bergen Billingsgate Fish Market Grimsby Lofoten Peterhead The Caspian Sea and Volga delta

Events

Fisherman's Day Burial of the Sardine Feast of Saint Anthony, Lisbon Vlaggetjesdag Surströmming premiere Seafood Expo Global Aqua Nor Interzoo

Countries

EuropeAtlantic horse mackerel Slender jack mackerel of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Other · Coasts and shelves

EuropeMediterranean spearfish A marlin species native to the Mediterranean SeaOther · Open ocean

EuropeRabbit fish Deep-water cartilaginous fish with a rabbit-like headOther · Coasts and shelves

🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreAnchovy Small, oily forage fish found in oceans and some rivers worldwide.Herring · Coasts and shelves

🇩🇪 Germany and 4 moreEuropean smelt Small coastal fish with a cucumber scentOther · Rivers and lakes

EuropeRed gurnard A bright red bottom-dwelling fish of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreEuropean hake A predatory demersal fish of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Other · Coasts and shelves

EuropeEuropean angler A bottom-dwelling Atlantic fish with a lure-tipped spine.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreSprat Small forage fish of the genus Sprattus and related genera in the herring family.Herring · Coasts and shelves

🇵🇹 Portugal and 3 moreBlack scabbardfish A deep-water Atlantic fish known for its elongated body and coppery-black colour.Other · Open ocean

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Atlantic horse mackerel: jujurenoult, CC BY 4.0, source
Mediterranean spearfish: ALCUSTOM boats, Public domain, source
Rabbit fish: MAREANO/Havforskingsinstituttet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
European smelt: WHell at German Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Red gurnard: raffaele48, CC0, source
European hake: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
European angler: User Meocrisis on de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sprat: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Black scabbardfish: Gulielma Mary Herschell, Public domain, source

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