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SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament

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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

🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreEuropean seabass A slow-growing temperate bass native to European and African coasts.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreCommon dentex Large-toothed seabream of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreSiberian sturgeon Large freshwater sturgeon native to Siberian riversAncient · Rivers and lakes

🇷🇺 RussiaInconnu A large anadromous whitefish native to the Caspian Sea basin.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

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

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

🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreEuropean pilchard Small schooling fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Herring · Coasts and shelves

🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreEuropean anchovy Small coastal forage fish of Europe and AfricaHerring · Coasts and shelves · 1758

EuropeBlue whiting Small gadoid fish of the northeast AtlanticCod · Coasts and shelves

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreHaddock A North Atlantic cod family fish known for its black shoulder blotch and smoked preparations.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreEuropean sprat A small schooling fish in the herring family found across European seas.Herring · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreSaithe A silver and green Atlantic fish known as coalfish or saithe.Cod · Coasts and shelves

🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreGilt-head bream A prized Mediterranean food fish with a golden head band.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758

EuropeTurbot Large left-eyed flatfish prized for its white fleshFlatfish · Coasts and shelves · 1758

Photo credits on this page

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

Turbot: Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Common dentex: michael_bommerer, CC BY 4.0, source
Siberian sturgeon: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Inconnu: painter, Public domain, source
Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
European hake: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
European pilchard: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
European anchovy: duarte, CC BY 4.0, source
European seabass: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Haddock: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
Saithe: Tino Strauss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Gilt-head bream: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, source
Blue whiting: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source

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