Fish of Europe
85 fish from Europe on EveryFish so far.
Fish places
Events
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Countries
🇦🇱 Albania 2🇦🇹 Austria 4🇧🇪 Belgium 1🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6🇧🇬 Bulgaria 3🇭🇷 Croatia 6🇨🇿 Czech Republic 3🇪🇪 Estonia 3🇫🇮 Finland 7🇫🇷 France 23🇩🇪 Germany 12🇬🇷 Greece 4🇭🇺 Hungary 1🇮🇸 Iceland 10🇮🇪 Ireland 5🇮🇹 Italy 11🇱🇻 Latvia 2🇱🇹 Lithuania 1🇲🇪 Montenegro 2🇳🇱 Netherlands 3🇲🇰 North Macedonia 1🇳🇴 Norway 12🇵🇱 Poland 4🇵🇹 Portugal 9🇷🇺 Russia 48🇸🇰 Slovakia 1🇸🇮 Slovenia 3🇪🇸 Spain 12🇸🇪 Sweden 6🇺🇦 Ukraine 2🇬🇧 United Kingdom 25
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreIde
A freshwater cyprinid native to Europe and Asia, widely kept in ornamental ponds.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758
EuropeAsp
A predatory freshwater fish native to Europe and western Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇷🇺 RussiaInconnu
A large anadromous whitefish native to the Caspian Sea basin.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
🇦🇺 AustraliaCommon roach
A widespread European freshwater fish with red fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreGrayling
A cold-water salmonid fish native to European rivers, prized by anglers for its distinctive dorsal fin.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
EuropeCommon stingray
A venomous ray of Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreMarbled electric ray
A benthic electric ray from the eastern Atlantic known for its powerful shocks and mottled brown skin.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1810
🇹🇷 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
🇫🇮 Finland and 4 moreVendace
Small freshwater whitefish of northern EuropeSalmonid · Rivers and lakes
EuropeEuropean flounder
A right-eyed flatfish found in European coastal waters and rivers.Flatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇪 IrelandTwait shad
Anadromous herring-like fish with flank spotsHerring · Rivers and lakes
🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreEuropean perch
A greenish freshwater predator native to Europe and North Asia.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1758
EuropeAllis shad
Anadromous Atlantic fish with a dark gill spot.Herring · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreEuropean anchovy
Small coastal forage fish of Europe and AfricaHerring · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇸🇪 SwedenEuropean eel
A catadromous fish with a mysterious ocean spawning cycle and critically endangered status.Eel · Rivers and lakes
🇫🇷 France and 3 moreEuropean whitefish
A widespread freshwater salmonid with a tapered body and silvery flanks.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreGilt-head bream
A prized Mediterranean food fish with a golden head band.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreCommon carp
A widespread freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia, now farmed globally and often invasive.Carp · Rivers and lakes
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
- Asp: Karelj, Public domain, source
- Inconnu: painter, Public domain, source
- Common roach: Scardinius_erythropthalmus1_resize.jpg : Original uploader was Algirda, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Grayling: High Plains Grifter, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Common stingray: Chris Taklis, CC BY 4.0, source
- Marbled electric ray: Philippe Guillaume, CC BY 2.0, source
- Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- European smelt: WHell at German Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Vendace: Motopark, Public domain, source
- European flounder: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Twait shad: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- European perch: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
- Allis shad: Krüger, Public domain, source
- European anchovy: duarte, CC BY 4.0, source
- European eel: mr_capgras, CC BY 4.0, source
- European whitefish: see Iduns kokbok, Public domain, source
- Ide: Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Carp: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gilt-head bream: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, source