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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

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

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

EuropeCommon dab Small flatfish of the North Sea sandy bottomsFlatfish · Coasts and shelves · 1758

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

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

EuropeAllis shad Anadromous Atlantic fish with a dark gill spot.Herring · Rivers and lakes

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

EuropeCommon ling Large cod-like fish of the North AtlanticCod · Coasts and shelves

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

🇵🇹 PortugalEuropean conger A large marine eel found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.Eel · 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

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

EuropeUndulate ray A threatened skate with wavy brown markings found in the East Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves

🇫🇮 Finland and 4 moreEuropean river lamprey A parasitic freshwater and marine fish found across Europe.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

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

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

🇷🇺 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

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreSea trout Anadromous form of brown trout that migrates between sea and rivers.Salmonid · Between sea and river

🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreMarble trout Adriatic freshwater salmonid with marbled skinSalmonid · Rivers and lakes

EuropeBlonde ray A short-tailed skate found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves

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

EuropeThornback ray A spiny-skinned ray found in European coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758

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

EuropeNursehound A large catshark of the northeastern Atlantic with rough skin and spotted patterns.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 morePlaice A group of flatfish species, including the commercially vital European plaice, found in northern seas.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreRussian sturgeon Large anadromous sturgeon of the Black and Caspian Seas.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

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

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

EuropeEuropean plaice A common flatfish with orange spots found on European sandy seabeds.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreEuropean sprat A small schooling fish in the herring family found across European seas.Herring · Coasts and shelves · 1758 EuropeBrill A slender flatfish found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

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

EuropeLemon sole A right-eyed flatfish from Northern European seas.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

EuropeCommon sole A prized flatfish from the Atlantic and Mediterranean seabeds.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves

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

EuropePollack A marine fish found in the north-east Atlantic.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

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
Nursehound: Petra Karstedt (User admin at tiermotive.de), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Plaice: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Common dentex: michael_bommerer, CC BY 4.0, source
Lamprey: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Atlantic horse mackerel: jujurenoult, 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
Sea trout: No machine-readable author provided. Wolfgang Striewski assumed (based, Public domain, source
Marble trout: Jaz pa pojdem at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Blonde ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Rabbit fish: MAREANO/Havforskingsinstituttet, 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
Thornback ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
European smelt: WHell at German Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Common dab: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Red gurnard: raffaele48, CC0, source
European flounder: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Twait shad: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Allis shad: Krüger, Public domain, source
European hake: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Common ling: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
European angler: User Meocrisis on de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
European conger: West Brom 4ever, Public domain, 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
Undulate ray: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Haddock: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
Sprat: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
Sole: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Lemon sole: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Saithe: Tino Strauss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Pollack: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Gilt-head bream: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, source
Russian sturgeon: Daniel Döhne, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Blue whiting: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source

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