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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

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

🇷🇺 RussiaSterlet A small Eurasian sturgeon found in rivers flowing to the Black, Azov, and Caspian seas.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758

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

🇺🇦 Ukraine and 4 moreWels catfish A large freshwater catfish native to Europe and Western Asia, known for its size and bottom-feeding habits.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1758

EuropeCommon nase A migratory European cyprinid with orange tail fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758

EuropeAsp A predatory freshwater fish native to Europe and western Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758

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

🇲🇰 North Macedonia and 1 moreOhrid trout An endemic trout species found in Lake Ohrid and the Black Drin river.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

🇦🇹 Austria and 4 moreHuchen A large freshwater salmonid native to the Danube basin in Central and Eastern Europe.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreSiberian taimen The world's largest salmonid, found in Eurasian rivers.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇲🇦 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

🇫🇷 France and 3 moreEuropean whitefish A widespread freshwater salmonid with a tapered body and silvery flanks.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes

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

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

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreCrucian carp A European cyprinid known for surviving winter ice by converting lactate to ethanol.Carp · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Plaice: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Crucian carp: Daderot, CC0, source
Sterlet: Karelj, Public domain, source
Lamprey: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Atlantic horse mackerel: jujurenoult, CC BY 4.0, source
Wels catfish: Dieter Florian (To contact the author, ask the uploader or take a look, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
Common nase: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Asp: Karelj, Public domain, source
Mediterranean spearfish: ALCUSTOM boats, Public domain, source
Ohrid trout: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sea trout: No machine-readable author provided. Wolfgang Striewski assumed (based, Public domain, source
Huchen: Mladica, Public domain, source
Siberian taimen: Ojensen at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, 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
European whitefish: see Iduns kokbok, Public domain, source
European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
Russian sturgeon: Daniel Döhne, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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