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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

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Countries

🇪🇸 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

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

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

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

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

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

🇵🇹 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

🇸🇪 SwedenEuropean eel A catadromous fish with a mysterious ocean spawning cycle and critically endangered status.Eel · Rivers and lakes

EuropeUndulate ray A threatened skate with wavy brown markings found in the East Atlantic.Ray · 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 EuropeBrill A slender flatfish found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.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

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

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

Photo credits on this page

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

Common dentex: michael_bommerer, CC BY 4.0, source
Atlantic horse mackerel: jujurenoult, CC BY 4.0, source
Mediterranean spearfish: ALCUSTOM boats, Public domain, source
Blonde ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Thornback ray: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Red gurnard: raffaele48, CC0, source
Common ling: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
European conger: West Brom 4ever, Public domain, source
European pilchard: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
European eel: mr_capgras, CC BY 4.0, source
Undulate ray: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Haddock: H. L. Todd, Public domain, source
European sprat: andyjordan, CC BY 4.0, source
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
Black scabbardfish: Gulielma Mary Herschell, Public domain, source
Blue whiting: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source

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