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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

🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreIde A freshwater cyprinid native to Europe and Asia, widely kept in ornamental ponds.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreFerox trout Large predatory trout native to deep glacial lakes in Britain and Ireland.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1835

🇺🇦 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

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreBarbel Carp-like freshwater fish with distinctive mouth barbelsCarp · Rivers and lakes

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

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreCommon chub Stocky freshwater fish found across Europe and northern Eurasia.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇫🇷 FranceCommon bleak A small, silvery freshwater fish found across Europe and Western Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2 moreSoftmouth trout A rare salmonid native to Adriatic rivers in the Balkans.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

EuropeCommon bream A deep-bodied European freshwater fish popular with anglers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇦🇺 AustraliaCommon roach A widespread European freshwater fish with red fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes

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

🇦🇹 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

🇬🇧 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

🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreEuropean perch A greenish freshwater predator native to Europe and North Asia.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1758

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

Crucian carp: Daderot, CC0, source
Ferox trout: Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917), Public domain, source
Wels catfish: Dieter Florian (To contact the author, ask the uploader or take a look, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
Barbel: Neil Phillips, CC BY 2.0, source
Asp: Karelj, Public domain, source
Common chub: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Common bleak: Piet Spaans, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Softmouth trout: Jaz pa pojdem, Public domain, source
Sea trout: No machine-readable author provided. Wolfgang Striewski assumed (based, Public domain, source
Common bream: Микова Наталия, Public domain, source
Common roach: Scardinius_erythropthalmus1_resize.jpg : Original uploader was Algirda, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Marble trout: Jaz pa pojdem at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Huchen: Mladica, Public domain, source
Siberian taimen: Ojensen at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source
Grayling: High Plains Grifter, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
European perch: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
European seabass: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Ide: Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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