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Fish of Europe

11 fish from Europe on EveryFish so far.

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

🇬🇧 United KingdomSchelly Rare whitefish of the English Lake DistrictSalmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇹 Austria and 4 moreStreber A small freshwater perch found in fast-flowing European rivers.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreSabre carp A silvery surface feeder from Eastern Europe and Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes

🇬🇧 United KingdomGwyniad Rare whitefish found only in one Welsh lakeSalmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1848

🇩🇪 Germany and 4 moreZingel A fast-water perch from southeastern Europe.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1766

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

🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreSiberian sturgeon Large freshwater sturgeon native to Siberian riversAncient · Rivers and lakes

EuropeEuropean bullhead Small freshwater sculpin found in European rivers and streams.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇹 Austria and 4 moreEuropean mudminnow Small freshwater fish from Central and Eastern EuropeOther · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Sterlet: Karelj, Public domain, source
Schelly: Melissaann7391, CC0, source
Streber: Harka, Akos, CC BY 3.0, source
Sabre carp: Krüger, Public domain, source
Zingel: Zsoldos Márton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Ferox trout: Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917), Public domain, source
Gwyniad: Peter Malloch, Public domain, source
Siberian sturgeon: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
European bullhead: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
European mudminnow: Zsoldos Márton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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