You will find listed here, in alphabetical order, all the British fish species from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for. Many of these species are of interest to the angler and commercial fisherman whilst a few are also domestic pets or the fish of garden ponds.
All fish are of the Kingdom Animalia, the Phylum Chordata, and a number of different classes.
This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this
species in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the
United Kingdom that do not have common names they will however be marked native
, introduced
, etc.
To access these return to Flora and Fauna Menu and use the World Wildlife
sub-menu.
If photographs are available the species name is displayed in bold with the camera icon
beside it along with the number of photos available. Similarly if
other types of image, e.g. paintings or drawings, are available the image icon
is displayed along with the number of images. To view the images click on the species name.
Where species are at risk or endangered the Common Name is displayed in red emboldened text.
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(No common name - Char) |
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(No common name - Char) |
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(No common name - Char) |
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(No common name - deep sea fish) |
Bythitoidei |
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(No common name - Eel) |
Ophidioidei |
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(No common name - Flatfish) |
Pleuronectoidei |
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Alfonsino, Broad (Cuvier's berycid fish) |
Berycoidei |
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Amberjack, Greater |
Percoidei |
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Anchovy, European (Southern anchovy) |
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Angelfish (Angel fiddle fish, Angelshark) |
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Anglerfish (Monk) |
Lophioidei |
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Anglerfish, European |
Lophioidei |
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Argentine (Silver smelt, Lesser argentine) |
Argentinoidei |
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Argentine, Greater (Atlantic argentine) |
Argentinoidei |
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Bandfish, Red |
Percoidei |
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Barbel |
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Barracudina, Duckbill |
Alepisauroidei |
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Barracudina, Sharpchin (Lancet fish) |
Alepisauroidei |
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Barracudina, White (Ribbon barracudina) |
Alepisauroidei |
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Barrelfish |
Stromateoidei |
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Bass, European seabass |
Percoidei |
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Becker (Common pandora) |
Percoidei |
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Bigscale, Crested |
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Bleak |
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Blenny, Black-faced |
Blennioidei |
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Blenny, Butterfly |
Blennioidei |
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Blenny, Montagu's |
Blennioidei |
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Blenny, Snake |
Ophidioidei |
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Blenny, Snake |
Zoarcoidei |
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Blenny, Spotted snake (Daubed shanny) |
Zoarcoidei |
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Blenny, Tompot |
Blennioidei |
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Blenny, Viviparous (Eelpout) |
Zoarcoidei |
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Blenny, Yarrells (Atlantic warbonnet) |
Zoarcoidei |
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Boarfish |
Caproidei |
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Bogue |
Percoidei |
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Bonito, Atlantic (Bloater) |
Scombroidei |
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Bonito, Plain |
Scombroidei |
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Bream, Common |
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Bream, White |
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Brill |
Pleuronectoidei |
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Bullhead (Miller's thumb) |
Cottoidei |
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Bullhead, Armed (Hooknose). Pogge |
Cottoidei |
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Bullhead, Norway |
Cottoidei |
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Burbot |
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Cardinal, Telescope (Bigeye) |
Percoidei |
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Carp, Crucian |
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Catshark, Blackmouth |
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Catshark, Small-spotted (Dogfish) |
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Char |
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Char, Arctic (Charr, Alpine char) |
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Char, Blunt-nosed Irish |
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Char, Cole's |
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Char, Gray's |
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Char, Haddy |
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Char, Lonsdale's |
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Char, Malloch's |
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Char, Orkney |
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Char, Scharff's |
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Char, Shetland |
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Char, Struan |
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Char, Trevelyan's |
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Char, Young's |
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Chimaera, Atlantic knife-nose (Spearnose chimaera) |
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Chub |
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Cigarfish, Longfin (Driftfish) |
Stromateoidei |
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Cisco, Arctic (Pollan) |
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Cisco, European (Vendace) |
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Clingfish, Connemarra |
Gobiesocoidei |
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Clingfish, Small-headed |
Gobiesocoidei |
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Clingfish, Two-spotted |
Gobiesocoidei |
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Cod, Atlantic (Codling) |
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Cod, Googly-eyed (Morid cod, Common mora) |
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Cod, Poor |
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Codling, North Atlantic |
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Codling, Slender (Morid cod) |
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Corb (Shi drum) |
Percoidei |
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Cusk-eel, Giant (Pudgy cuskeel) |
Ophidioidei |
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Cutlassfish, atlantic Largehead hairtail) |
Scombroidei |
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Dab, Common |
Pleuronectoidei |
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Dab, Lemon (Lemon sole) |
Pleuronectoidei |
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Dace |
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Dealfish |
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Dentex, Common |
Dentex dentex
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Percoidei |
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Dentex, Morocco |
Percoidei |
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Derbio (Pompano) |
Percoidei |
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Devilfish (Devil fish) |
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Discfish (Spiny-fin) |
Trachichthyoidei |
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Dogfish, Birdbeak |
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Dogfish, Black |
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Dogfish, Knife-tooth |
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Dogfish, Longnose velvet |
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Dogfish, Piked (Blue dog) |
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Dogfish, Portuguese |
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Dogfish, Small-mouth velvet |
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Dogfish, Velvet |
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Dragonet, Common |
Callionymoidei |
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Dragonet, Reticulated |
Callionymoidei |
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Dragonet, Spotted |
Callionymoidei |
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Dragonfish, Boa |
Photichthyoidei |
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Eel, Conger |
Conger conger
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