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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from United Kingdom
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Table 1: 81 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 0 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 12 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 93 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 81 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Abramis bramanative Freshwater bream Bream 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser ruthenusintroduced Sterlet sturgeon Sterlet 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser sturionative Sturgeon Atlantic sturgeon 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Alburnus alburnusnative Bleak  
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa alosanative Allis shad Mayfish 
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Ambloplites rupestrisintroduced Rock bass Rock bass 
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus melasintroduced Black bullhead  
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus nebulosusintroduced Brown bullhead  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel Common eel 
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt Boyer's sand smelt 
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Barbatula barbatulanative Stone loach Stone loach 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus barbusnative Barbel Barbel 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Blicca bjoerknanative White bream Silver bream 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius auratusintroduced Goldfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius carassiusnative Crucian carp Crucian Carp 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon auratusnative Golden grey mullet Golden mullet 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon labrosusnative Thicklip grey mullet Lesser grey mullet 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon ramadanative Thinlip grey mullet Grey mullet 
Cypriniformes Cobitidae Cobitis taenianative Spined loach Spined loach 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliiintroduced Redbelly tilapia Redbelly tilapia 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus albulanative Vendace European cisco 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus autumnalisnative Arctic cisco Pollan 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus lavaretusintroduced European whitefish Common whitefish 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus stigmaticusendemic Schelly Schelly 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus vandesiusendemic  Vendace 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Cottus gobionative Bullhead Miller's thumb 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Cottus perifretumnative Chabot fluviatile  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp Wild common carp 
Esociformes Esocidae Esox luciusnative Northern pike Northern pike 
Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatusnative Three-spined stickleback Burnstickle 
Cypriniformes Gobionidae Gobio gobionative Gudgeon Gudgeon 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Gobius paganellusnative Rock goby Rock goby 
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Gymnocephalus cernuanative Ruffe Pope 
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ictalurus punctatusintroduced Channel catfish  
Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae Lampetra fluviatilisnative River lamprey Lampern 
Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae Lampetra planerinative European brook lamprey Brook Lamprey 
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Lepomis gibbosusintroduced Pumpkinseed  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Leucaspius delineatusintroduced Belica Foy 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Leuciscus idusintroduced Ide Orfe 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Leuciscus leuciscusnative Common dace Common dace 
Gadiformes Lotidae Lota lotanative Burbot  
Cypriniformes Cobitidae Misgurnus fossilisintroduced Weatherfish Weatherfish 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykissintroduced Rainbow trout Coast angel trout 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticusintroduced Nile tilapia Tilapia 
Osmeriformes Osmeridae Osmerus eperlanusnative European smelt European smelt 
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Perca fluviatilisnative European perch Perch 
Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae Petromyzon marinusnative Sea lamprey Great sea lamprey 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Phoxinus phoxinusnative Eurasian minnow Minnow 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Pimephales promelasintroduced Fathead minnow  
Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae Platichthys flesusnative European flounder Butt 
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