Common Name | Genus & Above | Species Name | Synonym |
Subphylum | VERTEBRATA | ||
Superclass | AGNATHA | Without jaws | |
Order | Petromyzontiformes | ||
Family | PETROMYZONIIDAE | ||
Lamprey | Petromyzon | marinus | |
Lampern | Lampetra | fluviatilis | |
Order | Myxiniformes | ||
Family | MYXINIDAE | ||
Hagfish | Myxine | glutinosa | |
Superclass | GNATHOSTOMATA | With jaws | |
Class | CHONDRICHTHYES | ||
Subclass | ELASMOBRANCHII | ||
Sharks | SELACHIMORPHS | ||
Order | CARCHARINIFORMES | ||
Family | Carcharhinidae | ||
Blue Shark | Prionace | glauca | |
Tope | Galeorhinus | galeus | |
Order | LAMNIFORMES | ||
Family | LAMNIDAE | ||
Porbeagle Shark | Lamna | nasus | |
Short-fin Mako Shark | Isurus | oxyrinchus | |
Family | ALOPIIDAE | ||
Thresher Shark | Alopias | vulpinus | |
Bigeye Thresher Shark | Alopias | superciliosus | |
Family | SPHYRNIDAE | ||
Hammerhead Shark | Sphyrna | zygaena | |
Family | CETORHINIDAE | ||
Basking Shark | Cetorhinus | maximus | |
Order | HEXANCHIFORMES | ||
Family | HEXANCHIDAE | ||
Blunt-nosed Six-gill Shark | Hexanchus | griseus | |
Family | CHLAMYDOSELACHIDAE | ||
Frilled Shark | Chlamydoselachus | anguineus | |
Order | SQUALIFORMES | ||
Family | Scyliorhinidae | ||
Greater Spotted Dogfish | Scyliorhinus | stellaris | |
Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Scyliorhinus | canicula | |
Blackmouth Dogfish | Galeus | melastomus | |
Family | TRIAKIDAE | ||
Common Smooth-Hound | Mustelus | mustelus | |
Starry Smooth-Hound | Mustelus | asterias | |
Family | OXYNOTIDAE | ||
Sharp-back Shark | Oxynotus | paradoxus | |
Order | SQUATINIFORMES | ||
Family | SQUALIDAE | ||
Spurdog | Squalus | acanthias | |
Bramble Shark | Echinorhinus | brucus | |
Greenland Shark | Somniosus | microcephalus | |
Darkie Charlie | Scymnorhinus | licha | |
Family | SQUATINIDAE | ||
Monkfish | Squatina | squatina | |
Order | RAJIFORMES | ||
Suborder | TORPEDINOIDEI | ||
Family | TORPEDINIDAE | ||
Electric Ray | Torpedo | nobiliana | |
Marbled Electric Ray | Torpedo | marmorata | |
Suborder | RAJOIDEI | ||
Family | RAJIDAE | ||
Common Skate | Raja | batis | |
Shagreen Ray | Raja | fullonica | |
Long-nosed Skate | Raja | oxyrinchus | |
White Skate | Raja | alba | |
Thornback Ray | Raja | clavata | |
Undulate Ray | Raja | undulata | |
Cuckoo Ray | Raja | naevus | |
Starry Ray | Raja | radiata | |
Sandy Ray | Raja | circularis | |
Spotted Ray | Raja | montagui | |
Small-eyed Ray | Raja | microocellata | |
Blonde Ray | Raja | brachyura | |
Suborder | MYLIOBATOIDEI | ||
Family | Dasyatidae | ||
Sting Ray | Dasyatis | pastinaca | |
Family | Myliobatidae | ||
Eagle Ray | Myliobatis | aquila | |
Subclass | HOLOCEPHALI | ||
Order | CHIMAERIFORMES | ||
Family | CHIMAERIDAE | ||
Rat-fish | Chimaera | monstrosa | |
OSTEICHTHYES | |||
Class | ACTINOPTERYGII | Ray-finned | |
Order | ACIPENSERIFORMES | ||
Family | ACIPENSERIDAE | ||
Sturgeon | Acipenser | sturio | |
Class | NEOPTERYGII | ||
Subclass | TELEOSTEI | ||
ELOPOMORPHA | |||
Order | Anguilliformes | ||
Family | ANGUILLIDAE | ||
Common Eel | Anguilla | anguilla | |
Family | Congridae | ||
Conger Eel | Conger | conger | |
Family | MURAENIDAE | ||
Moray Eel | Muraena | helena | |
Order | ATHERINIFORMES | ||
Family | ATHERINIDAE | ||
Sand-Smelt | Atherina | presbyter | |
Big-scale Sand-Smelt | Atherina | boyeri | |
Order | BELONIFORMES | ||
Family | BELONIDAE | ||
Garfish | Belone | belone | |
Family | SCOMBERESOCIDAE | ||
Skipper | Scomberesox | saurus | |
Order | BERYCIFORMES | ||
Family | BERYCIDAE | ||
Beryx | Beryx | decadactylus | |
CLUPEOMORPHA | |||
Order | CLUPEIFORMES | ||
Family | CLUPEIDAE | ||
Allis Shad | Alosa | alosa | |
Twaite Shad | Alosa | fallax | |
Pilchard | Sardina | pilchardus | |
Sprat | Sprattus | sprattus | |
Herring | Clupea | harengus | |
Anchovy | Engraulis | encrasicolus | |
Order | Gadiformes | ||
Family | GADIDAE | ||
Cod | Gadus | morhua | |
Haddock | Melanogrammus | aeglefinus | |
Whiting | Merlangius | merlangus | |
Coalfish or Saithe | Pollachius | virens | |
Pollack | Pollachius | pollachius | |
Pouting | Trisopterus | luscus | |
Poor Cod | Trisopterus | minutus | |
Norway Pout | Trisopterus | esmarki | |
Blue Whiting | Micromesistius | poutassou | |
Silvery Pout | Gadiculus | argenteus | |
Ling | Molva | molva | |
Blue Ling | Molva | dipterygia | |
Family | MERLUCCIIDAE | ||
Hake | Merluccius | merluccius | |
Family | PHYCIDAE | ||
Greater Forked-Beard | Phycis | blennoides | |
Shore Rockling | Gaidropsarus | mediterraneus | |
Three-Bearded Rockling | Gaidropsarus | vulgaris | |
Four-Bearded Rockling | Enchelyopus | cimbrius | |
Five-Bearded Rockling | Ciliata | mustela | |
Northern Rockling | Ciliata | septentrionalis | |
Torsk | Brosme | brosme | |
Family | RANICIPITIDAE | ||
Tadpole Fish | Raniceps | raninus | |
EUTELEOSTEI | |||
Order | Gasterosteiformes | ||
Family | GASTEROSTEIDAE | ||
Ten-spined Stickleback | Pungitius | pungitius | |
Three-spined Stickleback | Gasterosteus | aculcatus | |
Sea Stickleback | Spinachia | spinachia | |
Family | MACRORAMPHOSIDAE | ||
Snipefish | Macroramphosus | scolopax | |
Family | SYNGNATHIDAE | ||
Great Pipefish | Syngnathus | acus | |
Broad-nosed Pipefish | Syngnathus | typhle | |
Lesser Pipefish | Syngnathus | rostellatus | |
Snake Pipefish | Entelurus | aequoreus | |
Worm Pipefish | Nerophis | lumbriciformis | |
Straight-nosed Pipefish | Nerophis | ophidion | |
Sea-Horse long-snouted | Hippocampus | ramulosus | |
Sea-Horse short-snouted | Hippocampus | hippocampus | |
Order | Gobiesociformes | ||
Family | GOBIESOCIDAE | ||
Small-headed Clingfish | Apletodon | dentatus | |
Two-spotted Clingfish | Diplecogaster | bimaculata | |
Shore Clingfish | Lepadogaster | lepadogaster | |
Connemara Clingfish | Lepadogaster | candollei | |
Order | Lampridiformes | ||
Family | LAMPRIDIDAE | ||
Opah | Lampris | guttatus | |
Family | REGALECIDAE | ||
Oar-fish | Regalecus | glesne | |
Family | TRACHIPTERIDAE | ||
Deal-Fish | Trachipterus | arcticus | |
Order | Lophiiformes | ||
Family | LOPHIIDAE | ||
Angler Fish | Lophius | piscatorius | |
Order | Mugiliformes | ||
Family | MUGILIDAE | ||
Thick-Lipped Grey Mullet | Chelon | labrosus | |
Thin-Lipped Grey Mullet | Liza | ramada | |
Golden Grey Mullet | Liza | aurata | |
Order | Osmeriformes | ||
Family | OPHOPHIDIIDAE | ||
Cusk-eel | Lamprogrammus | sccherbachevi | |
Family | ARGENTINIDAE | ||
Argentine | Argentina | sphyraena | |
Greater Argentine | Argentina | silus | |
Family | OSMERIDAE | ||
Smelt | Osmerus | eperlanus | |
Order | Perciformes | ||
Family | AMMODYTIDAE | ||
Lesser Sandeel | Ammodytes | tobianus | |
Raitt's Sandeel | Ammodytes | marinus | |
Greater Sandeel | Hyperoplus | lanceolatus | |
Corbin's Sandeel | Hyperoplus | immaculatus | |
Smooth Sandeel | Gymnammodytes | semisquamatus | |
Family | ANARHICHADIDAE | ||
Catfish | Anarhichas | lupus | |
Spotted Catfish | Anarhichas | minor | |
Family | BLENNIIDAE | ||
Blenny | Lipophrys | pholis | |
Tompot Blenny | Parablennius | gattorugine | |
Butterfly Blenny | Blennius | ocellaris | |
Montagu's Blenny | Coryphoblennius | galerita | |
Family | BRAMIDAE | ||
Long-finned Bream | Taractichthys | longipinnis | |
Ray's Bream | Brama | brama | |
Family | CALLIONYMIDAE | ||
Dragonet | Callionymus | lyra | |
Spotted Dragonet | Callionymus | maculatus | |
Reticulated Dragonet | Callionymus | reticulatus | |
Family | CARANGIDAE | ||
Amberjack | Seriola | dumerili | |
Pilot Fish | Naucrates | ductor | |
Derbio | Trachinotus | ovatus | |
Horse Mackerel | Trachurus | trachurus | |
Family | CENTROLOPHIDAE | ||
Black-fish | Centrolophus | niger | |
Barrelfish | Hyperoglyphe | perciformis | |
Family | CEPOLIDAE | ||
Red Band-fish | Cepola | rubescens | |
Family | GOBIIDAE | ||
Crystal Goby | Crystallogobius | linearis | |
Transparent Goby | Aphia | minuta | |
Two-spot Goby | Gobiusculus | flavescens | |
Common Goby | Pomatoschistus | microps | |
Sand Goby | Pomatoschistus | minutus | |
Painted Goby | Pomatoschistus | pictus | |
Black Goby | Gobius | niger | |
Rock Goby | Gobius | paganellus | |
Giant Goby | Gobius | cobitis | |
Leopard-spotted Goby | Thorogobius | ephippiatus | |
Fries' Goby | Lesueurigobius | friesii | |
Spined Goby | Buenia | jeffreysii | |
Diminutive Goby | Lebetus | scorpioides | |
Family | KYPHOSIDAE | ||
Bermuda Chub | Kyphosus | sectator | |
Family | LABRIDAE | ||
Ballan Wrasse | Labrus | bergylta | |
Cuckoo Wrasse | Labrus | bimaculatus | (=L.mixtus) |
Scale-rayed Wrasse | Acantholabrus | palloni | |
Rock Cook | Centrolabrus | exoletus | |
Goldsinny | Ctenolabrus | rupestris | |
Corkwing Wrasse | Symphodus | melops | (=Crenilabrus) |
Family | LUVARIDAE | ||
Louvar | Luvarus | imperialis | |
Family | MORONIDAE | ||
Bass | Dicentrarchus | labrax | |
Family | MULLIDAE | ||
Red Mullet | Mullus | surmuletus | |
Family | PHOLIDAE | ||
Butterfish | Pholis | gunnellus | |
Family | POLYPRIONIDAE | ||
Wreckfish | Polyprion | americanus | |
Family | SCIAENIDAE | ||
Meagre or Drumfish | Argyrosomus | regius | |
Family | SCOMBRIDAE | ||
Mackerel | Scomber | scombrus | |
Chub (Spanish) Mackerel | Scomber | japonicus | |
Northern Blue-fin Tuna | Thunnus | thynnus | |
Albacore | Thunnus | alalunga | |
Atlantic Bonito | Sarda | sarda | |
Frigate Mackerel | Auxis | rochei | |
Big-eye Tuna | Thunnus | obesus | |
Yellowfin Tuna | Thunnus | albacares | |
Little Tunny | Euthynnus | alletteratus | |
Skipjack Tuna | Katsuwonus | pelamis | |
Family | SERRANIDAE | ||
Comber | Serranus | cabrilla | |
Dusky Perch | Epinephelus | marginatus | |
Family | SPARIDAE | ||
Red Sea Bream | Pagellus | bogaraveo | |
Pandora | Pagellus | erythrinus | |
Spanish Bream | Pagellus | acarne | |
Black Sea Bream | Spondyliosoma | cantharus | |
Bogue | Boops | boops | |
Saupe | Sarpa | salpa | |
Gilthead | Sparus | aurata | |
Dentex | Dentex | dentex | |
Family | STICHAEIDAE | ||
Snake Blenny | Lumpenus | lampretaeformis | |
Yarrell's Blenny | Chirolophis | ascanii | |
Family | TRACHINIDAE | ||
Lesser Weever | Echiichthys | vipera | |
Greater Weever | Trachinus | draco | |
Family | TRIPTERYGIIDAE | ||
Black-face Blenny | Tripterygion | delaisi | |
Family | XIPHIIDAE | ||
Broadbill Swordfish | Xiphias | gladius | |
Family | ZOARCIDAE | ||
Eelpout | Zoarces | viviparous | |
Family | ECHENEIDAE | ||
Remora | Remora | remora | |
Order | Pleuronectiformes | ||
Family | BOTHIDAE | ||
Scaldfish | Arnoglossus | laterna | |
Family | PLEURONECTIDAE | ||
Plaice | Pleuronectes | platessa | |
Dab | Limanda | limanda | |
Flounder | Platichthys | flesus | |
Lemon Sole | Microstomus | kitt | |
Witch | Glyptocephalus | cynoglossus | |
Long Rough Dab | Hippoglossoides | platessoides | |
Halibut | Hippoglossus | hippoglossus | |
Greenland Halibut | Reinhardtius | hippoglossoides | |
Family | SCOPHTHALMIDAE | ||
Turbot | Psetta | maxima | |
Brill | Scophthalmus | rhombus | |
Topknot | Zeugopterus | punctatus | |
Bloch's Topknot | Phrynorhombus | regius | |
Norwegian Topknot | Phrynorhombus | norvegicus | |
Megrim | Lepidorhombus | whiffiagonis | |
Family | SOLEIDAE | ||
Sole | Solea | solea | |
Sand Sole | Solea | lascaris | |
Solenette | Buglossidium | luteum | |
Thick-Backed Sole | Microchirus | variegatus | |
Order | Salmoniformes | ||
Family | SALMONIDAE | ||
Salmon | Salmo | salar | |
Sea Trout | Salmo | trutta trutta | |
Order | Scorpaeniformes | ||
Family | AGONIDAE | ||
Armoured Bullhead or Pogge | Agonus | cataphractus | |
Family | COTTIDAE | ||
Short-Spined Bullhead | Myoxocephalus | scorpius | |
Long-spined Bullhead | Taurulus | bubalis | |
Norway Bullhead | Taurulus | lilljeborgi | |
Family | CYCLOPTERIDAE | ||
Lumpsucker | Cyclopterus | lumpus | |
Family | SCORPAENIDAE | ||
Red-Fish | Sebastes | marinus | |
Blue-Mouth | Helicolenus | dactylopterus | |
Family | LIPARIDAE | ||
Sea Snail | Liparis | liparis | |
Montagu's Sea Snail | Liparis | montagui | |
Family | TRIGLIDAE | ||
Grey Gurnard | Eutrigla | gurnardus | |
Tub Gurnard | Trigla | lucerna | |
Piper | Trigla | lyra | |
Red Gurnard | Aspitrigla | cuculus | |
Long-finned Gurnard | Aspitrigla | obscura | |
Streaked Gurnard | Trigloporus | lastoviza | |
Order | Tetraodontiformes | ||
Family | BALISTIDAE | ||
Triggerfish | Balistes | capriscus | |
Family | MOLIDAE | ||
Sunfish | Mola | mola | |
Slender Sunfish | Ranzania | laevis | |
Family | TETRAODONTIDAE | ||
Puffer-fish | Lagocephalus | lagocephalus | |
Order | Zeiformes | ||
Family | CAPROIDAE | ||
Boar-Fish | Capros | aper | |
Family | ZEIDAE | ||
John Dory | Zeus | faber | |