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| Common Name | Genus & Above | Species Name | Synonym |
| Subphylum | VERTEBRATA | ||
| Superclass | AGNATHA | Without jaws | |
| Order | Myxiniformes | ||
| Family | MYXINIDAE | ||
| Hagfish | Myxine | glutinosa | |
| Order | Petromyzontiformes | ||
| Family | PETROMYZONIIDAE | ||
| Lamprey | Petromyzon | marinus | |
| Lampern | Lampetra | fluviatilis | |
| 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 | |
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