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Fish

263 species

Basking Shark

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
10,066
Scientific name
Cetorhinus maximus

Ling [Fish]

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
9,490
Scientific name
Molva molva

Silvery pout

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
9,243
Scientific name
Gadiculus argenteus

John Dory

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
8,832
Scientific name
Zeus faber

Nursehound

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
8,795
Scientific name
Scyliorhinus stellaris

Norway haddock

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
8,417
Scientific name
Sebastes viviparus

Ballan Wrasse

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,388
Scientific name
Labrus bergylta

Blonde ray

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
7,660
Scientific name
Raja brachyura

Snake Pipefish

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
6,648
Scientific name
Entelurus aequoreus

Fourbeard rockling

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
6,440
Scientific name
Enchelyopus cimbrius

Pollack

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,232
Scientific name
Pollachius pollachius

Imperial Scaldfish

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
5,486
Scientific name
Arnoglossus imperialis

Greater Argentine

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,341
Scientific name
Argentina silus

Cuckoo wrasse

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,240
Scientific name
Labrus mixtus

Sand Goby

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
4,325
Scientific name
Pomatoschistus minutus

European conger

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
4,215
Scientific name
Conger conger

Rabbit fish

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
4,170
Scientific name
Chimaera monstrosa

Minnow

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
4,107
Scientific name
Phoxinus phoxinus

Small-eyed Ray

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
4,087
Scientific name
Raja microocellata

Stone Loach

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
4,026
Scientific name
Barbatula barbatula

Blackbellied angler

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
3,987
Scientific name
Lophius budegassa

Black seabream

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
3,860
Scientific name
Spondyliosoma cantharus

Undulate Ray

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
3,705
Scientific name
Raja undulata

Tompot Blenny

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,537
Scientific name
Parablennius gattorugine

Leopard-spotted Goby

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
3,354
Scientific name
Thorogobius ephippiatus

Twospotted goby

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,339
Scientific name
Gobiusculus flavescens

Brill

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,146
Scientific name
Scophthalmus rhombus

Greater forkbeard

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
2,922
Scientific name
Phycis blennoides

Corkwing wrasse

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,878
Scientific name
Symphodus melops

Greater Pipefish

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,504
Scientific name
Syngnathus acus

Mueller's pearlside

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
2,476
Scientific name
Maurolicus muelleri

Brook Lamprey

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,399
Scientific name
Lampetra planeri

Turbot

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,372
Scientific name
Scophthalmus maximus

Norwegian topknot

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
2,300
Scientific name
Phrynorhombus norvegicus

Mackerel Scad

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,296
Scientific name
Decapterus macarellus

Rock Cook

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,262
Scientific name
Centrolabrus exoletus

Smooth-hound

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
2,232
Scientific name
Mustelus mustelus