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Fish

263 species

Reticulated Dragonet

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,126
Scientific name
Callionymus reticulatus

Roach

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,073
Scientific name
Rutilus rutilus

Crystal Goby

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
2,046
Scientific name
Crystallogobius linearis

Grayling [fish]

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,023
Scientific name
Thymallus thymallus

Perch

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,962
Scientific name
Perca fluviatilis

Sand sole

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,939
Scientific name
Pegusa lascaris

Painted goby

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,922
Scientific name
Pomatoschistus pictus

Rainbow Trout

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,750
Scientific name
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Smooth sand-eel

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
1,721
Scientific name
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus

Tope shark, Tope

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
1,682
Scientific name
Galeorhinus galeus

Shanny

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,564
Scientific name
Lipophrys pholis

Fivebeard rockling

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
1,563
Scientific name
Ciliata mustela

Red bandfish

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
1,529
Scientific name
Cepola macrophthalma

Streaked Gurnard

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,524
Scientific name
Chelidonichthys lastoviza

Fries’ goby

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
1,516
Scientific name
Lesueurigobius friesii

Hagfish

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,489
Scientific name
Myxine glutinosa

Topknot

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,468
Scientific name
Zeugopterus punctatus

Common Goby

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,459
Scientific name
Pomatoschistus microps

Shagreen ray

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,456
Scientific name
Leucoraja fullonica

Sea Lamprey

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
1,394
Scientific name
Petromyzon marinus

Black Goby

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,332
Scientific name
Gobius niger

Barbel

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,326
Scientific name
Barbus barbus

Butterfly Blenny

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,239
Scientific name
Blennius ocellaris

Snake Blenny

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,177
Scientific name
Lumpenus lampretaeformis

Greater Weever

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
1,154
Scientific name
Trachinus draco

Bream

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,078
Scientific name
Abramis brama

Blonde Ray

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,004
Scientific name
Bathyraja brachyurops

Rudd

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
962
Scientific name
Scardinius erythrophthalmus

European chub

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
929
Scientific name
Squalius cephalus

Four-spot megrim

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
841
Scientific name
Lepidorhombus boscii

Sand smelt

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
824
Scientific name
Atherina presbyter

Spined Loach

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
778
Scientific name
Cobitis taenia

Tench

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
773
Scientific name
Tinca tinca

Chabot Bullhead

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
772
Scientific name
Cottus perifretum

Birdbeak Dogfish

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
767
Scientific name
Deania calcea