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Esox luciusFreshwater

Northern pike

An ambush predator with an elongated body and large jaws.

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Perca fluviatilisFreshwater

European perch

Usually displays dark vertical body bars and a spiny dorsal fin.

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Salmo truttaMigratory

Brown trout

A species with stream-resident, lake-resident and sea-run life histories.

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Sander luciopercaFreshwater

Zander

A predatory member of the perch family with prominent canine-like teeth.

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Tinca tincaFreshwater

Tench

A robust, fine-scaled freshwater fish often found among aquatic plants.

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Cyprinus carpioFreshwater

Common carp

A widely farmed and introduced species.

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Rutilus rutilusFreshwater

Common roach

A widespread shoaling freshwater fish that eats varied plant and animal material.

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Abramis bramaFreshwater

Common bream

A deep-bodied, laterally compressed fish with a protrusible mouth adapted to bottom-feeding.

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Silurus glanisFreshwater

Wels catfish

One of Europe's largest freshwater fishes, with long barbels and a broad mouth.

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Lota lotaFreshwater

Burbot

A freshwater member of the cod family, most active in cool conditions.

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Anguilla anguillaMigratory

European eel

A remarkable migratory fish that reproduces in the Sargasso Sea.

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Thymallus thymallusFreshwater

European grayling

Known for its tall, sail-like dorsal fin.

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Oncorhynchus mykissMigratory

Rainbow trout

Native to the Pacific drainage of North America and widespread in aquaculture.

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Coregonus lavaretusFreshwater

European whitefish

The European whitefish complex has complicated taxonomy, and regional populations may differ in form and ecology.

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Squalius cephalusFreshwater

European chub

A sturdy omnivorous cyprinid that often takes insects at the water surface.

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Alburnus alburnusFreshwater

Common bleak

A small silvery shoaling fish often visible near the surface.

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Leuciscus idusFreshwater

Ide

A cyprinid with a flexible diet of invertebrates and plant material.

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Salmo salarMigratory

Atlantic salmon

An iconic migratory fish that grows at sea and returns to rivers to reproduce.

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Gadus morhuaMarine

Atlantic cod

A major marine species with a long history in European fisheries.

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Scomber scombrusMarine

Atlantic mackerel

A fast-moving pelagic fish marked with dark wavy stripes on the back.

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Pleuronectes platessaMarine

European plaice

A flatfish whose adult eyes lie on one side of the body.

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Clupea harengusMarine

Atlantic herring

A schooling, plankton-feeding fish important to marine food webs.

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Carassius carassiusFreshwater

Crucian carp

A resilient freshwater fish able to tolerate low-oxygen conditions.

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Barbus barbusFreshwater

Common barbel

A bottom-feeding river fish with four conspicuous barbels near the mouth.

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Scardinius erythrophthalmusFreshwater

Common rudd

Often shows reddish fins and spends time among aquatic vegetation.

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Gymnocephalus cernuaFreshwater

Eurasian ruffe

A small spiny-finned relative of perch that feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates.

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