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This article gives a list of all species of fish found in the waters of Ireland. A separate list of freshwater fish is given at the bottom.
EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. |
CR | Critically endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
NT | Near threatened | The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. |
LC | Least concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
DD | Data deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
Class Myxini (hagfish) edit
Order Myxiniformes edit
Family Myxinidae edit
- Atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa LC
- White-headed hagfish, Myxine ios LC
Hyperoartia edit
Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys) edit
Family Petromyzontidae edit
- European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis LC
- European brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri LC
- Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus NT
Infraphylum Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) edit
Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) edit
Subclass Elasmobranchii edit
Superorder Selachimorpha (sharks and dogfish) edit
Order Squatiniformes (angelsharks) edit
Family Squatinidae (angelsharks)
- Angel shark, Squatina squatina CR
Order Squaliformes (dogfishes and relatives) edit
Family Centrophoridae (gulper sharks)
- Leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus EN
- Birdbeak dogfish, Deania calcea NT
Family Dalatiidae
- Kitefin shark, Dalatias licha VU
Family Echinorhinidae (bramble and prickly sharks
- Bramble shark, Echininorhinus brucus NE
Family Etmopteridae (lantern sharks)
- Black dogfish, Centroscyllium fabricii LC
- Velvet belly lantern shark, Etmopterus spinax LC
- Great lanternshark, Etmopterus princeps NT
Family Oxynotidae (rough sharks)
- Sailfin roughshark, Oxynotus paradoxus NT
Family Somniosidae (sleeper sharks)
- Portuguese dogfish, Centroscymnus coelolepis CR
- Longnose velvet dogfish, Centroselachus crepidater VU
- Smallmouth velvet dogfish, Scymnodon obscurus DD
- Knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon ringens NT
- Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus NT
Family Squalidae (spiny dogfishes)
- Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias EN
Order Hexanchiformes (frilled and cow sharks) edit
Family Chlamydoselachidae (frilled sharks)
- Frilled Shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus NE
Family Hexanchidae (sixgill sharks)
- Bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus NT
Order Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) edit
Family Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)
- Blue shark, Prionace glauca NT
Family Scyliorhinidae (catsharks)
- Iceland catshark, Apristurus laurussonii LC
- Ghost catshark, Apristurus manis NT
- Black roughscale catshark, Apristurus melanoasper NT
- Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus LC
- Lesser spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula LC
- Nursehound, Scyliorhinus stellaris LC
Family Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks)
- Smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena DD
Family Triakidae (houndsharks)
- Tope, Galeorhinus galeus VU
- Starry smooth-hound, Mustelus asterias LC
Order Lamniformes (mackerel sharks) edit
Family Alopiidae (thresher sharks)
- Common thresher, Alopias vulpinus NE
Family Cetorhinidae (basking sharks)
- Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus EN
Family Lamnidae (mackerel sharks)
- Porbeagle, Lamna nasus CR
- Shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus NE
Superorder Batoidea (rays, skates and sawfishes) edit
Order Torpediniformes (electric rays) edit
- Atlantic torpedo, Tetronarce nobiliana NT
- Spotted torpedo, Torpedo marmorata LC
Order Myliobatiformes (rays) edit
Family Dasyatidae (whiptail stingrays)
- Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca EN
- Pelagic stingray, Pteroplatytrygon violacea NE
Family Myliobatidae (eagle rays)
- Common eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila NE
Family Mobulidae (devil rays)
- Devil fish, Mobula mobular NE
Order Rajiformes (skates) edit
Family Rajidae (skates)
- Thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata NE
- Blue skate, Dipturus batis CR
- Norwegian skate, Dipturus nidarosiensis NT
- Long-nosed skate, Dipturus oxyrinchus VU
- Sandy ray, Leucoraja circularis NT
- Blue ray, Neoraja caerulea NT
- Blonde ray, Raja brachyura NT
- Thornback ray, Raja clavata LC
- Shagreen ray, Raja fullonica VU
- Small-eyed ray, Raja microocellata LC
- Spotted ray, Raja montagui LC
- Cuckoo ray, Raja naevus
- Undulate ray, Raja undulata
- Deepwater ray, Rajella bathyphila
- Bigelow's ray, Rajella bigelowi
- Round ray, Rajella fyllae
- Bottlenosed skate, Rostroraja alba
Subclass Holocephali edit
Order Chimaeriformes (chimaeras) edit
Family Rhinochimaeridae (longnose chimaeras)
- Narrownose chimaera, Harriotta raleighana
- Broadnose chimaera, Rhinochimaera atlantica
Family Chimaeridae (shortnose chimaeras)
- Rabbit fish, Chimaera monstrosa
- Opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens
- Smalleyed rabbitfish, Hydrolagus affinis
- Large-eyed rabbitfish, Hydrolagus mirabilis
Superclass Osteichthyes (boned fish) - Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) edit
Subclass Chondrostei edit
Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons) edit
Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)
- European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio
Subclass Neopterygii edit
Infraclass Holostei edit
Superorder Clupeomorpha edit
Order Clupeiformes (herring and anchovies) edit
Family Clupeidae (herring and sardines)
- Allis shad, Alosa alosa
- Twaite shad, Alosa fallax
- Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus
- Pilchard, Sardina pilchardus
- European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus
Family Engraulidae (Anchovies)
- European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus
Superorder Elopomorpha edit
Order Anguilliformes (true eels) edit
Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
- European eel, Anguilla anguilla
Family Congridae (conger eels)
- European conger, Conger conger
Family Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Mediterranean moray, Muraena helena
Family Nettastomatidae (duckbill eels)
- Whipsnout sorcerer, Venefica proboscidea
Family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels)
- Deepwater arrowtooth eel, Histiobranchus bathybius
- Ilyophis arx
- Ilyophis blachei
- Muddy arrowtooth eel, Ilyophis brunneus
- Kaup's arrowtooth eel, Synaphobranchus kaupii
Order Notacanthiformes (halosaurs, spiny eels) edit
Family Halosauridae (halosaurs)
- Abyssal halosaur, Halosauropsis macrochir
- Sahara halosaur, Halosaurus johnsonianus
Family Notacanthidae (spiny eels)
- Shortfin spiny eel, Notacanthus bonaparte
- Snub-nosed spiny eel, Notacanthus chemnitzii
- Longnose tapirfish, Polyacanthonotus challengeri
- Smallmouth spiny eel, Polyacanthonotus rissoanus
Order Saccopharyngiformes (gulper eels) edit
Family Eurypharyngidae (pelican eels)
- Pelican eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides
Family Saccopharyngidae (gulper eels)
- Gulper eel, Saccopharynx ampullaceus
Superorder Ostariophysi edit
Order Cypriniformes edit
Family Cyprinidae (carp and relatives)
- Common bream, Abramis brama
- Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
- Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
- Common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
- Common roach, Rutilus rutilus
- Common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- European chub, Squalius cephalus
- Tench, Tinca tinca
Family Nemacheilidae (stone loaches)
- Stone loach, Barbatula barbatula
Superorder Protacanthopterygii edit
Order Alepocephaliformes edit
Family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders)
- Bighead searsid, Holtbyrnia anomala
- Maul's searsid, Maulisia mauli
- Multipore searsid, Normichthys operosus
- Schnakenbeck's searsid, Sagamichthys schnakenbecki
- Koefoed's searsid, Searsia koefoedi
Family Alepocephalidae (slickheads)
- Longfin smooth-head, Conocara macropterum
- Elongate smooth-head, Conocara microlepis
- Murray's smooth-head, Conocara murrayi
- Salmon smooth-head, Conocara salmoneum
- Agassiz' smooth-head, Leptochilichthys agassizii
- Blackhead salmon, Narcetes stomias
- Abyssal smooth-head, Rinoctes nasutus
- Softskin smooth-head, Rouleina attrita
- Bluntsnout smooth-head, Xenodermichthys copei
Order Argentiniformes edit
Family Microstomatidae (pencil smelts)
- Slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma
- Greenland argentine, Nansenia groenlandica
- Nansenia oblita
Family Opisthoproctidae (barreleyes)
- Barrel-eye, Opisthoproctus soleatus
Order Osmeriformes (smelts, etc.) edit
- European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus
Order Salmoniformes (salmon, trout, whitefish) edit
Family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, whitefish)
- Irish pollan, Coregonus autumnalis
- Common whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus
- Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
- Brown trout, Salmo trutta
- Sea trout, Salmo trutta trutta
- Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
- Cole's char, Salvelinus colii
- Coomsaharn char, Salvelinus fimbriatus
- Gray's char, Salvelinus grayi
- Blunt-snouted Irish char, Salvelinus obtusus
Superorder Stenopterygii edit
Order Stomiiformes edit
Family Gonostomatidae (bristlemouths)
- Longray fangjaw, Bonapartia pedaliota
- Bristlemouth, Cyclothone alba
- Spark anglemouth, Sigmops bathyphilus
Family Sternoptychidae (hatchefishes and relatives)
- Mueller's pearlside, Maurolicus muelleri
- Diaphanous hatchetfish, Sternoptyx diaphana
- Constellationfish, Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
Family Phosichthyidae (lightfishes)
- Rendezvous fish, Polymetme corythaeola
- Polymetme thaeocoryla
Family Stomiidae (dragonfishes)
- Large-eye snaggletooth, Borostomias antarcticus
- Grammatostomias flagellibarba
- Leptostomias gladiator
- Boa dragonfish, Stomias boa ferox
- Threelight dragonfish, Trigonolampa miriceps
Superorder Cyclosquamata edit
Order Aulopiformes (grinners, lizardfishes) edit
Family Notosudidae (waryfishes)
- Blackfin waryfish, Scopelosaurus lepidus
Family Paralepididae (barracudinas)
- Duckbill barracudina, Magnisudis atlantica
- Sharpchin barracudina, Paralepis coregonoides
- Sudis hyalina
Superorder Scopelomorpha edit
Order Myctophiformes (lanternfishes) edit
Family Myctophidae (lanternfishes)
- Glacier lanternfish, Benthosema glaciale
- Spothead lantern fish, Diaphus metopoclampus
- White-spotted lantern fish, Diaphus rafinesquii
- Chubby flashlightfish, Electrona risso
- Spotted lanternfish, Myctophum punctatum
- Topside lampfish, Notolychnus valdiviae
- Diamondcheek lanternfish, Lampanyctus intricarius
- Rakery beaconlamp, Lampanyctus macdonaldi
- Cocco's lantern fish, Lobianchia gemellarii
- Arctic telescope, Protomyctophum arcticum
- Large scale lantern fish, Symbolophorus veranyi
Acanthomorpha edit
Order Lampriformes edit
Family Lampridae (opahs)
- Opah, Lampris guttatus
Family Trachipteridae (ribbonfishes)
- Dealfish, Trachipterus arcticus
Order Zeiformes (dories, etc.) edit
Family Zeidae (dories)
- John Dory, Zeus faber
Family Oreosomatidae (oreos)
- False boarfish, Neocyttus helgae
Order Gadiformes (cod and relatives) edit
Family Gadidae (cod and relatives)
- Silvery cod, Gadiculus argenteus argenteus
- Silvery pout, Gadiculus argenteus thori
- Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
- Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus
- Whiting, Marlangius merlangus
- Blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou
- Pollock, Pollachius pollachus
- Saithe, Pollachius virens
- Tadpole fish, Raniceps raninus
- Norway pout, Trisopterus esmarkii
- Pouting, Trisopterus luscus
- Poor cod, Trisopterus minutus
Family Lotidae (lings)
- Cusk, Brosme brosme
- Fivebeard rockling, Ciliata mustela
- Northern rockling, Ciliata septentrionalis
- Fourbeard rockling, Enchelyopus cimbrius
- Arctic rockling, Gaidropsarus argentatus
- Bigeye rockling, Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
- Shore rockling, Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- Three-bearded rockling, Gaidropsarus vulgaris
- Burbot, Lota lota
- Blue ling, Molva dypterygia
- Spanish ling, Molva macrophthalma
- Common ling, Molva molva
Family Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails)
- Hollowsnout grenadier, Coelorinchus caelorhincus
- Spearsnouted grenadier, Coelorinchus labiatus
- Abyssal grenadier, Coryphaenoides armatus
- Coryphaenoides brevibarbis
- Carapine grenadier, Coryphaenoides carapinus
- Günther's grenadier, Coryphaenoides guentheri
- Ghostly grenadier, Coryphaenoides leptolepis
- Mediterranean grenadier, Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
- Deepwater grenadier, Coryphaenoides profundicolus
- Roundnose grenadier, Coryphaenoides rupestris
- Glasshead grenadier, Hymenocephalus italicus
- Onion-eye grenadier, Macrourus berglax
- Softhead grenadier, Malacocephalus laevis
- Common Atlantic grenadier, Nezumia aequalis
- Paracetonurus flagellicauda
Family Merlucciidae (hakes)
- Lyconus brachycolus
- European hake, Merluccius merluccius
Family Moridae (codlings)
- Common mora, Mora moro
- Guttigadus latifrons
- Slender codling, Halargyreus johnsonii
- North Atlantic codling, Lepidion eques
Family Phycidae (forkbeard hakes)
- Greater forkbeard, Phycis blennoides
Family Trachyrincidae
- Roughnose grenadier, Trachyrincus murrayi
- Roughsnout grenadier, Trachyrincus scabrus
Superorder Acanthopterygii edit
Order Beryciformes (alfonsinos, bigscales, ridgeheads) edit
Family Berycidae (alfonsinos)
- Alfonsino, Beryx decadactylus
Family Melamphaidae (bigscales)
- Crested bigscale, Poromitra crassiceps
- Bean's bigscale, Scopelogadus beanii
Oder Trachichthyiformes (spinyfins, roughies and relatives) edit
Family Diretmidae (spinyfins)
- Silver spinyfin, Diretmus argenteus
Family Trachichthyidae (roughies and slimeheads)
- Orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus
- Silver roughy, Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus
Clade Percomorpha edit
Series Ophidiimorpharia edit
Order Ophidiiformes (cusk-eels, brotulas and relatives) edit
Family Aphyonidae
Family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas)
Family Carapidae (pearlfishes)
- Pearlfish, Echiodon drummondii
Family Ophidiidae (cusk-eels)
- Pudgy cuskeel, Spectrunculus grandis
Series Gobiomorpharia edit
Order Gobiiformes (gobies and relatives) edit
Family Gobiidae (gobies)
- Transparent goby, Aphia minuta
- Jeffrey's goby, Buenia jeffreysii
- Crystal goby, Crystallogobius linearis
- Couch's goby, Gobius couchi
- Red-mouthed goby, Gobius cruentatus
- Black goby, Gobius niger
- Rock goby, Gobius paganellus
- Two-spotted goby, Gobiusculus flavescens
- Lesueurigobius friesii
- Lozano's goby, Pomatoschistus lozanoi
- Common goby, Pomatoschistus microps
- Sand gobyPomatoschistus minutus
- Painted goby, Pomatoschistus pictus
- Leopard-spotted goby, Thorogobius ephippiatus
Series Scombrimorpharia edit
Order Syngnathiformes (pipefishes, seahorses, dragonettes and relatives) edit
Family Callionymidae (dragonettes)
- Common dragonet, Callionymus lyra
- Callionymus maculatus
- Reticulated dragonet, Callionymus reticulatus
Family Mullidae (goatfishes)
- Red mullet, Mullus barbatus barbatus
- Striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus
Family Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefishes)
- Snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus
- Long-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus
- Worm pipefish, Nerophis lumbriciformis
- Straightnose pipefish, Nerophis ophidion
- Greater pipefish, Syngathus acus
- Nilsson's pipefish, Syngnathus rostellatus
- Broad-nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle
Order Scombriformes (tuna, mackerel and relatives; sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)[1] edit
Family Bramidae (pomfrets)
- Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama
- Bigscale pomfret, Taractichthys longipinnis
Family Centrolophidae (medusafishes)
- Barrelfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
- Cornish blackfish, Schedophilus medusophagus
Family Gempylidae (snake mackerels)
- Black gemfish, Nesiarchus nasutus
- Oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus
Family Nomeidae (driftfishes) Family Scombridae (tuna, mackerel and bonitos)
- Bullet tuna, Auxis rochei rochei
- Frigate tuna, Auxis thazard thazard
- Skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis
- Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda
- Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus
- Albacore, Thunnus alalunga
- Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus
Family Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes and scabbardfishes)
- Black scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo
- Silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus
- Largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus
Series Carangimorpharia edit
Order Istiophoriformes (billfishes) edit
Family Xiphiidae (swordfish)
- Swordfish, Xiphias gladius
Order Carangiformes (jacks and relatives) edit
Family Carangidae (jacks and relatives)
- Vadigo, Campogramma glaycos
- Derbio, Trachinotus ovatus
- Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus
Order Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) edit
Family Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)
- American plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides
- Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus
- Torbay sole, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- Dab, Limanda limanda
- Lemon sole, Microstomus kitt
- European flounder, Platichthys flesus
- European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa
- Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Family Scophthalmidae (turbots)
- Fourspotted megrim, Lepidorhombus boscii
- Megrim, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
- Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
- Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus
- Brill, Scophthalmus rhombus
- Topknot, Zeugopterus punctatus
- Eckström's topknot, Zeugopterus regius
Family Soleidae (true soles)
- Solenette, Buglossidium luteum
- Thickback sole, Microchirus variegatus
- Common sole, Solea solea
Order Beloniformes edit
Family Belonidae (needlefishes)
- Garfish, Belone belone
- Short-beaked garfish, Belone svetovidovi
Family Scomberesocidae (sauries)
- Atlantic saury, Scomberesox saurus saurus
Order Atheriniformes (silversides) edit
Family Atherinidae (silversides)
- Sand smelt, Atherina presbyter
Order Mugiliformes (mullets) edit
Family Mugilidae (mullets)
- Thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus
- Golden grey mullet, Chelon aurata
- Thin-lipped grey mullet, Chelon ramada
Order Gobiesociformes (clingfishes) edit
Family Gobiesocidae (clingfishes)
- Two-spotted clingfish, Diplecogaster bimaculata
- Connemarra clingfish, Lepadogaster candolii
Order Blenniiformes (blennies and relatives) edit
Family Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
- Montagu's blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita
- Shanny, Lipophrys pholis
- Tompot blenny, Parablennius gattorugine
Order Uranoscopiformes (weevers, stargazers and relatives; sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)[1] edit
Family Ammodytidae (sandlances)
- Raitt's sand eel, Ammodytes marinus
- Lesser sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus
- Smooth sandeel, Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
- Great sand eel, Hyperoplus immaculatus
- Great sandeel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus
Family Trachinidae (weeverfishes)
- Lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera
- Greater weever, Trachinus draco
Family Uranoscopidae (stargazers)
- Atlantic stargazer, Uranoscopus scaber
Order Labriformes (wrasses sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)[1] edit
Family Labridae (wrasses)
- Rock cook, Centrolabrus exoletus
- Goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris
- Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta
- Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus
- Baillon's wrasse, Symphodus bailloni
- Corkwing wrasse, Symphodus melops
Order Pempheriformes (sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1]) edit
Family Epigonidae (deepwater cardinalfishes)
- Bulls-eye, Epigonus telescopus
Family Polyprionidae (wreckfishes)
- Atlantic wreckfish, Polyprion americanus
Order Perciformes (sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1]) edit
Suborder Percoidei (sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1]) edit
Family Percidae (perches)
- European perch, Perca fluviatilis
Suborder Triglioidei (searobins and gurnards) edit
Family Triglidae (searobins and gurnards)
- Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna
- Longfin gurnard, Chelidonichthys obscurus
- Grey gurnard, Eutrigla gurnardus
Suborder Scorpaenoidei (scorpionfish, rockfishes and relatives) edit
Family Sebastidae (rockfishes)
- Blackbelly rosefish, Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus
- Norway redfish, Sebastes viviparus
- Spiny scorpionfish, Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata
Suborder Cottoidei (sculpins, eelpouts, sticklebacks and relatives) edit
Infraorder Zoarcales (eelpouts, wolffishes and relatives) edit
Family Anarhichadidae (wolffishes)
- Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus
Family Pholidae (gunnels)
- Rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus
Family Stichaeidae (pricklebacks)
- Yarrell's blenny, Chirolophis ascanii
Family Zoarcidae (eelpouts)
- White eelpout, Lycenchelys alba
- Atlantic eelpout, Lycodes terraenovae
- Snubnose eelpout, Pachycara bulbiceps
- Pachycara crassiceps
- Viviparous blenny, Zoarces viviparus
Infraorder Gasterosteales (sticklebacks, etc.) edit
Family Gasterosteidae (sticklebacks)
- Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
- Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
- Sea stickleback, Spinachia spinachia
Infraorder Cottales (sculpins, snailfishes, lumpfishes and relatives) edit
Family Cottidae (sculpins)
- European bullhead, Cottus gobio
- Norway bullhead, Micrenophrys lilljeborgii
- Shorthorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius
- Longspined sea-scorpion, Taurulus bubalis
Family Cyclopteridae (lumpsuckers)
- Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus
Family Liparidae (snailfishes)
- Careproctus aciculipunctatus
- Merret's snailfish, Careproctus merretti
- Common seasnail, Liparis liparis liparis
- Montagu's sea snail, Liparis montagui
- Paraliparis abyssorum
- Black seasnail, Paraliparis bathybius
- Paraliparis bipolaris
- Paraliparis hystrix
Family Psychrolutidae (fatheads and blobfishes)
- Pallid sculpin, Cottunculus thomsonii
Order Moroniformes (temperate basses sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1]) edit
Family Moronidae (temperate basses)
- European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax
Order Spariformes (seabreams and relatives sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1]) edit
Family Sparidae (seabreams and progies)
- Bogue, Boops boops
- Common dentex, Dentex dentex
- Blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo
- Common pandora, Pagellus erythrinus
- Gilt-head bream, Sparus aurata
- Black seabream, Spondyliosoma cantharus
Order Priacanthiformes (bigeyes and bandfishes sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1]) edit
Family Cepolidae (bandfishes)
- Red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma
Order Caproiformes (boarfishes sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1]) edit
Family Caproidae (boarfishes)
- Boarfish, Capros aper
Order Lophiiformes (anglerfishes) edit
Suborder Lophoidei (monkfishes) edit
Family Lophiidae (monkfishes)
- Black-bellied angler, Lophius budegassa
- Monkfish, Lophius piscatorius
Suborder Ceratioidei edit
Family Oneirodidae (dreamers)
- Can-opener smoothdream, Chaenophryne longiceps
- Oneirodes carlsbergi
- Bulbous dreamer, Oneirodes eschrichtii
Order Tetraodontiformes (pufferfishes, triggerfishes, molas) edit
Family Molidae (molas)
- Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
- Slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis
Family Tetraodontidae (pufferfishes)
- Blunthead puffer, Sphoeroides pachygaster
Freshwater fish edit
It has been argued that only nine species of freshwater fish are truly native to Ireland — five char species, pollan, eel, brown trout and Atlantic salmon — as Ireland's fresh water was entirely frozen during the last glacial period, only diadromous fish could repopulate Irish waters after the Ice Age. All other freshwater species were introduced, mostly from the Middle Ages onwards.[2]
- European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis
- European brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri
- Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
- European eel, Anguilla anguilla
- Allis shad, Alosa alosa
- Twaite shad, Alosa falax fallax
- Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
- Common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
- Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
- Common roach, Rutilus rutilus
- Common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- European chub, Squalius cephalus
- Common bream, Abramis brama
- Stone loach, Nemacheilus barbatulus
- Tench, Tinca tinca
- Northern pike, Esox lucius
- European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus
- Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
- Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
- Cole's char, Salvelinus colii
- Coomsaharn char, Salvelinus fimbriatus
- Gray's char, Salvelinus grayi
- Blunt-snouted Irish char, Salvelinus obtusus
- Brown trout, Salmo trutta
- Irish pollan, Coregonus autumnalis
- Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
- Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
- European bullhead, Cottus gobio
- Norway bullhead, Taurulus lilljeborgi
References edit
- FishBase Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (June 2018)
- Irish Natural History Literature Online
- Went, A. E. J. (1957). List of Irish Fishes. Department of Lands, Fisheries Division, Dublin. 31 p.
- Went, A. E. J. (1973). Supplement to List of Irish Fishes, Irish Fisheries Leaflet, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Fisheries Division)
- Went, A. E. J. & Kennedy, M. (1976). List of Irish Fishes Stationery Office, Dublin ISBN 0707600243
- Whitehead, P. J. P.; Bauchot, M.-L.; Hureau, J.-C.; Nielsen, J. & Tortonese, E. (eds.) (1986). Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vols. I-III:1473 p.
- Whitehead, P. J. P. (1985). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Herrings, Sardines, Pilchards, Sprats, Shads, Anchovies and Wolf-Herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1): 1-303. Rome: FAO.
- Quigley, D. T. G. series of papers in Irish Naturalists' Journal and records of rare marine fish species taken in Irish waters by fishing vessels and sea anglers from 1786 to 2008. National Biodiversity Data Centre data set online
- Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. Journal of Fish Biology. 41 (Suppl. A).
- Wheeler, A. C.; Merrett, N. R. & Quigley, T. G. (2004). Additional records and notes for Wheeler's (1992) List of the Common and Scientific Names of Fishes of the British Isles Journal of Fish Biology. December 2004 doi:10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.0prelims.x
External links edit
- pdf Peter S. Maitland. Ireland's most threatened and rare freshwater fish: an international perspective on fish conservation
- "Aquatic Invasions European Chub".
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