Wednesday 4 December 2013

Freshwater Fish Project

So i keep going on about the 54 freshwater fish species so i thought i'd put them into a list for you to see including weither i've seen, photographed or caught them.

Some fish spend most of there time in the sea and just visit rivers like sea bass and mullet while with other fish freshwater plays a more vital role for breeding like salmon and a home for eels.

Species with Blue next to them i haven't filmed yet and looking for locations
Species with Orange next to them i've already filmed but after more footage


Latin Name
Seen
Filmed
Rudd
Scardinius Erythrophthalmus
Yes
Yes
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
Yes
Yes
Orfe/Ide
Leuciscus idus
Yes
Yes
Chub
Squalius cephalus
Yes
Yes
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus
Yes
Yes
Common Bream
Abramis brama
Yes
Yes
Silver Bream
Blicca bjoerkna
Yes
No
Barbel
Barbus barbus
Yes
Yes
Tench
Tinca tinca
Yes
Yes
Crucian carp
Carassius carassius
Yes
Yes
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Yes
Yes
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Yes
Yes
Grass Carp
Ctenophsryngodon idella
Yes
No
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
Yes
Yes
Minnow
Phoxious phoxiuos
Yes
Yes
Bleak
Alburnus alburnus
Yes
No
Sunbleak/Motherless minnow
Leucaspius delineatus
No
No
Top Mouth Gudgeon
Pseudorasbora parva
Yes
Yes
Bitterling
Rhodeus sericeus
No
No
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo saalr
Yes
No
Brown Trout
Salmo Trutta
Yes
Yes
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Yes
Yes
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus
Yes
Yes
Arctic Charr
Salvelinus alpinus
Yes
Yes
Salvelinus fontinalis
No
No
European Whitefish
Corergonus lavaretus
No
No
Vendace
Corergonus albula
No
No
Pike
Esox lucius
Yes
Yes
Perch
Perca fluviatillis
Yes
Yes
Ruffe
Gymnocephalus cernua
Yes
Yes
Zander
Sander lucioperca
Yes
No
Wels Catfish
Siluris glanis
Yes
No
Black Bullhead Catfish
Ameiurus melas
Yes
No
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Lepomis gibbosus
No
No
Stone Loach
Barbatula barbatula
Yes
Yes
Spined Loach
Cobitis elongatoides
Yes
Yes
Bullhead
Cottus gobio
Yes
Yes
Common Sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
No
No
Burbot
Lota lota
Yes
No
Allis Shad
Alosa alosa
No
No
Twaite Shad
Alosa fallax
No
No
Three Spined Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculesatus
Yes
Yes
Nine Spined Stickleback
Pungitius pungitius
Yes
No
European Eel
Anguilla anguilla
Yes
Yes
Brook Lamprey
Lampetra planeri
Yes
No
River Lamprey
Lampetra fluviatalis
No
No
Sea Lamprey
Petromyzon marinus
No
No
Sand Smelt
Atherina presbyter
No
No
Smelt
Osmerus eperianus
No
No
Flounder
Platichthys fleusus
Yes
Yes
Thin Lipped Mullet
Liza ramada
Yes
Yes
European Seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Yes
No
Golden Grey Mullet
Liza aurata
Yes
No
Thick Lipped Mullet
Chelon labrosus
Yes
No

7 comments:

  1. Newton Park lake, near Bath, is supposed to contain Silver Bream. I have not fished it but have just joined Bathampton AA, who control the water, and saw it mentioned on their website:
    http://www.foggi.co.uk/angling/bathampton/waterdetail.asp?CatID=6&menu=11&category=Newton%20Park

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    1. Thanks for the info just depends if the lake is clear enough to film in but will look into it

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  2. Don't forget the Pollan (Coregonus autumnalis/Coregonus pollan.)...

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    1. i suppose it could be argued they are still a whitefish, i'd like to come to ireland if possible but unsure if i'll have the budget/time for it.

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    2. From what I understand, Pollen are conspecific with artic cisco, rather than (equally confusing/conspecific) European white fish/Powen/ Gwyniad/Gravenche/Fera - both of their family trees are more confusing than a fen farming family.....

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  3. There is also the Powan (Coregonis Lavaretus), In Loch Lommond scotland, increadibly clear. It maybe a whitefish but is probably one of the ones more deserving of the title 'freshwater fish' Since it is not an invasive or been introduced

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  4. There are plenty of Zander in the Gloucester Sharpness canal. Most of the canal is pretty murky but down near Sharpness marina its usually gin clear when the Severn isn't in flood. The fish tend to be nomadic though so it'd be down to pure luck on the day if any are in the area.

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