List of fish of Ireland
This page 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.
Class Myxini (hagfish)
Order Myxiniformes
- Atlantic hagfish Myxine glutinosa
- White-headed hagfish Myxine ios
Hyperoartia
Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)
- European river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis
- European brook lamprey Lampetra planeri
- Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus
Infraphylum Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)
Subclass Elasmobranchii
Superorder Selachimorpha (Sharks and dogfish)
Order Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)
- Iceland Catshark Apristurus laurussonii
Order Hexanchiformes (frilled sharks)
- Frilled Shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus
- Bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
Order Squaliformes
- Kitefin shark Dalatias licha
- Birdbeak dogfish Deania calcea
- Bramble shark Echininorhinus brucus
- Velvet belly lantern shark Etmopterus spinax
- Great lanternshark Etmopterus princeps
Order Lamniformes
- Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus
- Ghost Catshark Apristurus manis
- Black Roughscale Catshark Apristurus melanoasper
- Blackmouth catshark Galeus melastomus
- Angular Roughshark Oxynotus centrina
- Sailfin Roughshark Oxynotus paradoxus
- Blue Shark Prionace glauca
- Smooth Hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
- Nursehound Scyliorhinus stellaris
- Smallmouth velvet dogfish Scymnodon obscurus
- Knifetooth dogfish Scymnodon ringens
- Lesser spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula
- Porbeagle Lamna nasus
- Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus
- Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias
- Common smooth-hound Mustelus mustelus
- Starry smooth-hound Mustelus asterias
- Greenland Shark Somniosus microcephalus
- Thresher shark Alopias vulpinus
- Tope Galeorhinus galeus
- Leafscale gulper shark Centrophorus squamosus
- Black dogfish Centroscyllium fabricii
- Portuguese dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis
- Longnose velvet dogfish Centroselachus crepidater
Superorder Batoidea
Order Rajiformes (skates and rays)
- Angel shark Squatina squatina
- Blonde ray Raja brachyura
- Common skate Raja batis
- Common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca
- Cuckoo ray Raja naevus
- Dark electric ray Torpedo nobiliana
- Common Eagle Ray Myliobatis aquila
- Blue Ray Neoraja caerulea
- Painted ray Raja undulata
- Shagreen ray Raja fullonica
- Spotted ray Raja montagui
- Thornback ray Raja clavata
- Thorny Skate Amblyraja radiata
- Blue Skate Dipturus batis
- Norwegian Skate Dipturus nidarosiensis
- Long-nosed Skate Dipturus oxyrinchus
- Sandy Ray Leucoraja circularis
- devil Fish Mobula mobular
- Pelagic Stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
- Small-eyed Ray Raja microocellata
- Undulate Ray Raja undulata
- Deepwater Ray Rajella bathyphila
- Bigelow's Ray Rajella bigelowi
- Round Ray Rajella fylla
- Bottlenosed Skate Rostroraja alba
Order Torpediniformes (electric rays)
- Spotted Torpedo Torpedo marmorata
- Atlantic Torpedo Torpedo nobiliana
Subclass Holocephali
Order Chimaeriformes (chimaeras)
- Narrownose Chimaera Harriotta raleighana
- Smalleyed rabbitfish Hydrolagus affinis
- Large-eyed rabbitfish Hydrolagus mirabilis
- Broadnose chimaera Rhinochimaera atlantica
- Rabbit Fish Chimaera monstrosa
Superclass Osteichthyes (boned fish) – Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)
Subclass Chondrostei
Order Acipenseriformes
- European sea sturgeon Acipenser sturio
Infraclass Holostei
Superorder Clupeomorpha
Order Clupeiformes (herring & anchovies)
- Allis shad Alosa alosa
- Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
- Pilchard Sardina pilchardus
- European sprat Sprattus sprattus sprattus
- Twaite shad Alosa fallax
- European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus
Superorder Elopomorpha
Order Anguilliformes (true eels)
- European conger Conger conger
- European eel Anguilla anguilla
- Moray eel Muraena helena
- Deepwater Arrowtooth Eel Histiobranchus bathybius
- Ilyophis arx
- Ilyophis blachei
- Muddy Arrowtooth Eel Ilyophis brunneus
- Whipsnout Sorcerer Venefica proboscidea
Order Notacanthiformes (halosaurs, spiny eels
- Abyssal halosaur Halosauropsis macrochir
- Halosaurus johnsonianus
- Shortfin Spiny Eel Notacanthus bonaparte
- Spiny Eel Notacanthus chemnitzii
- Longnose Tapirfish Polyacanthonotus challengeri
- Smallmouth Spiny Eel Polyacanthonotus rissoanus
Order Saccopharyngiformes (gulper eels)
- Gulper eel Saccopharynx ampullaceus
- Pelican eel Eurypharynx pelecanoides
Superorder Stenopterygii
Order Stomiiformes
- Bristlemouth Cyclothone alba
- Grammatostomias flagellibarba
- Elongated Bristlemouth Fish
- Leptostomias gladiator
- Pearlsides Maurolicus muelleri
- Greenland Argentine Nansenia groenlandica
- Renezvous Fish Polymetme corythaeola
- Polymetme thaeocoryla
- Spark Anglemouth Sigmops bathyphilus
- Diaphanous Hatchet Fish Sternoptyx diaphana
- Boa Dragonfish Stomias boa ferox
- Threelight Dragonfish Trigonolampa miriceps
- Constellationfish Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
- Longray Fangjaw Bonapartia pedaliota
- Large-eye Snaggletooth Borostomias antarcticus
Superorder Scopelomorpha
Order Myctophiformes (lanternfish)
- Myctophum punctatum
- Topside Lampfish Notolychnus valdiviae
- Large Scale Lantern Fish Symbolophorus veranyi
- Glacier Lanternfish Benthosema glaciale
- Spothead Lantern fish Diaphus metopoclampus
- White-spotted Lantern fish Diaphus rafinesquii
- Chubby Flashlightfish Electrona risso
- Diamondcheek Lanternfish Lampanyctus intricarius
- Rakery Beaconlamp Lampanyctus macdonaldi
- Cocco's lantern fish Lobianchia gemellarii
- Arctic Telescope Protomyctophum arcticum
Superorder Paracanthopterygii
Order Gadiformes (cod)
- Atlantic cod Gadus morhua
- Burbot Lota lota
- Cusk Brosme brosme
- European hake Merluccius merluccius
- Haddock Malanogrammus aeglefinus
- European hake Merluccius merluccius
- Common Ling Molva molva
- Blue Ling Molva dypterygia
- Spanish Ling Molva macrophthalma
- Pollock Pollachius pollachus
- Fivebeard rockling Ciliata mustela
- Three-bearded rockling Gaidropsarus vulgaris
- Bigeye Rockling Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
- Shore Rockling Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- Arctic RocklingGaidropsarus argentatus
- Saithe Pollachius virens
- Whiting Marlangius merlangus
- Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou
- Common Atlantic Grenadier Nezumia aequalis
- Ghostly Grenadier Coryphaenoides leptolepis
- Mediterranean Grenadier Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
- Deepwater Grenadier Coryphaenoides profundicolus
- Roundnose Grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris
- Günther’s Grenadier Coryphaenoides guentheri
- Carapine Grenadier 'Coryphaenoides carapinus
- Coryphaenoides brevibarbis
- Abyssal Grenadier Coryphaenoides armatus
- Glasshead Grenadier Hymenocephalus italicus
- Onion-eye Grenadier Macrourus berglax
- Softhead Grenadier Malacocephalus laevis
- Fourbeard Rockling Enchelyopus cimbrius
- Silvery Cod Gadiculus argenteus argenteus
- Silvery Pout Gadiculus argenteus thori
- Guttigadus latifrons
- Slender codling Halargyreus johnsonii
- North Atlantic Codling Lepidion eques
- Lyconus brachycolus
- Common Mora Mora moro
- Greater Forkbeard Phycis blennoides
- Pollack Pollachius pollachius
- Pseudonezumia flagellicauda
- Tadpole Fish Raniceps raninus
- Roughnose grenadier Trachyrincus murrayi
- Roughsnout grenadier Trachyrincus scabrus
- Norway Pout Trisopterus esmarkii
- Pouting Trisopterus luscus
- Poor Cod Trisopterus minutus
- Northern Rockling Ciliata septentrionalis
- Hollowsnout Grenadier Coelorinchus caelorhincus
- Spearsnouted Grenadier Coelorinchus labiatus
Order Lophiiformes (anglerfish)
- Monkfish Lophius piscatorius
- Black-bellied Angler Lophius budegassa
- Oneirodes carlsbergi
- Bulbous Dreamer Oneirodes eschrichtii
- Can-opener Smoothdream Chaenophryne longiceps
Order Ophidiiformes (pearlfishes, etc.)
- Pearlfish Echiodon drummondii
- Sciadonus galatheae
- Pudgy Cuskeel Spectrunculus grandis
- Thalassobathia pelagica
- Cataetyx alleni'
- Cataetyx laticeps'
Superorder Lampridiomorpha
Order Lampriformes
- Opah Lampris guttatus
- Kaup's Arrowtooth Eel Synaphobranchus kaupii
- Deal Fish Trachipterus arcticus
Superorder Ostariophysi
Order Cypriniformes
- Common Dace Leuciscus leuciscus
- Common minnow Phoxinus phoxinus
- 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
Order Salmoniformes (salmon, trout, whitefish)
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Sea Trout Salmo trutta trutta
- Common whitefish Coregonus lavaretus
- European smelt Osmerus eperlanus
- Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
- Brown trout Salmo trutta
- Irish pollan Coregonus autumnalis
Order Osmeriformes (smelts, etc.)
- Bighead Searsid Holtbyrnia anomala
- Agassiz' Smooth-head Leptochilichthys agassizii
- Maul's Searsid Maulisia mauli
- Slender Argentine Microstoma microstoma
- Multipore Searsid Normichthys operosus
- Nansenia oblita
- Blackhaed Salmon Narcetes stomias
- Barrel-eye Opisthoproctus soleatus
- European smelt Osmerus eperlanus
- Abyssal Smooth-head Rinoctes nasutus
- Softskin Smooth-head Rouleina attrita
- Schnakenbeck's Searsid Sagamichthys schnakenbecki
- Koefoed's Searsid Searsia koefoedi
- Bluntsnout smooth-head Xenodermichthys copei
- Salmon Smooth-Head Conocara salmoneum
- Murray's Smooth-head Conocara murrayi
- Elongate Smooth-head Conocara microlepis
- Longfin Smooth-head Conocara macropterum
Superorder Cyclosquamata
Order Aulopiformes (grinners, lizardfishes)
- Duckbill barracudina Magnisudis atlantica
- Sharpchin Barracudina Paralepis coregonoides
- Blackfin Waryfish Scopelosaurus lepidus
- Sudis hyalina
Superorder Acanthopterygii
Order Atheriniformes (silversides)
- Sand smelt Atherina presbyter
Order Zeiformes (dories, etc.)
- False Boarfish Neocyttus helgae
Order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks, etc.)
- Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
- Sea Stickleback Spinachia spinachia
- Nine-spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius
Order Pleuronectiformes (flatfish)
- American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides
- Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus
- Common Sole Solea solea
- Torbay sole Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- Fourspotted Megrim Lepidorhombus boscii
- Megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
- Dab Limanda limanda
- Thickback sole Microchirus variegatus
- Lemon Sole Microstomus kitt
- Norwegian Topknot Phrynorhombus norvegicus
- European flounder Platichthys flesus
- European plaice Pleuronectes platessa
- Turbot Psetta maxima
- Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
- Brill Scophthalmus rhombus
- Topknot Zeugopterus punctatus
- Eckström's topknot Zeugopterus regius
- Solenette Buglossidium luteum
Order Perciformes
- Raitt's sand eel Ammodytes marinus
- Lesser sand eel Ammodytes tobianus
- Great sand eel Hyperoplus immaculatus
- Smooth sandeel Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
- Black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo
- Bullet tuna Auxis rochei rochei
- Frigate tuna Auxis thazard thazard
- Transparent Goby Aphia minuta
- Atlantic Wolf Fish Anarhichas lupus
- Bogue Boops boops
- Montagu's Blenny Coryphoblennius galerita
- Viviparous blenny Zoarces viviparus
- Crystal Goby Crystallogobius linearis
- Driftfish Cubiceps gracilis
- Common Dentex Dentex dentex
- European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax
- Lesser weever Echiichthys vipera
- Bulls-eye Epigonus telescopus
- Couch’s Goby Gobius couchi
- Red-mouthed goby Gobius cruentatus
- Black Goby Gobius niger
- Rock Goby Gobius paganellus
- Two-spotted Goby Gobiusculus flavescens
- Jeffrey's Goby Buenia jeffreysii
- Barrelfish Hyperoglyphe perciformis
- Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
- Great Sandeel Hyperoplus lanceolatus
- Ballan Wrasse Labrus bergylta
- Cuckoo Wrasse Labrus mixtus
- Silver Scabbardfish Lepidopus caudatus
- Goldsinny Wrasse Ctenolabrus rupestris
- Lesueurigobius friesii
- Lipophrys pholis
- White Eelpout Lycenchelys alba
- Lycodes terraenovae
- Red Mullet Mullus barbatus barbatus
- Striped red mullet Mullus surmuletus
- Black Gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus
- Snubnose Eelpout Pachycara bulbiceps
- Pachycara crassiceps
- Rock Gunnel Pholis gunnellus
- Blackspot Seabream Pachycara crassiceps
- Common Pandora Pagellus erythrinus
- Tompot Blenny Pagellus erythrinus
- Wreckfish Polyprion americanus
- Lozano's Goby Pomatoschistus lozanoi
- Common Goby Pomatoschistus microps
- Sand GobyPomatoschistus minutus
- Painted Goby Pomatoschistus pictus
- Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus
- Atlantic Bonito Sarda sarda
- Cornish Blackfish Schedophilus medusophagus
- Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus
- Gilthead Seabream Sparus aurata
- Black Seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus
- Baillon’s Wrasse Symphodus bailloni
- Corkwing Wrasse Symphodus melops
- Bigscale Pomfret Taractichthys longipinnis
- Leopard-spotted Goby Thorogobius ephippiatus
- Greater weever Trachinus draco
- Albacore Thunnus alalunga
- Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus
- Derbio Trachinotus ovatus
- Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus
- Largehead Hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
- Atlantic Stargazer Uranoscopus scaber
- Swordfish Xiphias gladius
- Atlantic Pomfret Brama brama
- Dragonet Callionymus lyra
- Callionymus maculatus
- Reticulated dragonet Callionymus reticulatus
- Rock Cook Centrolabrus exoletus
- Vadigo Campogramma glaycos
- Red Bandfish Cepola macrophthalma
- Yarrell's Blenny Chirolophis ascanii
- European perch Perca fluviatilis
Order Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfish, sculpins)
- Pallid Sculpin Cottunculus thomsonii
- Lumpsucker Cyclopterus lumpus
- Grey Gurnard Eutrigla gurnardus
- Blackbelly rosefish Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus
- Striped Seasnail Liparis liparis liparis
- Montagu's Seasnail Liparis montagui
- Norway Bullhead Micrenophrys lilljeborgii
- Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius
- Paraliparis abyssorum
- Black Seasnail Paraliparis bathybius
- Paraliparis bipolaris
- Paraliparis hystrix
- Norway Redfish Sebastes viviparus
- Longspined Sea-scorpion Taurulus bubalis
- Spiny Scorpionfish Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata
- Merret's Snailfish Careproctus merretti
- Careproctus aciculipunctatus
- Tub Gurnard Chelidonichthys lucerna
- Longfin Gurnard Chelidonichthys obscurus
- European Bullhead Cottus gobio
Order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks)
- Three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
- Nine-spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius
Order Gobiesociformes (clingfishes)
- Two-spotted clingfish Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata
- Connemarra clingfish [sic] Lepadogaster candolii
Order Beryciformes (fangtooths, pineconefishes, etc.)
- Silver spinyfin Diretmus argenteus
- Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus
- Silver roughy Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus
- Alfonsino Beryx decadactylus
Order Syngnathiformes (pipefishes, seahorses)
- Long-snouted seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus
- Snake Pipefish Entelurus aequoreus
- Greater pipefish Syngathus acus
- Nilsson's pipefish Syngnathus rostellatus
- Broad-nosed Pipefish Syngnathus typhle
- Worm Pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis
- Straitnose Pipefish Nerophis ophidion
Order Mugiliformes (mullets)
- Golden grey mullet Liza aurata
- Thin-lipped grey mullet Liza ramado
- Thicklip grey mullet Chelon labrosus
Order Tetraodontiformes
- Ocean sunfish Mola mola
- Slender sunfish Ranzania laevis
- Blunthead puffer Sphoeroides pachygaster
Order Beloniformes
- Atlantic saury Scomberesox saurus saurus
- Garfish Belone belone
- Belone svetovidovi
Order Stephanoberyciformes (ridgeheads)
- Crested Bigscale Poromitra crassiceps
- Bean's Bigscale Scopelogadus beanii
Freshwater fish
- 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
- 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
- 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
External links
- pdf Peter S. Maitland.Ireland's most threatened and rare freshwater fish: an international perspective on fish conservation
- Aquatic Invasions European Chub pdf
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