Fishes Recorded From the North East Coast & Central North Sea
Myxinidae
Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 Hagfish, Devourer
Petromyzonidae
Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 Sea Lamprey
Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) River Lamprey
Isuridae
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Porbeagle Shark
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) Basking Shark
Alopiidae
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Thresher or Fox Shark
Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnnaeus, 1758) Lesser spotted dogfish, locally Nurse
Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Nursehound, Greater spotted Dogfish
Carcharinidae
Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) Blue Shark
Triakidae
Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1821 Starry Smooth Hound
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tope
Squalidae
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 Spiny or Spur dogfish
Echinorhinus bruchus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Spinous or Bramble Shark
Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Greenland Shark
Squatinidae
Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758) Fiddle fish, Monk fish
Torpedinidae
Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835 Electric Ray
Torpedo marmorata Risso,1810 Marbled Electric Ray
Rajidae
Raja oxyrhynchus Linnaeus, 1758 Long nosed Skate
Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758 Blue Skate
Raja fullonica Linnaeus 1758 Shagreen Ray
Raja undulata Lacepede, 1802 Undulate Ray
Raja radiata Donovan, 1808 Starry Ray
Raja naevus Muller & Henle, 1841 Cuckoo Ray
Raja circularis Couch, 1838 Sandy Ray
Raja montagui Fowler, 1910 Spotted Ray
Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758 Roker, Thornback Ray
Raja brachyura Lafont, 1873 Blonde Ray
Dasyatidae
Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus,1758) Sting Ray
Myliobatidae
Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) Eagle Ray
Chimaeridae
Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 Chimaera, Rat fish
Acipenseridae
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 Sturgeon
Alepocephalidae
Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & Bean, 1879 Bairds Smoothhead
Clupeidae
A catch of shads from the Yorkshire coast, including a single large allis shad among the more abundant twaite shad
Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) Anchovy
- Alosa alosa(Linnaeus, 1758) Allis Shad
Alosa fallax (Lacepede, 1803) Twaite Shad
Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) Pilchard, Sardine
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) Sprat
Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Herring
Gonostomatidae
Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1788) Pearl side
Salmonidae
Salmo salar Linnaeus,1758 Salmon
Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 Sea trout
Argentinidae
Argentina silus (Ascanius, 1775) Greater Argentine
Ovaries of an immature twaite shad from the winter migration off the Yorkshire coast.
Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus, 1758 Lesser Argentine
Osmeridae
Osmerus eperlanus Linnaeus, 1758 Smelt
Anguillidae
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Eel
Congridae
Conger conger ([Artedi, 1738] Linnaeus, 1758) Conger Eel
Scomberisocidae
Scomberesox saurus(Walbaum, 1792) Skipper,
Belonidae Garfish
Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761) Garfish
The enlarged ovaries of a mature twaite shad from the annual winter migration off the Yorkshire coast.
Macrorhamphosidae
Macrorhamphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syngnathidae Pipefishes
Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus 1758 Broad-nosed pipefish
Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758 Greater pipe-fish
Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855 Nillsons pipe-fish
Entelurus aequoreus (Linnaeus, 1758) Snake pipe-fish
Nerophis lumbriciformis (Jenyns, 1835) Worm pipe-fish
Nerophis ophidion (Linnaeus, 1758) Straight-nosed pipe-fish
Hippocampus ramulosus Leach,1814 Sea-horse
Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 Stickleback
Spinachia spinachia (Linnaeus, 1758) Fifteen-spined stickleback
Merlucciidae
Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) Hake
Gadidae Codfishes
Micromesistius poutassou (Risso,1826) Blue whiting
Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) Whiting
Trisopterus luscus Bib, Pout
Trisopterus esmarkii (Nilsson,1855) Norway pout
Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Poor cod
Pollachius pollachius (linnaeus, 1758) Coal-fish
Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758) Pollack
Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 Cod
Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Haddock
Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772) Tusk
Phycis blennoides (Brunnich, 1768) Greater fork-beard
Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758) Ling
Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tadpole fish, Lesser fork-beard
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) Shore (three-bearded) rockling
Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Cloquet, 1824) Three-bearded Rockling (offshore)
Rhininemus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1758) Four-bearded rockling
Ciliata septentrionalis (Collett, 1875) Northern rockling
Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758) Five-bearded rockling
Lamprididae
Lampris guttatus (Brunnich, 1788) Opah
Regalecidae Oar-fish
Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772 Banks oar-fish, Ribbon fish
Trachipteridae Ribbonfish
Trachipterus arcticus (Brunnich, 1771) Arctic deal-fish
Zeidae
Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 John Dory
Caproidae
Capros aper (Linnaeus, 1758) Boar fish
Moronidae
Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus,1758) Bass
Serranidae
Polyprion americanus (Schneider, 1801)Wreck-fish
Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1785) Comber
Cepolidae
Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1766 Red band fish
Carangidae
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) Scad
Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus. 1758)
Bramidae
Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788) Rays Bream, Atlantic pomfret
Scienidae
Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) Meagre
Mullidae
Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 Red Mullet
Sparidae
Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758) Bogue
Pagellus acarne (Risso, 1826) Spanish bream
Pagellus bogaraveo Delaroche, 1809 Red sea bream
Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 Gilthead sea-bream
Sparus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758) Couch’s sea-bream
Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758) Black sea-bream
Labridae Wrasses
Crenilabrus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) Corkwing
Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758) Goldsinny
Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758 Cuckoo wrasse
Labrus bergylta Ascanius,1767 Ballan wrasse
Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758) Rock cook
Ammodytidae Sandeels
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (Jourdain,1879) Smooth sandeel
Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758 Sandeel
Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934 Raitt’s sandeel
Hyperoplus lanceolatus Le Sauvage, 1824 Greater sandeel
Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin,1950) Corbin’s sandeel
Trachinidae Weever fish
Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829) Lesser weever
Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758 Greater weever
Scombidae Tunnies and mackerels
Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810) Frigate Mackerel
Scombrus scombrus Linnaeus1758 Mackerel
Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) Pelamid, Bonito
Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tunny, Blue-fin tuna
Xiphidae
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 Swordfish
Gobiidae
Lebatus scorpioides (Collett, 1874) (Malm,1874) Diminutive Goby
Crystallogobius linearis (von Duben, 1845) Crystal Goby
Aphia minuta (Risso,1810) Transparent Goby
Lesuerigobius friesii (Malm,1874)Frie’s Goby
Buenia jeffreysii (Gunther, 1867) Jeffrey’s goby
Gobiusculus flavescens (Fabricius, 1779) Two spot goby
Pomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865)Painted goby
Pomatoschistus microps (Kroyer, 1838) Common Goby
Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) Sand Goby
Pomatoschistus norvegicus (Collett,1903) Norway Goby
Thorogobius ephippiatus (Lowe,1839) Leopard-spotted Goby
Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 Black goby
Callionymidae
Callionymus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837 Reticulated dragonet
Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810 Spotted dragonet
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus,1758 Common dragonet
Blennidae
Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)Common blenny
Parablennius gattorugine (Brunnich, 1768)Tompot blenny
Anarhichidae
Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 Wolf-fish
Anarhichas denticulatus Kroyer,1845 Jelly cat
Sticheidae
Chirolophis ascanii (Walbaum,1792) Yarrell’s blenny, Atlantic warbonnet
Pholidae
Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus, 1758) Butterfish
Lumpenidae
Lumpenus lampretaeformis (Walbaum, 1792)Snake blenny
Zoarcidae
Zoarces viviparous (Linnaeus,1758) Viviparus blenny
Carapidae
Echiodon drummondi (Cuvier,1829) Pearl-fish
Centrolophidae
Centrolophus niger (Gmelin,1788) Blackfish
Schedophilus medusophagus Cocco, 1839 Cornish blackfish
Hyperoglyphe perciformis (Mitchill, 1818) Barrel-fish
Mugilidae
Chelon labrosus (Risso,1826) Grey mullet
Liza ramada (Risso, 1826) Thin-lipped grey mullet
Liza aurata (Risso, 1810) Golden grey mullet
Atherinidae
Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829
Scorpaenidae
Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) Blue mouth,
Sebastes viviparous Kroyer, 1845 Norway haddock
Sebastes marinus (Linnaeus,1758) Redfish
Triglidae
Eutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus,1758) Grey gurnard
Trigloporus lastoviza (Brunnich, 1768) Streaked gurnard
Aspitrigla cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758)Red gurnard
Trigla lucerna Linnaeus,1758 Tub or Saphirine Gurnard
Cottidae
Triglops murrayi Gunther, 1888
Myoxocephalus scopius (Linnaeus, 1758) Bull-rout
Taurulus bubalis (Euphrasen,1786) Sea-scorpion
Micrenophrys lilljeborgi (Collett, 1875) Norway Bullhead
Agonidae
Agonus cataphractus Pogge, (Linnaeus, 1758) Armoured bullhead, Hooknose
Cyclopteridae
Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758 Lumpsucker
Liparidae
Liparis liparis (Linnaeus,1766) Sea snail
Liparis montagui (Donovan, 1804) Montagu’s sea snail, shore sea snail
Scophthalmidae Left-eyed flatfish
Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) Turbot
Scophthalmus rhombus (Linnaeus,1758) Brill
Zeugopterus punctatus (Bloch, 1787) Common Topknot
Phrynorhombus norvegicus (Gunther,1862) Norwegian Topknot
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum,1792) Megrim
Bothidae
Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum,1792) Scaldfish
Pleuronectidae Right-eyed flatfishes
Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758) Dab
Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) Flounder
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus,1758 Plaice
Microstomus kitt (Walbaum,1792) Lemon sole
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus,1758) Witch, Pole Dab
Hypoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius,1780) Long Rough Dab
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) Halibut
Soleidae
Solea solea Quensel, 1806 Common Sole
Buglossidium luteum (Risso,1810) Solenette
Microchiurus variegates (Donovan,1808) Thickback Sole
Molidae
Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) Sunfish
Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) Slender Sunfish
Gobiesocidae
Diplecogaster bimaculata bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788) Two-spotted clingfish
Lophidae
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758 Angler fish, locally Monk
Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807 Black-bellied Angler