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List of fish of the North Sea consists of 201 species , both indigenous , and also introduced , listed in systematic index. It includes 40 species of Chondrichthyes , three species of Agnatha , the other are bony fishes .[ 1]
The following tags are used to indicate the conservation status of species by IUCN 's criteria:
All the listed species are classified by their origin as native , introduced , invasive , and species found accidentally (difficult to characterize as native or invasive).
Scientific name
Taxa authority
English name
Origin
IUCN status
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Ordo: Myxiniformes
Family : Myxinidae
Myxine glutinosa
Linnaeus , 1758
Atlantic hagfish
Native
Least concern
Ordo: Petromyzontiformes
Family : Petromyzontidae
Lampetra fluviatilis
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European river lamprey
Native
Least concern
Petromyzon marinus
Linnaeus , 1758
Sea lamprey
Native
Least concern
Ordo: Chimaeriformes
Family : Chimaeridae
Chimaera monstrosa
Linnaeus , 1758
Rabbit fish
Native
Near threatened
Ordo: Squaliformes
Family : Somniosidae
Centroscymnus coelolepis
(du Bocage & Capello, 1864)
Portuguese dogfish
Native
Near threatened
Centroselachus crepidater
(du Bocage & Capello, 1864)
Longnose velvet dogfish
Native
Least concern
Somniosus microcephalus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Greenland shark
Native
Near threatened
Family : Centrophoridae
Centrophorus squamosus
(Bonnaterre , 1788)
Leafscale gulper shark
Native
Vulnerable
Deania calcea
(Lowe, 1839)
Birdbeak dogfish
Native
Least concern
Family : Dalatiidae
Dalatias licha
(Bonnaterre , 1788)
Kitefin shark
Native
Near threatened
Family : Echinorhinidae
Echinorhinus brucus
(Bonnaterre , 1788)
Bramble shark
Native
Data deficient
Family : Etmopteridae
Etmopterus princeps
(Collett, 1904)
Great lanternshark
Native
Data deficient
Etmopterus spinax
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Velvet belly lanternshark
Native
Least concern
Family : Squalidae
Squalus acanthias
Linnaeus , 1758
Spiny dogfish
Native
Vulnerable
Ordo: Squatiniformes
Family : Squatinidae
Squatina squatina
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Angelshark
Native
Critically endangered
Ordo: Hexanchiformes
Family : Hexanchidae
Hexanchus griseus
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Native
Near threatened
Ordo: Lamniformes
Family : Alopiidae
Alopias vulpinus
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Common thresher
Native
Vulnerable
Family : Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus maximus
(Gunnerus , 1765)
Basking shark
Native
Vulnerable
Family : Lamnidae
Lamna nasus
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Porbeagle
Native
Vulnerable
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes
Family : Carcharhinidae
Galeorhinus galeus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
School shark
Native
Vulnerable
Prionace glauca
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Blue shark
Native
Near threatened
Family : Triakidae
Mustelus asterias
Cloquet, 1821
Starry smooth-hound
Native
Least concern
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Galeus melastomus
Rafinesque, 1810
Blackmouth catshark
Native
Least concern
Scyliorhinus canicula
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Small-spotted catshark
Native
Least concern
Scyliorhinus stellaris
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Nursehound
Native
Near threatened
Ordo: Torpediniformes
Family : Torpedinidae
Torpedo marmorata
Risso, 1810
Marbled electric ray
Native
Data deficient
Torpedo nobiliana
Bonaparte , 1835
Atlantic torpedo
Native
Data deficient
Ordo: Rajiformes
Family : Rajidae
Amblyraja radiata
(Donovan , 1808)
Thorny skate
Native
Vulnerable
Dipturus batis
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Common skate
Native
Critically endangered
Dipturus linteus
(Fries, 1838)
Sailray
Native
Least concern
Dipturus nidarosiensis
(Storm, 1881)
Norwegian skate
Native
Near threatened
Dipturus oxyrinchus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Longnosed skate
Native
Near threatened
Leucoraja circularis
(Couch , 1838)
Sandy ray
Native
Vulnerable
Leucoraja fullonica
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Shagreen ray
Native
Near threatened
Leucoraja naevus
(Müller & Henle, 1841)
Cuckoo ray
Native
Least concern
Raja brachyura
Lafont , 1871
Blonde ray
Native
Near threatened
Raja clavata
Linnaeus , 1758
Thornback ray
Native
Near threatened
Raja montagui
(Fowler, 1910)
Spotted ray
Native
Least concern
Rajella fyllae
(Lütken , 1887)
Round ray
Native
Least concern
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Family : Dasyatidae
Dasyatis pastinaca
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Common stingray
Native
Data deficient
Pteroplatytrygon violacea
(Bonaparte, 1832)
Pelagic stingray
Native
Least concern
Myliobatis aquila
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Common eagle ray
Native
Data deficient
Ordo: Acipenseriformes
Family : Acipenseridae
Acipenser sturio
Linnaeus , 1758
European sea sturgeon
Native
Critically endangered
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Family : Anguillidae
Anguilla anguilla
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European eel
Native
Critically endangered
Conger conger
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European conger
Native
Not evaluated
Nemichthys scolopaceus
Richardson, 1848
Slender snipe eel
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Family : Clupeidae
Alosa alosa
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Allis shad
Native
Least concern
Alosa fallax
Lacépède, 1800
Twait shad
Native
Least concern
Clupea harengus
Linnaeus , 1758
Atlantic herring
Native
Least concern
Engraulis encrasicolus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European anchovy
Native
Not evaluated
Sardina pilchardus
(Walbaum , 1792)
European pilchard
Native
Not evaluated
Sprattus sprattus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European sprat
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Argentiniformes
Family : Argentinidae
Argentina silus
(Ascanius , 1775)
Greater argentine
Native
Not evaluated
Argentina sphyraena
Linnaeus , 1758
Argentine
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Salmoniformes
Family : Salmonidae
Coregonus oxyrinchus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Houting
Native
Extinct
Salmo salar
Linnaeus , 1758
Atlantic salmon
Native
Least concern
Salmo trutta
Linnaeus , 1758
Brown trout
Native
Least concern
Salvelinus alpinus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Arctic char
Native
Least concern
Ordo: Osmeriformes
Family : Osmeridae
Osmerus eperlanus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European smelt
Native
Least concern
Ordo: Ophidiiformes
Family : Carapidae
Echiodon drummondii
Thompson, 1837
Drummond's pearlfish
Native
Least concern
Ordo: Stomiiformes
Family : Sternoptychidae
Argyropelecus olfersii
(Cuvier, 1829)
Silver hatchetfish
Native
Not evaluated
Maurolicus muelleri
(Gmelin, 1789)
Mueller's pearlside
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Aulopiformes
Family : Paralepididae
Arctozenus risso
(Bonaparte, 1840)
Spotted barracudina
Accidental
Not evaluated
Paralepis coregonoides
Risso, 1820
Sharpchin barracudina
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Myctophiformes
Family : Myctophidae
Benthosema glaciale
(Reinhardt, 1837)
Glacier lantern fish
Accidental
Not evaluated
Myctophum punctatum
Rafinesque, 1810
Spotted lanternfish
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Gadiformes
Family : Gadidae
Gadiculus thori
Schmidt, 1913
Silvery pout
Native
Not evaluated
Gadus morhua
Linnaeus , 1758
Atlantic cod
Native
Vulnerable
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Haddock
Native
Vulnerable
Merlangius merlangus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Whiting
Native
Not evaluated
Micromesistius poutassou
(Risso, 1827)
Blue whiting
Native
Not evaluated
Pollachius pollachius
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Pollack
Native
Not evaluated
Pollachius virens
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Coalfish
Native
Not evaluated
Raniceps raninus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Tadpole fish
Native
Not evaluated
Trisopterus esmarkii
Nilsson, 1855
Norway pout
Native
Not evaluated
Trisopterus luscus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Pouting
Native
Not evaluated
Trisopterus minutus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Poor cod
Native
Least concern
Family : Lotidae
Brosme brosme
(Ascanius, 1772)
Cusk
Native
Not evaluated
Ciliata mustela
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Fivebeard rockling
Native
Not evaluated
Ciliata septentrionalis
(Collett, 1875)
Northern rockling
Native
Not evaluated
Enchelyopus cimbrius
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Fourbeard rockling
Native
Not evaluated
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Shore rockling
Native
Not evaluated
Gaidropsarus vulgaris
(Cloquet, 1824)
Three-bearded rockling
Native
Not evaluated
Molva dypterygia
(Pennant, 1784)
Blue ling
Native
Not evaluated
Molva molva
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Common ling
Native
Not evaluated
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Gunnerus , 1765
Roundnose grenadier
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Merlucciidae
Merluccius merluccius
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European hake
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Phycidae
Phycis blennoides
(Brünnich , 1768)
Greater forkbeard
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Lampriformes
Family : Lampridae
Lampris guttatus
(Brünnich, 1788)
Opah
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Regalecidae
Regalecus glesne
Ascanius , 1772
Giant oarfish
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Trachipteridae
Trachipterus arcticus
(Brünnich, 1788)
Dealfish
Accidental
Not evaluated
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Family : Lophiidae
Lophius budegassa
Spinola, 1807
Blackbellied angler
Native
Not evaluated
Lophius piscatorius
Linnaeus , 1758
Sea-devil
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Family : Atherinidae
Atherina boyeri
Risso , 1810
Big-scale sand smelt
Invasive
Least concern
Atherina presbyter
Cuvier, 1829
Sand smelt
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Beloniformes
Family : Belonidae
Belone belone
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Garfish
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Scomberesocidae
Scomberesox saurus
(Walbaum , 1792)
Atlantic saury
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Exocoetidae
Cheilopogon heterurus
(Rafinesque, 1810)
Mediterranean flyingfish
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Gasterosteiformes
Family : Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus aculeatus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Three-spined stickleback
Native
Least concern
Spinachia spinachia
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Fifteenspine stickleback
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Family : Centriscidae
Macroramphosus scolopax
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Longspine snipefish
Native
Least concern
Family : Syngnathidae
Entelurus aequoreus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Snake pipefish
Native
Not evaluated
Nerophis lumbriciformis
(Jenyns , 1835)
Worm pipefish
Native
Not evaluated
Nerophis ophidion
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Straightnose pipefish
Native
Not evaluated
Syngnathus acus
Linnaeus , 1758
Greater pipefish
Native
Not evaluated
Syngnathus rostellatus
Nilsson , 1855
Lesser pipefish
Native
Not evaluated
Syngnathus typhle
Linnaeus , 1758
Broadnosed pipefish
Native
Not evaluated
Hippocampus hippocampus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Short-snouted seahorse
Native
Data deficient
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Aspius aspius
Linnaeus , 1758
Asp
Accidental
Not evaluated
Ordo: Scorpaeniformes
Family : Agonidae
Agonus cataphractus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Armed bullhead
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Cottidae
Artediellus atlanticus
Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Atlantic hookear sculpin
Native
Least concern
Icelus bicornis
(Reinhardt, 1840)
Twohorn sculpin
Native
Not evaluated
Taurulus bubalis
(Euphrasén, 1786)
Longspined sea-scorpion
Native
Not evaluated
Micrenophrys lilljeborgii
(Collett, 1875)
Norway bullhead
Native
Not evaluated
Myoxocephalus scorpius
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Shorthorn sculpin
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Cyclopteridae
Cyclopterus lumpus
Linnaeus , 1758
Lumpsucker
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Triglidae
Aspitrigla cuculus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Red gurnard
Native
Not evaluated
Chelidonichthys lucerna
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Tub gurnard
Native
Not evaluated
Eutrigla gurnardus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Grey gurnard
Native
Not evaluated
Trigla lyra
Linnaeus , 1758
Piper gurnard
Native
Not evaluated
Trigloporus lastoviza
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Streaked gurnard
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Liparidae
Careproctus reinhardti
(Krøyer, 1862)
Sea tadpole
Native
Not evaluated
Liparis liparis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Common seasnail
Native
Least concern
Liparis montagui
(Donovan, 1804)
Montagu's seasnail
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Sebastidae
Helicolenus dactylopterus
Delaroche, 1809
Blackbelly rosefish
Native
Not evaluated
Sebastes mentella
Travin , 1951
Deepwater redfish
Native
Least concern
Sebastes norvegicus
(Ascanius, 1772)
Golden redfish
Native
Not evaluated
Sebastes viviparus
Krøyer, 1845
Norway redfish
Native
Not evaluated
Triglops murrayi
Günther, 1888
Moustache sculpin
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Perciformes
Family : Mugilidae
Chelon labrosus
(Risso, 1827)
Thicklip grey mullet
Native
Least concern
Liza aurata
(Risso, 1810)
Golden grey mullet
Native
Least concern
Liza ramada
(Risso, 1827)
Thinlip mullet
Native
Least concern
Family : Bramidae
Brama brama
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Pomfret
Native
Not evaluated
Taractes asper
Lowe, 1843
Rough pomfret
Native
Not evaluated
Pterycombus brama
Fries, 1837
Atlantic fanfish
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Moronidae
Dicentrarchus labrax
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European seabass
Native
Least concern
Family : Mullidae
Mullus barbatus
Linnaeus , 1758
Red mullet
Native
Not evaluated
Mullus surmuletus
Linnaeus , 1758
Striped red mullet
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Sciaenidae
Argyrosomus regius
(Asso, 1801)
Meagre
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Sparidae
Boops boops
Linnaeus , 1758
Bogue
Native
Not evaluated
Dentex maroccanus
Valenciennes, 1830
Morocco dentex
Native
Not evaluated
Pagellus acarne
(Risso, 1827)
Axillary seabream
Native
Not evaluated
Pagellus bogaraveo
(Brünnich, 1768)
Blackspot seabream
Native
Not evaluated
Pagellus erythrinus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Common pandora
Native
Not evaluated
Sarpa salpa
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Salema porgy
Native
Not evaluated
Sparus aurata
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Gilt-head bream
Native
Not evaluated
Spondyliosoma cantharus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Black seabream
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Echeneidae
Remora remora
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Common remora
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Carangidae
Naucrates ductor
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Pilot fish
Native
Not evaluated
Trachinotus ovatus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Pompano
Native
Not evaluated
Trachurus trachurus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Atlantic horse mackerel
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Gobiidae
Aphia minuta
(Risso, 1810)
Transparent goby
Native
Not evaluated
Buenia jeffreysii
(Günther, 1867)
Jeffrey's goby
Native
Not evaluated
Crystallogobius linearis
(de Düben, 1845)
Crystal goby
Native
Not evaluated
Gobius niger
Linnaeus , 1758
Black goby
Native
Not evaluated
Gobiusculus flavescens
(Fabricius, 1779)
Two-spotted goby
Native
Not evaluated
Lesueurigobius friesii
(Malm, 1874)
Fries's goby
Native
Not evaluated
Neogobius melanostomus
(Pallas, 1814)
Round goby
Introduced[ 2]
Least concern
Pomatoschistus lozanoi
(F. de Buen, 1923)
Lozano's goby
Native
Not evaluated
Pomatoschistus microps
(Krøyer, 1838)
Common goby
Native
Least concern
Pomatoschistus minutus
(Pallas, 1770)
Sand goby
Native
Not evaluated
Pomatoschistus pictus
(Malm, 1865)
Painted goby
Native
Not evaluated
Thorogobius ephippiatus
(R. T. Lowe, 1839)
Leopard-spotted goby
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Blenniidae
Lipophrys pholis
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Shanny
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Stichaeidae
Chirolophis ascanii
(Walbaum, 1792)
Yarrell's blenny
Native
Not evaluated
Leptoclinus maculatus
(Fries, 1838)
Daubed shanny
Native
Not evaluated
Lumpenus lampretaeformis
(Walbaum, 1792)
Snakeblenny
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Pholidae
Pholis gunnellus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Rock gunnel
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Zoarcidae
Lycodes vahlii
Reinhardt, 1831
Vahl's eelpout
Accidental
Not evaluated
Zoarces viviparus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Viviparous eelpout
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Callionymidae
Callionymus lyra
Linnaeus , 1758
Common dragonet
Native
Not evaluated
Callionymus maculatus
Rafinesque, 1810
Spotted dragonet
Native
Not evaluated
Callionymus reticulatus
Valenciennes, 1837
Reticulated dragonet
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Labridae
Centrolabrus exoletus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Rock cook
Native
Least concern
Coris julis
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
Native
Least concern
Ctenolabrus rupestris
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Goldsinny wrasse
Native
Least concern
Labrus bergylta
Ascanius, 1767
Ballan wrasse
Native
Least concern
Labrus mixtus
Linnaeus , 1758
Cuckoo wrasse
Native
Least concern
Symphodus melops
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Corkwing wrasse
Native
Least concern
Family : Scombridae
Euthynnus alletteratus
(Rafinesque, 1810)
Little tunny
Native
Least concern
Katsuwonus pelamis
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Skipjack tuna
Native
Least concern
Orcynopsis unicolor
(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
Plain bonito
Native
Least concern
Sarda sarda
(Bloch, 1793)
Atlantic bonito
Native
Least concern
Scomber scombrus
Linnaeus , 1758
Atlantic mackerel
Native
Least concern
Thunnus thynnus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Native
Endangered
Family : Xiphiidae
Xiphias gladius
Linnaeus , 1758
Swordfish
Native
Least concern
Family : Ammodytidae
Ammodytes marinus
Raitt, 1934
Raitt's sand eel
Native
Not evaluated
Ammodytes tobianus
Linnaeus , 1758
Small sandeel
Native
Not evaluated
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
(Jourdain, 1879)
Smooth sandeel
Native
Not evaluated
Hyperoplus immaculatus
(Corbin, 1950)
Greater sand-eel
Native
Not evaluated
Hyperoplus lanceolatus
(Le Sauvage, 1824)
Great sandeel
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Anarhichadidae
Anarhichas lupus
Linnaeus , 1758
Atlantic wolffish
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Trachinidae
Echiichthys vipera
(Cuvier, 1829)
Lesser weever
Native
Not evaluated
Trachinus draco
Linnaeus , 1758
Greater weever
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Family : Bothidae
Arnoglossus laterna
(Walbaum, 1792)
Mediterranean scaldfish
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Pleuronectidae
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Witch
Native
Not evaluated
Hippoglossoides platessoides
(O. Fabricius, 1780)
American plaice
Native
Not evaluated
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Atlantic halibut
Native
Endangered
Limanda limanda
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Common dab
Native
Not evaluated
Microstomus kitt
(Walbaum, 1792)
Lemon sole
Native
Not evaluated
Platichthys flesus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European flounder
Native
Least concern
Pleuronectes platessa
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
European plaice
Native
Least concern
Family : Scophthalmidae
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
(Walbaum, 1792)
Megrim
Native
Not evaluated
Phrynorhombus norvegicus
(Günther, 1862)
Norwegian topknot
Native
Not evaluated
Scophthalmus maximus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Turbot
Native
Not evaluated
Scophthalmus rhombus
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Brill
Native
Not evaluated
Zeugopterus punctatus
(Bloch, 1787)
Topknot
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Soleidae
Buglossidium luteum
(Risso, 1810)
Solenette
Native
Least concern
Microchirus variegatus
(Donovan, 1808)
Thickback sole
Native
Not evaluated
Solea solea
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Common sole
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Family : Molidae
Mola mola
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Ocean sunfish
Native
Not evaluated
Ranzania laevis
(Pennant, 1776)
Slender sunfish
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Beryciformes
Family : Berycidae
Beryx decadactylus
(Cuvier, 1829)
Alfonsino
Native
Not evaluated
Ordo: Zeiformes
Family : Caproidae
Capros aper
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
Boar fish
Native
Not evaluated
Family : Zeidae
Zeus faber
(Linnaeus , 1758 )
John Dory
Native
Not evaluated