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.
Class Myxini (hagfish)
Order Myxiniformes The Atlantic hagfish
Hyperoartia The European river lamprey , Lampetra fluviatilis
Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)
Infraphylum Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Family Squatinidae (angelsharks)
Family Centrophoridae (gulper sharks)
Family Dalatiidae
Family Echinorhinidae (bramble and prickly sharks
Family Etmopteridae (lantern sharks)
Family Oxynotidae (rough sharks)
Family Somniosidae (sleeper sharks)
Family Squalidae (spiny dogfishes)
Hexanchus griseus Family Chlamydoselachidae (frilled sharks)
Family Hexanchidae (sixgill sharks)
Scyliorhinus canicula in the Natural History Museum , LondonFamily Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)
Family Scyliorhinidae (catsharks)
Family Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks)
Family Triakidae (houndsharks)
Family Alopiidae (thresher sharks)
Family Cetorhinidae (basking sharks)
Comparison between a shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrhinchus ) above, and porbeagle (Lamna nasus ) below Family Lamnidae (mackerel sharks)
Superorder Batoidea (rays, skates and sawfishes)Family Dasyatidae (whiptail stingrays)
Family Myliobatidae (eagle rays)
Family Mobulidae (devil rays)
Raja clavata 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 Family Rhinochimaeridae (longnose chimaeras)
Family Chimaeridae (shortnose chimaeras)
Superclass Osteichthyes (boned fish) - Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)
European sea sturgeon Family Clupeidae (herring and sardines)
Family Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Moray eel Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
Family Congridae (conger eels)
Family Muraenidae (moray eels)
Family Nettastomatidae (duckbill eels)
Family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels)
Family Halosauridae (halosaurs)
Family Notacanthidae (spiny eels)
Family Eurypharyngidae (pelican eels)
Family Saccopharyngidae (gulper eels)
Family Cyprinidae (carp and relatives)
Family Nemacheilidae (stone loaches)
Family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders)
Family Alepocephalidae (slickheads)
Family Microstomatidae (pencil smelts)
Family Opisthoproctidae (barreleyes)
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 Stomias and Grammatostomias speciesFamily Gonostomatidae (bristlemouths)
Family Sternoptychidae (hatchefishes and relatives)
Family Phosichthyidae (lightfishes)
Family Stomiidae (dragonfishes)
Family Notosudidae (waryfishes)
Family Paralepididae (barracudinas)
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 Family Lampridae (opahs)
Family Trachipteridae (ribbonfishes)
Family Zeidae (dories)
John Dory Family Oreosomatidae (oreos)
Melanogrammus aeglefinus Family Gadidae (cod and relatives)
Pollachius pollachius 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 Macrourus berglax Family Merlucciidae (hakes)
Family Moridae (codlings)
Family Phycidae (forkbeard hakes)
Family Trachyrincidae
Family Berycidae (alfonsinos)
Family Melamphaidae (bigscales)
Family Diretmidae (spinyfins)
Silver spinyfin, Diretmus argenteus Family Trachichthyidae (roughies and slimeheads)
Series Ophidiimorpharia Family Aphyonidae
Family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas)
Family Carapidae (pearlfishes)
Family Ophidiidae (cusk-eels)
Series Gobiomorpharia 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 goby Pomatoschistus minutus Painted goby , Pomatoschistus pictus Leopard-spotted goby , Thorogobius ephippiatus
Series Scombrimorpharia Family Callionymidae (dragonettes)
Family Mullidae (goatfishes)
Family Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefishes)
Family Bramidae (pomfrets)
Family Centrolophidae (medusafishes)
Family Gempylidae (snake mackerels)
Family Nomeidae (driftfishes) Family Scombridae (tuna, mackerel and bonitos)
Family Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes and scabbardfishes)
Series Carangimorpharia Family Xiphiidae (swordfish)
Family Carangidae (jacks and relatives)
Family Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)
Turbot Family Scophthalmidae (turbots)
Family Soleidae (true soles)
Family Belonidae (needlefishes)
Family Scomberesocidae (sauries)
Family Atherinidae (silversides)
Family Mugilidae (mullets)
Family Gobiesocidae (clingfishes)
Family Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
Family Ammodytidae (sandlances)
Family Trachinidae (weeverfishes)
Family Uranoscopidae (stargazers)
Family Labridae (wrasses)
Family Epigonidae (deepwater cardinalfishes)
Family Polyprionidae (wreckfishes)
Suborder Percoidei (sensu Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016[1] )Family Percidae (perches)
Suborder Triglioidei (searobins and gurnards)Family Triglidae (searobins and gurnards)
Family Sebastidae (rockfishes)
Suborder Cottoidei (sculpins, eelpouts, sticklebacks and relatives)
Infraorder Zoarcales (eelpouts, wolffishes and relatives)Atlantic wolf fish Family Anarhichadidae (wolffishes)
Family Pholidae (gunnels)
Family Stichaeidae (pricklebacks)
Family Zoarcidae (eelpouts)
Infraorder Gasterosteales (sticklebacks, etc.)Family Gasterosteidae (sticklebacks)
Infraorder Cottales (sculpins, snailfishes, lumpfishes and relatives)Family Cottidae (sculpins)
Family Cyclopteridae (lumpsuckers)
Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus Family Liparidae (snailfishes)
Family Psychrolutidae (fatheads and blobfishes)
Family Moronidae (temperate basses)
Family Sparidae (seabreams and progies)
Family Cepolidae (bandfishes)
Family Caproidae (boarfishes)
Suborder Lophoidei (monkfishes)Family Lophiidae (monkfishes)
Monkfish Family Oneirodidae (dreamers)
Family Molidae (molas)
Family Tetraodontidae (pufferfishes)
Freshwater fish 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
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External links pdf Peter S. Maitland. Ireland's most threatened and rare freshwater fish: an international perspective on fish conservation "Aquatic Invasions European Chub". [1] [2]