List of fishes in Estonia explained

This is a list of Estonian fish. Native (usually synonymous with indigenous) species are considered to be species which are today present in the region in question, and have been continuously present in that region since a certain period of time.There are no endemic fish species in Estonia (that is, there are no fish species native to only this region).

Petromyzontiformes

Family Petromyzontidae

• Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
• European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis
• Brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri

Acipenseriformes

Family Acipenseridae

• European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio

Clupeiformes

Family Clupeidae

• Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus membras
• European sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus
• Twait shad, Alosa fallax

Family Engraulidae

• European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicholus

Salmoniformes

Family Salmonidae

• Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
• Brown trout, Salmo trutta
  • Brown trout (riverine form), Salmo trutta morpha fario
• Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
• Vendace, Coregonus albula
• Northern whitefish, Coregonus peled
• Common whitefish Coregonus lavaretus
  • Coregonus lavaretus maraenoides
• Grayling, Thymallus thymallus

Osmeriformes

Family Osmeridae

• European smelt Osmerus eperlanus
  • Osmerus eperlanus morpha spirinchus

Esociformes

Family Esocidae

• Northern pike Esox lucius

Anguilliformes

Family Anguillidae

• European eel Anguilla anguilla

Cypriniformes

Family Cyprinidae

• Roach, Rutilus rutilus
• Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
• European chub, Leuciscus cephalus
• Ide, Leuciscus idus
• Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
• Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
• Asp, Aspius aspius
• Moderlieschen, Leucaspius delineatus
• Tench, Tinca tinca
• Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
• Bleak, Alburnus alburnus
• Spirlin, Alburnoides bipunctatus
• Silver bream, Blicca bjoerkna
• Carp bream, Abramis brama
• Zarte, Vimba vimba
• Ziege, Pelecus cultratus
• Crucian carp, Carassius carassius
• Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio
• Common carp, Cyprinus carpio
• Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
• Bighead carp Aristichthys nobilis

Family Cobitidae

• Cobitis taenia
• Weatherfish Misgurnus fossilis

Family Balitoridae

• Stone loach Barbatula barbatula

Siluriformes

Family Siluridae

• Wels catfish Silurus glanis

Family Ictaluridae

• Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Beloniformes

Family Belonidae

• Garfish, Belone belone

Gadiformes

Family Gadidae

• Burbot, Lota lota
• Pollock, Pollachius pollachius
• Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua callarias

Family Phycidae

• Four-bearded rockling Rhinonemus cimbrius

Gasterosteiformes

Family Gasterosteidae

• Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus
• Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
• Fifteen-spined stickleback, Spinachia spinachia

Family Sungnathidae

• Straightnose pipefish, Nerophis ophidion
• Deepnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle

Perciformes

Family Percidae

• Zander, Sander lucioperca
• European perch, Perca fluviatilis
• Eurasian Ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus

Family Stichaeidae

• Snake blenny, Lumpenus lampetraeformis

Family Pholididae

• Butterfish, Pholis gunnellus

Family Zoarcidae

• Viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus

Family Ammodytidae

• Lesser sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus
• Great sandeel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus

Family Gobiidae

• Black goby, Gobius niger
• Sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus
• Common goby, Pomatoschistus microps
• Twospotted goby, Coryphopterus flavescens
• Neogobius melanostomus

Family Trichiuridae

• Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scomber

Family Xiphiidae

• Swordfish, Xiphias gladius

Scorpaeniformes

Family Cottidae

• Fourhorn sculpin, Triglopsis quadricornis
• Father Lasher, Myoxocephalus scorpius
• Long-spined Sea Scorpion, Taurulus bubalis
• European bullhead, Cottus gobio

Family Cyclopteridae

• Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus

Family Liparidae

• Snailfish, Liparis liparis

Pleuronectiformes

Family Scophthalmidae

• Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus

Family Pleuronectidae

• Common dab, Limanda limanda
• European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa
• European flounder, Platichtys flesus trachurus

References

• E. Ojaveer, E. Pihu, T. Saat. Fishes of Estonia, 2003.