List of fish of the Black Sea explained

The list of fish of the Black Sea consists of indigenous, and also introduced species.

The following tags are used to indicate the conservation status of species by IUCN's criteria:

EX	Extinct
CR	Critically Endangered
EN	Endangered
VU	Vulnerable
NT	Near Threatened
LC	Least Concern
DD	Data Deficient
NE	Not Evaluated

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	Country of occurrence	IUCN status	Image
Ordo: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Eudontomyzon mariae	(Berg, 1931)		Native	,,,,
Ordo: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Raja clavata			Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Dasyatis pastinaca			Native	,,,,,
Family: Gymnuridae
Gymnura altavela	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus canicula	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental	,
Family: Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna zygaena	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental	,
Ordo: Lamniformes
Family: Alopiidae
Alopias vulpinus	(Bonnaterre, 1788)		Accidental	,
Ordo: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Squalus acanthias			Native	,,,,,
Squalus blainville	(Risso, 1827)		Native	,,
Ordo: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Squatina squatina			Accidental	,
Ordo: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	(Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833)		Native	,,,,,
Acipenser nudiventris	Lovetsky, 1828		Native	,,,,,
Acipenser persicus	Borodin, 1897		Native	,
Acipenser ruthenus			Native	,,,,,
Acipenser stellatus	Pallas, 1771		Native	,,,,,
Acipenser sturio			Native	,,,,,
Huso huso			Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Anguilla anguilla			Native	,,,,,
Family: Congridae
Conger conger			Accidental	,,,
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Engraulis encrasicolus			Native	,,,,,
Family: Clupeidae
Alosa caspia	(Eichwald, 1838)		Native	,,,,,
Alosa fallax	Lacépède, 1800		Native	,,,,
Alosa immaculata	Bennett, 1835		Native	,,,,,
Alosa maeotica	Grimm, 1901		Native	,,,,,
Alosa tanaica	(Grimm, 1901)		Native	,,,,,
Clupeonella cultriventris	(Nordmann, 1840)		Native	,,,,,
Sardina pilchardus	Walbaum, 1792		Native	,,,,,
Sardinella aurita	Valenciennes, 1847		Accidental	,,,,
Sprattus sprattus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Salmo labrax	Pallas, 1814		Native	,,,,,
Salmo trutta				,,,,
Ordo: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Merlangius merlangus			Native	,,,,,
Micromesistius poutassou	(Risso, 1827)		Accidental	,
Family: Lotidae
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Merlucciidae
Merluccius merluccius	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,
Ordo: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Ophidion rochei	Müller, 1845		Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Lophius budegassa	(Spinola, 1807)		Native	,
Lophius piscatorius			Native	,,
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Atherina boyeri	Risso, 1810		Native	,,,,,
Atherina hepsetus			Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Belone belone	(Linnaeus, 1761)		Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Gambusia holbrooki	Girard, 1859			,,
Ordo: Zeiformes
Family: Zeidae
Zeus faber			Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus aculeatus			Native	,,,,,
Pungitius platygaster	(Kessler, 1859)		Native	,,,,
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Hippocampus guttulatus	(Cuvier, 1829)		Native	,,,,,
Nerophis ophidion	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Syngnathus abaster	Risso, 1826		Native	,,,,,
Syngnathus acus			Accidental	,,
Syngnathus schmidti	Popov, 1927		Native	,,,,,
Syngnathus tenuirostris	Rathke, 1837		Native	,,,,,
Syngnathus typhle			Native	,,,,,
Syngnathus variegatus	Pallas, 1814		Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena notata	Rafinesque, 1810		Native	,
Scorpaena porcus			Native	,,,,,
Family: Dactylopteridae
Dactylopterus volitans			Accidental	,
Family: Triglidae
Chelidonichthys cuculus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental	,,
Chelidonichthys lucerna	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Eutrigla gurnardus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental	,
Ordo: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Apletodon dentatus	(Facciolà, 1887)		Native	,
Diplecogaster bimaculata	(Bonnaterre, 1788)		Native	,,,,,
Lepadogaster candolii	Risso, 1810		Native	,,,,
Lepadogaster lepadogaster	(Bonnaterre, 1788)		Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Aidablennius sphynx	(Valenciennes, 1836)		Native	,,,,,
Blennius ocellaris			Native	,,
Coryphoblennius galerita	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Microlipophrys adriaticus	(Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)		Accidental	,,
Parablennius gattorugine	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,
Parablennius incognitus	Bath, 1968			,,,
Parablennius sanguinolentus	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Parablennius tentacularis	(Brünnich, 1768)		Native	,,,,,
Parablennius zvonimiri	Kolombatovic, 1892		Native	,,,,,
Salaria pavo	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Tripterygiidae
Tripterygion tripteronotus	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,,,,
Family: Callionymidae
Callionymus fasciatus	Valenciennes, 1837		Native	,,
Callionymus lyra			Native	,,,
Callionymus pusillus	Delaroche, 1809		Native	,,,,,
Callionymus risso	Le Sueur, 1814		Native	,,,,,
Family: Gobiidae
Aphia minuta	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,,,,,
Babka gymnotrachelus	(Kessler, 1857)		Native	,,,,
Benthophiloides brauneri	Beling & Iljin, 1927		Native	,,
Benthophilus nudus	Berg, 1898		Native	,,
Caspiosoma caspium	(Kessler, 1877)		Native	,
Chromogobius quadrivittatus	(Steindachner, 1863)		Native	,,
Gammogobius steinitzi	(Bath, 1971)		Native	,
Gobius bucchichi	Steindachner, 1870		Native	,,,,
Gobius cobitis	Pallas, 1814		Native	,,,,,
Gobius cruentatus	Gmelin, 1789			,,
Gobius niger			Native	,,,,,
Gobius paganellus			Native	,,,,,
Gobius xanthocephalus	Heymer & Zander, 1992		Native	,,
Knipowitschia cameliae	Nalbant & Otel, 1995		Native	,
Knipowitschia caucasica	(Berg, 1916)		Native	,,,,
Knipowitschia longecaudata	(Berg, 1916)		Native	,,
Mesogobius batrachocephalus	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Millerigobius macrocephalus	(Kolombatovic, 1891)			,
Neogobius fluviatilis	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Neogobius melanostomus	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Pomatoschistus bathi	(Miller, 1982)			,,,
Pomatoschistus marmoratus	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,,,,,
Pomatoschistus minutus	(Pallas, 1770)		Native	,,,
Pomatoschistus pictus	Malm, 1865		Accidental	,,
Ponticola cephalargoides	(Pinchuk, 1976)		Native	,,
Ponticola eurycephalus	(Kessler, 1874)		Native	,,,,,
Ponticola kessleri	(Günther, 1861)		Native	,,,
Ponticola platyrostris	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Ponticola ratan	(Nordmann, 1840)		Native	,,,,
Ponticola syrman	(Nordmann, 1840)		Native	,,,
Proterorhinus marmoratus	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Tridentiger trigonocephalus	(Gill, 1859)			,
Zebrus zebrus	(Risso, 1827)		Accidental
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Labridae
Coris julis	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,
Ctenolabrus rupestris	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Labrus bergylta			Native	,
Labrus merula			Native	,
Labrus viridis			Native	,,,
Symphodus cinereus	(Bonnaterre, 1788)		Native	,,,,,
Symphodus ocellatus	Forsskål, 1775		Native	,,,,,
Symphodus roissali	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,,,,,
Symphodus rostratus	(Bloch, 1791)		Native	,,,,,
Symphodus tinca	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Pomacentridae
Chromis chromis	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Mugilidae
Chelon labrosus	(Risso, 1827)		Native	,,
Liza aurata	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,,,,,
Liza haematocheilus	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)			,,,,,
Liza ramada	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,,,
Liza saliens	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,,,,,
Mugil cephalus			Native	,,,,,
Family: Carangidae
Lichia amia			Native	,
Trachurus mediterraneus	(Steindachner, 1868)		Native	,,,,,
Trachurus trachurus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,
Naucrates ductor	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental	,,
Family: Centracanthidae
Spicara maena	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,
Spicara smaris	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Centrarchidae
Lepomis gibbosus	(Linnaeus, 1758)			,,
Family: Chaetodontidae
Heniochus acuminatus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental	,
Family: Moronidae
Dicentrarchus labrax	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Morone saxatilis	(Walbaum, 1792)			,,
Family: Mullidae
Mullus barbatus			Native	,,,,,
Mullus surmuletus			Native
Family: Percidae
Percarina demidoffii	Nordmann, 1840		Native	,,
Percarina maeotica	Kuznetsov, 1888		Native	,,
Sander marinus	(Cuvier, 1828)		Native	,
Family: Pomatomidae
Pomatomus saltatrix	(Linnaeus, 1766)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Echeneidae
Echeneis naucrates	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental	,
Family: Sciaenidae
Argyrosomus regius	Asso, 1801		Native
Sciaena umbra	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Umbrina cirrosa	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Serranidae
Serranus cabrilla	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,
Serranus scriba	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Sparidae
Boops boops	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Dentex dentex	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,
Diplodus annularis	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Diplodus puntazzo	Cetti, 1777		Native	,,,,,
Diplodus sargus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,
Diplodus vulgaris	(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)		Native	,
Lithognathus mormyrus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Accidental
Oblada melanura	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,
Pagellus erythrinus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Sarpa salpa	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,
Sparus aurata			Native	,,,,
Spondyliosoma cantharus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,
Family: Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena pinguis	(Günther, 1874)		Accidental	,
Sphyraena sphyraena	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,
Family: Trichiuridae
Lepidopus caudatus	(Euphrasen, 1788)		Accidental	,
Family: Scombridae
Auxis rochei	(Lacépède, 1800)		Native	,
Euthynnus alletteratus	(Rafinesque, 1810)		Native	,
Sarda sarda	Bloch, 1793		Native	,,,,,
Scomber colias	Gmelin, 1789		Native	,,,,,
Scomber scombrus			Native	,,,,,
Thunnus thynnus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Xiphiidae
Xiphias gladius			Native	,,,,,
Family: Ammodytidae
Gymnammodytes cicerelus	(Rafinesque, 1810)		Native	,,,,,
Family: Trachinidae
Trachinus draco			Native	,,,,,
Family: Uranoscopidae
Uranoscopus scaber			Native	,,,,,
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Scophthalmus maeoticus	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Scophthalmus rhombus	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,,,,
Family: Bothidae
Arnoglossus kessleri	(Schmidt, 1915)		Native	,,,,
Arnoglossus laterna	(Walbaum, 1792)		Native	,
Arnoglossus thori	(Kyle, 1913)		Native	,
Family: Pleuronectidae
Platichthys flesus			Native	,,,,,
Family: Soleidae
Buglossidium luteum	(Risso, 1810)		Native	,
Microchirus variegatus	(Donovan, 1808)		Native	,
Pegusa nasuta	(Pallas, 1814)		Native	,,,,,
Solea solea	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Native	,
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Balistes capriscus	(Gmelin, 1789)		Native	,,

See also

• List of fish of the Mediterranean Sea
• List of fish of the North Sea
• List of fish in Ukraine

References

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Links

• Web Products: Large Marine Ecosystems – Black Sea
• Fish catch in the Black Sea over the last 30 years, Turkey and USSR
• Black Sea Fisheries
• Fishing 'destabilises Black Sea'
• Artüz M.L. (1999) INVENTORY OF EXISTING SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS IN THE BOSPHORUS AREA. Marine bio abs., 1: 112–023.
• Web site: Куцоконь Ю., Квач Ю. Українські назви міног і риб фауни України для наукового вжитку // Біологічні студії. — 2012. — Т. 6, №2. — С. 199—220. .
• Black Sea Fishes Check List