Species

In the continental water bodies of Catalonia can be found 29 native fish species, of which around the 50% are threatened. As for the species introduced, there are already more than 30, many of them with the ability to harm our native fish.

SpeciesCommon nameSourceFamily

Petromyzon marinus

Sea Lamprey

NativePetromyzontidae

Acipenser sturio

Sturgeon

NativeAcipenseridae

Alosa alosa

Allis shad

NativeClupeidae

Alosa agone

Twaite shad

NativeClupeidae

Salmo trutta

Brown trout

NativeSalmonidae

Achondrostoma arcasii

Bermejuela

NativeCyprinidae

Barbus haasi

Red-tail barbel

NativeCyprinidae

Barbus meridionalis

Mountain barbel

NativeCyprinidae

Luciobarbus graellsii

Ebre barbel

NativeCyprinidae

Parachondrostoma miegii

Ebre nase

NativeCyprinidae

Squalius laietanus

Catalan chub

NativeCyprinidae

Cobitis calderoni

Ebre spined loach

NativeCobitidae

Cobltls paludica

Iberian spined loach

NativeCobitidae

Barbatula hispanica

Pyrenean stone loach

NativeNemacheilidae

Apricaphanius iberus

Iberian toothcarp

NativeCyprinodontidae

Valencia hispanica

Samaruc

NativeValenciidae

Anguilla anguilla

Eel

NativeAnguillidae

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Stickleback

NativeGasterosteidae

Syngnathus abaster

Black-striped pipefish

NativeSyngnathidae

Salaria fluviatilis

Feshwater blenny

NativeBlenniidae

Pomatoschistus microps

Common goby

NativeGobiidae

Dicentrarchus labrax

Sea bass

NativeMoronidae

Atherina boyeri

Sand smelt

NativeAtherinidae

Chelon labrosus

Thick-lipped grey mullet

NativeMugilidae

Chelon aurata

Golden grey mullet

NativeMugilidae

Chelon ramada

Thin-lipped grey mullet

NativeMugilidae

Mugil cephalus

Grey mullet

NativeMugilidae

Cottus hispaniolensis

Pyrenean sculpin

NativeCottidae

Platichthys flesus

European flounder

NativePleuronectidae

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Rainbow trout

Introduced

Salmonidae

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brook trout

Introduced

Salmonidae

Salvelinus umbla

Alpine char

Introduced

Salmonidae

Esox lucius

Pike

Introduced

Esocidae

Abramis brama

Bream

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Alburnus alburnus

Bleak

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Blicca bjoerkna

Silver bream

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Carassius auratus

Golden carp

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Carassius gibelio

Gibel carp

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Cyprinus carpio

Carp

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Gobio lozanoi

Iberian gudgeon

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Gobio occitaniae

Occitan gudgeon

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Leuciscus aspius

Asp

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Phoxinus dragarum

Garonne minnow

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Phoxinus septimaniae

Languedoc minnow

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Pseudorasbora parva

Pseudorasbora

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Rutilus rutilus

Roach

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Rudd

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Tinca tinca

Tench

Introduced

Cyprinidae

Cobitis bilineata

Italian river wolf

Introduced

Cobitidae

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Oriental weatherfish

Introduced

Cobitidae

Paramisgurnus dabryanus

Paramisgurnus

Introduced

Cobitidae

Barbatula barbatula

European stone loach

Introduced

Nemacheilidae

Gambusia holbrooki

Eastern mosquitofish

Introduced

Poeciliidae

Fundulus heteroclitus

Mummichog

Introduced

Fundulidae

Ameiurus melas

Black bullhead

Introduced

Ictaluridae

Ictalurus punctatus

Channel catfish

Introduced

Ictaluridae

Silurus glanis

Wels catfish

Introduced

Siluridae

Lepomis gibbosus

Pumpkinseed

Introduced

Centrarchidae

Micropterus salmoides

Largemouth bass

Introduced

Centrarchidae

Perca fluviatilis

Perch

Introduced

Percidae

Sander lucioperca

Pike perch

Introduced

Percidae