Fish - Freshwater fish of Catalonia

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.

Species	Common name	Source	Family
Petromyzon marinus	Sea Lamprey	Native	Petromyzontidae
Acipenser sturio	Sturgeon	Native	Acipenseridae
Alosa alosa	Allis shad	Native	Clupeidae
Alosa fallax	Twaite shad	Native	Clupeidae
Salmo trutta	Brown trout	Native	Salmonidae
Achondrostoma arcasii	Bermejuela	Native	Cyprinidae
Barbus haasi	Red-tail barbel	Native	Cyprinidae
Barbus meridionalis	Mountain barbel	Native	Cyprinidae
Luciobarbus graellsii	Ebre barbel	Native	Cyprinidae
Parachondrostoma miegii	Ebre nase	Native	Cyprinidae
Squalius laietanus	Catalan chub	Native	Cyprinidae
Cobitis calderoni	Ebre spined loach	Native	Cobitidae
Cobltls paludica	Iberian spined loach	Native	Cobitidae
Barbatula hispanica	Pyrenean stone loach	Native	Nemacheilidae
Apricaphanius iberus	Iberian toothcarp	Native	Cyprinodontidae
Valencia hispanica	Samaruc	Native	Valenciidae
Anguilla anguilla	Eel	Native	Anguillidae
Gasterosteus aculeatus	Stickleback	Native	Gasterosteidae
Syngnathus abaster	Black-striped pipefish	Native	Syngnathidae
Salariopsis fluviatilis	Feshwater blenny	Native	Blenniidae
Pomatoschistus microps	Common goby	Native	Gobiidae
Dicentrarchus labrax	Sea bass	Native	Moronidae
Atherina boyeri	Sand smelt	Native	Atherinidae
Chelon labrosus	Thick-lipped grey mullet	Native	Mugilidae
Chelon aurata	Golden grey mullet	Native	Mugilidae
Chelon ramada	Thin-lipped grey mullet	Native	Mugilidae
Mugil cephalus	Grey mullet	Native	Mugilidae
Cottus hispaniolensis	Pyrenean sculpin	Native	Cottidae
Platichthys flesus	European flounder	Native	Pleuronectidae
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 nigricans	Largemouth bass	Introduced	Centrarchidae
Perca fluviatilis	Perch	Introduced	Percidae
Sander lucioperca	Pike perch	Introduced	Percidae