Endangered Fish of Europe
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| Show all fishes of concern in Europe. |
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Acadian Redfish | Iceland |
| Acanthobrama spp. (1) | Israel, Turkey |
| Achondrostoma spp. (2) | Portugal, Spain |
| Adriatic Salmon | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro |
| Adriatic Sturgeon | Albania, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Aegean Minnow | Greece |
| Ala Balik | Turkey |
| Alosa vistonica | Greece |
| Ammersee Kilch | Germany |
| Amur Sturgeon | Russia |
| Anaecypris hispanica | Spain |
| Angel Shark | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Angular Rough Shark | Europe |
| Aphanius spp. (6) | Greece, Israel, Jordan, Spain, Turkey |
| Arno Goby | Italy |
| Asprete | Romania |
| Atlantic Cod | Europe |
| Atlantic Halibut | Europe |
| Atlantic Sawtail Catshark | Portugal, Spain |
| Baltic Sturgeon | France |
| Barbatula spp. (5) | Turkey |
| Barbel spp. (8) | Albania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Republic of Macedonia, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine |
| Basking Shark | Europe |
| Bastard Sturgeon | Hungary, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Turkey |
| Beloribitsa | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Bigeye Tuna | Europe |
| Blackchin Guitarfish | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Blacksaddled Coral Grouper | Europe |
| Blue Skate | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Bottlenose Skate | Europe |
| Brindle Bass | Europe |
| Bronze Whaler | Europe |
| Brown-marbled Grouper | Europe |
| Camouflage Grouper | Europe |
| Cape Shark | Europe |
| Carpione Del Garda | Italy |
| Chornaya Gudgeon | Ukraine |
| Cobitis spp. (18) | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine |
| Common Guitarfish | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Common Sawfish | Europe |
| Corfu Toothcarp | Albania, Greece |
| Danube Salmon | Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
| Deepwater Spiny Dogfish | Europe |
| Delminichthys spp. (4) | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia |
| Dere Kayasi | Turkey |
| Devil Fish | Europe |
| Doiran Bleak | Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
| Dusky Grouper | Europe |
| European Eel | European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas |
| Fibreno Trout | Italy |
| Frilled Shark | France, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), Spain, United Kingdom |
| Galapagos Shark | Europe |
| Giant Butterfly Ray | Europe |
| Giant Devilray | Cyprus, Gibraltar, Turkey |
| Giant Sturgeon | Europe |
| Gray Nurse Shark | Europe |
| Great White Shark | Europe |
| Greenland Shark | Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Russia |
| Gulper Shark | Europe |
| Haddock | Europe |
| Herault Sculpin | France |
| Iberochondrostoma spp. (4) | Portugal, Spain |
| Large-eyed Rabbitfish | France, Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Largetooth Sawfish | Europe |
| Largetooth Sawfish | Europe |
| Lavaret | France, Switzerland |
| Liver-oil Shark | Europe |
| Longfin Mako | Europe |
| Lowfin Gulper Shark | Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands) |
| Maltese Ray | Italy, Malta |
| Maraene Whitefish | Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
| Oceanic Whitetip Shark | Europe |
| One-finned Shark | Europe |
| Orontes Spotted Bleak | Turkey |
| Parachondrostoma spp. (3) | France, Spain, Switzerland |
| Persian Sturgeon | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Pfarrit | Switzerland |
| Porbeagle | Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Portuguese Dogfish | Europe |
| Pseudophoxinus spp. (5) | Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey |
| Rabbitfish | Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
| Red Porgy | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Romanian Loach | Romania |
| Roving Coralgrouper | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Russian Sturgeon | Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea |
| Rutilus spp. (5) | Albania, Greece, Italy, Republic of Macedonia |
| Salvelinus spp. (15) | Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom, United States |
| Sandfelchen | Austria, Germany, Switzerland |
| Sawback Angelshark | Europe |
| Shortspine Thornyhead | Russia |
| Siraz Baliginin Capoeta | Turkey |
| Star Sturgeon | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine |
| Sterlet | Europe |
| Varsikloja | Finland, Russia, Sweden |
| White Grouper | Europe |
| Yalartza | Greece |
**What fishes are listed here?:
The Europe section of this site lists the folllowing fishes appearing on select endangered species lists:- Fishes that dwell in or migrate to any region found in Europe and any nearby islands of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Fishes that dwell in the East Atlantic Ocean (Azores).
- Fishes of Iceland.
- Fishes that dwell in the Adriatic Sea and Sea of Azov.
- Fishes that dwell in the Black and Caspian Sea.
- Fishes that dwell in Corsica.
- Fishes that dwell in Cyprus.
- Fishes of the Palearctic.
- Fishes of Russia.
- Fishes of Eurasia.
- Some species dwelling on the North African Coast.
- Fishes of the Mediterranean Sea and islands located in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Fishes dwelling in islands of Spain (Canary, Balearic).
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
