List of fishes of Estonia

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

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

Acipenseriformes

Family Acipenseridae

• European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio

Clupeiformes

Family Clupeidae

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

Family Engraulidae

• European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicholus

Salmoniformes

Family Salmonidae

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

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

Family Cobitidae

• Spined loach, 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

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

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

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

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

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

Family Trichiuridae

• Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scomber

Family Xiphiidae

• Swordfish, Xiphias gladius

Scorpaeniformes

Family Cottidae

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

Family Cyclopteridae

• Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus

Family Liparidae

• Snailfish, Liparis liparis

Pleuronectiformes

Family Scophthalmidae

• Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus

Family Pleuronectidae

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

References

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