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.