List of fish of the North Sea consists of 201 species , both indigenous , and also introduced , listed in systematic index. It includes 40 species of Chondrichthyes , three species of Agnatha , the other are bony fishes .[ 1]
The following tags are used to indicate the conservation status of species by IUCN 's criteria:
All the listed species are classified by their origin as native , introduced , invasive , and species found accidentally (difficult to characterize as native or invasive).
Scientific name Taxa authority English name Origin IUCN status Image Ordo: Myxiniformes Family : Myxinidae Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus , 1758 Atlantic hagfish Native
Least Concern Ordo: Petromyzontiformes Family : Petromyzontidae Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European river lamprey Native
Least Concern Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus , 1758 Sea lamprey Native
Least Concern Ordo: Chimaeriformes Family : Chimaeridae Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus , 1758 Rabbit fish Native
Near Threatened Ordo: Squaliformes Family : Somniosidae Centroscymnus coelolepis (du Bocage & Capello, 1864) Portuguese dogfish Native
Near Threatened Centroselachus crepidater (du Bocage & Capello, 1864) Longnose velvet dogfish Native
Least Concern Somniosus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Greenland shark Native
Near Threatened Family : Centrophoridae Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre , 1788) Leafscale gulper shark Native
Vulnerable Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839) Birdbeak dogfish Native
Least Concern Family : Dalatiidae Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre , 1788) Kitefin shark Native
Near Threatened Family : Echinorhinidae Echinorhinus brucus (Bonnaterre , 1788) Bramble shark Native
Data Deficient Family : Etmopteridae Etmopterus princeps (Collett, 1904) Great lanternshark Native
Data Deficient Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Velvet belly lanternshark Native
Least Concern Family : Squalidae Squalus acanthias Linnaeus , 1758 Spiny dogfish Native
Vulnerable Ordo: Squatiniformes Family : Squatinidae Squatina squatina (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Angelshark Native
Critically Endangered Ordo: Hexanchiformes Family : Hexanchidae Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Bluntnose sixgill shark Native
Near Threatened Ordo: Lamniformes Family : Alopiidae Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Common thresher Native
Vulnerable Family : Cetorhinidae Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus , 1765) Basking shark Native
Vulnerable Family : Lamnidae Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Porbeagle Native
Vulnerable Ordo: Carcharhiniformes Family : Carcharhinidae Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) School shark Native
Vulnerable Prionace glauca (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Blue shark Native
Near Threatened Family : Triakidae Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1821 Starry smooth-hound Native
Least Concern Family : Scyliorhinidae Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 Blackmouth catshark Native
Least Concern Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Small-spotted catshark Native
Least Concern Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Nursehound Native
Near Threatened Ordo: Torpediniformes Family : Torpedinidae Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810 Marbled electric ray Native
Data Deficient Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte , 1835 Atlantic torpedo Native
Data Deficient Ordo: Rajiformes Family : Rajidae Amblyraja radiata (Donovan , 1808) Thorny skate Native
Vulnerable Dipturus batis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Common skate Native
Critically Endangered Dipturus linteus (Fries, 1838) Sailray Native
Least Concern Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881) Norwegian skate Native
Near Threatened Dipturus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Longnosed skate Native
Near Threatened Leucoraja circularis (Couch , 1838) Sandy ray Native
Vulnerable Leucoraja fullonica (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Shagreen ray Native
Near Threatened Leucoraja naevus (Müller & Henle, 1841) Cuckoo Ray Native
Least Concern Raja brachyura Lafont , 1871 Blonde ray Native
Near Threatened Raja clavata Linnaeus , 1758 Thornback ray Native
Near Threatened Raja montagui (Fowler, 1910) Spotted ray Native
Least Concern Rajella fyllae (Lütken , 1887) Round ray Native
Least Concern Ordo: Myliobatiformes Family : Dasyatidae Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Common stingray Native
Data Deficient Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) Pelagic stingray Native
Least Concern Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Common Eagle Ray Native
Data Deficient Ordo: Acipenseriformes Family : Acipenseridae Acipenser sturio Linnaeus , 1758 European sea sturgeon Native
Critically Endangered Ordo: Anguilliformes Family : Anguillidae Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European eel Native
Critically Endangered Conger conger (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European conger Native
Not Evaluated Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 Slender snipe eel Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Clupeiformes Family : Clupeidae Alosa alosa (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Allis shad Native
Least Concern Alosa fallax Lacépède, 1800 Twait shad Native
Least Concern Clupea harengus Linnaeus , 1758 Atlantic herring Native
Least Concern Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European anchovy Native
Not Evaluated Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum , 1792) European pilchard Native
Not Evaluated Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European sprat Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Argentiniformes Family : Argentinidae Argentina silus (Ascanius , 1775) Greater argentine Native
Not Evaluated Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus , 1758 Argentine Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Salmoniformes Family : Salmonidae Coregonus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Houting Native
Extinct Salmo salar Linnaeus , 1758 Atlantic salmon Native
Least Concern Salmo trutta Linnaeus , 1758 Brown trout Native
Least Concern Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Arctic char Native
Least Concern Ordo: Osmeriformes Family : Osmeridae Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European smelt Native
Least Concern Ordo: Ophidiiformes Family : Carapidae Echiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837 Drummond's pearlfish Native
Least Concern Ordo: Stomiiformes Family : Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829) Silver hatchetfish Native
Not Evaluated Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789) Mueller's pearlside Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Aulopiformes Family : Paralepididae Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840) Spotted barracudina Accidental
Not Evaluated Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820 Sharpchin barracudina Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Myctophiformes Family : Myctophidae Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837) Glacier lantern fish Accidental
Not Evaluated Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810 Spotted lanternfish Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Gadiformes Family : Gadidae Gadiculus thori Schmidt, 1913 Silvery pout Native
Not Evaluated Gadus morhua Linnaeus , 1758 Atlantic cod Native
Vulnerable Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Haddock Native
Vulnerable Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Whiting Native
Not Evaluated Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827) Blue whiting Native
Not Evaluated Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Pollack Native
Not Evaluated Pollachius virens (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Coalfish Native
Not Evaluated Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Tadpole fish Native
Not Evaluated Trisopterus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855 Norway Pout Native
Not Evaluated Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Pouting Native
Not Evaluated Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Poor cod Native
Least Concern Family : Lotidae Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772) Cusk Native
Not Evaluated Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Fivebeard rockling Native
Not Evaluated Ciliata septentrionalis (Collett, 1875) Northern rockling Native
Not Evaluated Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766) Fourbeard rockling Native
Not Evaluated Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Shore rockling Native
Not Evaluated Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Cloquet, 1824) Three-bearded rockling Native
Not Evaluated Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784) Blue ling Native
Not Evaluated Molva molva (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Common ling Native
Not Evaluated Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus , 1765 Roundnose grenadier Native
Not Evaluated Family : Merlucciidae Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European hake Native
Not Evaluated Family : Phycidae Phycis blennoides (Brünnich , 1768) Greater forkbeard Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Lampriformes Family : Lampridae Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788) Opah Native
Not Evaluated Family : Regalecidae Regalecus glesne Ascanius , 1772 Giant Oarfish Native
Not Evaluated Family : Trachipteridae Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1788) Dealfish Accidental
Not Evaluated Ordo: Lophiiformes Family : Lophiidae Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807 Blackbellied angler Native
Not Evaluated Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus , 1758 Sea-devil Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Atheriniformes Family : Atherinidae Atherina boyeri Risso , 1810 Big-scale sand smelt Invasive
Least Concern Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829 Sand smelt Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Beloniformes Family : Belonidae Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761) Garfish Native
Not Evaluated Family : Scomberesocidae Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum , 1792) Atlantic saury Native
Not Evaluated Family : Exocoetidae Cheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810) Mediterranean flyingfish Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Gasterosteiformes Family : Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Three-spined stickleback Native
Least Concern Spinachia spinachia (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Fifteenspine stickleback Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Syngnathiformes Family : Centriscidae Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Longspine snipefish Native
Least Concern Family : Syngnathidae Entelurus aequoreus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Snake pipefish Native
Not Evaluated Nerophis lumbriciformis (Jenyns , 1835) Worm pipefish Native
Not Evaluated Nerophis ophidion (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Straightnose pipefish Native
Not Evaluated Syngnathus acus Linnaeus , 1758 Greater pipefish Native
Not Evaluated Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson , 1855 Lesser pipefish Native
Not Evaluated Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus , 1758 Broadnosed pipefish Native
Not Evaluated Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Short-snouted seahorse Native
Data Deficient Ordo: Cypriniformes Family : Cyprinidae Aspius aspius Linnaeus , 1758 Asp Accidental
Not Evaluated Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Family : Agonidae Agonus cataphractus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Armed Bullhead Native
Not Evaluated Family : Cottidae Artediellus atlanticus Jordan & Evermann, 1898 Atlantic hookear sculpin Native
Least Concern Icelus bicornis (Reinhardt, 1840) Twohorn sculpin Native
Not Evaluated Taurulus bubalis (Euphrasén, 1786) Longspined sea-scorpion Native
Not Evaluated Micrenophrys lilljeborgii (Collett, 1875) Norway bullhead Native
Not Evaluated Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Shorthorn sculpin Native
Not Evaluated Family : Cyclopteridae Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus , 1758 Lumpsucker Native
Not Evaluated Family : Triglidae Aspitrigla cuculus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Red gurnard Native
Not Evaluated Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Tub gurnard Native
Not Evaluated Eutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Grey gurnard Native
Not Evaluated Trigla lyra Linnaeus , 1758 Piper gurnard Native
Not Evaluated Trigloporus lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788) Streaked gurnard Native
Not Evaluated Family : Liparidae Careproctus reinhardti (Krøyer, 1862) Sea tadpole Native
Not Evaluated Liparis liparis (Linnaeus, 1766) Common seasnail Native
Least Concern Liparis montagui (Donovan, 1804) Montagu's seasnail Native
Not Evaluated Family : Sebastidae Helicolenus dactylopterus Delaroche, 1809 Blackbelly rosefish Native
Not Evaluated Sebastes mentella Travin , 1951 Deepwater redfish Native
Least Concern Sebastes norvegicus (Ascanius, 1772) Golden redfish Native
Not Evaluated Sebastes viviparus Krøyer, 1845 Norway redfish Native
Not Evaluated Triglops murrayi Günther, 1888 Moustache sculpin Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Perciformes Family : Mugilidae Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) Thicklip grey mullet Native
Least Concern Liza aurata (Risso, 1810) Golden grey mullet Native
Least Concern Liza ramada (Risso, 1827) Thinlip mullet Native
Least Concern Family : Bramidae Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788) Pomfret Native
Not Evaluated Taractes asper Lowe, 1843 Rough pomfret Native
Not Evaluated Pterycombus brama Fries, 1837 Atlantic fanfish Native
Not Evaluated Family : Moronidae Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European seabass Native
Least Concern Family : Mullidae Mullus barbatus Linnaeus , 1758 Red mullet Native
Not Evaluated Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus , 1758 Striped red mullet Native
Not Evaluated Family : Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) Meagre Native
Not Evaluated Family : Sparidae Boops boops Linnaeus , 1758 Bogue Native
Not Evaluated Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830 Morocco dentex Native
Not Evaluated Pagellus acarne (Risso, 1827) Axillary seabream Native
Not Evaluated Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768) Blackspot seabream Native
Not Evaluated Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Common pandora Native
Not Evaluated Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Salema porgy Native
Not Evaluated Sparus aurata (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Gilt-head bream Native
Not Evaluated Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Black seabream Native
Not Evaluated Family : Echeneidae Remora remora (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Common remora Native
Not Evaluated Family : Carangidae Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Pilot fish Native
Not Evaluated Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Pompano Native
Not Evaluated Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Atlantic horse mackerel Native
Not Evaluated Family : Gobiidae Aphia minuta (Risso, 1810) Transparent goby Native
Not Evaluated Buenia jeffreysii (Günther, 1867) Jeffrey's goby Native
Not Evaluated Crystallogobius linearis (de Düben, 1845) Crystal goby Native
Not Evaluated Gobius niger Linnaeus , 1758 Black goby Native
Not Evaluated Gobiusculus flavescens (Fabricius, 1779) Two-spotted goby Native
Not Evaluated Lesueurigobius friesii (Malm, 1874) Fries's goby Native
Not Evaluated Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) Round goby Introduced[ 2]
Least Concern Pomatoschistus lozanoi (F. de Buen, 1923) Lozano's goby Native
Not Evaluated Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838) Common goby Native
Least Concern Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) Sand goby Native
Not Evaluated Pomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865) Painted goby Native
Not Evaluated Thorogobius ephippiatus (R. T. Lowe, 1839) Leopard-spotted goby Native
Not Evaluated Family : Blenniidae Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Shanny Native
Not Evaluated Family : Stichaeidae Chirolophis ascanii (Walbaum, 1792) Yarrell's blenny Native
Not Evaluated Leptoclinus maculatus (Fries, 1838) Daubed shanny Native
Not Evaluated Lumpenus lampretaeformis (Walbaum, 1792) Snakeblenny Native
Not Evaluated Family : Pholidae Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Rock gunnel Native
Not Evaluated Family : Zoarcidae Lycodes vahlii Reinhardt, 1831 Vahl's eelpout Accidental
Not Evaluated Zoarces viviparus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Viviparous eelpout Native
Not Evaluated Family : Callionymidae Callionymus lyra Linnaeus , 1758 Common dragonet Native
Not Evaluated Callionymus maculatus Rafinesque, 1810 Spotted dragonet Native
Not Evaluated Callionymus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837 Reticulated dragonet Native
Not Evaluated Family : Labridae Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Rock cook Native
Least Concern Coris julis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Native
Least Concern Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Goldsinny wrasse Native
Least Concern Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767 Ballan wrasse Native
Least Concern Labrus mixtus Linnaeus , 1758 Cuckoo wrasse Native
Least Concern Symphodus melops (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Corkwing wrasse Native
Least Concern Family : Scombridae Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) Little tunny Native
Least Concern Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Skipjack tuna Native
Least Concern Orcynopsis unicolor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) Plain bonito Native
Least Concern Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) Atlantic bonito Native
Least Concern Scomber scombrus Linnaeus , 1758 Atlantic mackerel Native
Least Concern Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Atlantic bluefin tuna Native
Endangered Family : Xiphiidae Xiphias gladius Linnaeus , 1758 Swordfish Native
Least Concern Family : Ammodytidae Ammodytes marinus Raitt, 1934 Raitt's sand eel Native
Not Evaluated Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus , 1758 Small sandeel Native
Not Evaluated Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (Jourdain, 1879) Smooth sandeel Native
Not Evaluated Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950) Greater sand-eel Native
Not Evaluated Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824) Great sandeel Native
Not Evaluated Family : Anarhichadidae Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus , 1758 Atlantic wolffish Native
Not Evaluated Family : Trachinidae Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829) Lesser weever Native
Not Evaluated Trachinus draco Linnaeus , 1758 Greater weever Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Pleuronectiformes Family : Bothidae Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792) Mediterranean scaldfish Native
Not Evaluated Family : Pleuronectidae Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Witch Native
Not Evaluated Hippoglossoides platessoides (O. Fabricius, 1780) American plaice Native
Not Evaluated Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Atlantic halibut Native
Endangered Limanda limanda (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Common dab Native
Not Evaluated Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) Lemon sole Native
Not Evaluated Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European flounder Native
Least Concern Pleuronectes platessa (Linnaeus , 1758 ) European plaice Native
Least Concern Family : Scophthalmidae Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792) Megrim Native
Not Evaluated Phrynorhombus norvegicus (Günther, 1862) Norwegian topknot Native
Not Evaluated Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Turbot Native
Not Evaluated Scophthalmus rhombus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Brill Native
Not Evaluated Zeugopterus punctatus (Bloch, 1787) Topknot Native
Not Evaluated Family : Soleidae Buglossidium luteum (Risso, 1810) Solenette Native
Least Concern Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808) Thickback sole Native
Not Evaluated Solea solea (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Common sole Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Tetraodontiformes Family : Molidae Mola mola (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Ocean sunfish Native
Not Evaluated Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) Slender sunfish Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Beryciformes Family : Berycidae Beryx decadactylus (Cuvier, 1829) Alfonsino Native
Not Evaluated Ordo: Zeiformes Family : Caproidae Capros aper (Linnaeus , 1758 ) Boar fish Native
Not Evaluated Family : Zeidae Zeus faber (Linnaeus , 1758 ) John Dory Native
Not Evaluated