Lifetime Species List.

Here is a list off all of the species I've ever caught. Click each one to see the relevant catch reports.

Freshwater and brackish species...
  1. Amur Catfish (Silurus asotus)
  2. Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus)
  3. Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
  4. Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
  5. Barbel (Barbus barbus)
  6. Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
  7. Bitterling (Rhodeus amarus)
  8. Bleak (Alburnus alburnus)
  9. Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus)*
  10. Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
  11. Bream (Abramis brama)
  12. Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis )
  13. Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)

    Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
  14. Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
  15. Cantor’s Gudgeon (Ophiocara cantoris)
  16. Chub (Squalius cephalus)
  17. Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

    Ghost Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

    Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

    Mirror Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
  18. Crucian (Carassius carassius)
  19. Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
  20. Dark Chub (Nipponocypris temminckii)
  21. Dusky Tripletooth Goby (Tridentiger obscurus)
  1. Field Gudgeon (Gnathopogon elongatus)
  2. Forest Betta (Betta pugnax)
  3. Giant Mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri)
  4. Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

    Shubunkin (Carassius auratus)
  5. Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
  6. Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)
  7. Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
  8. Ide (Leuciscus idus)

    Blue Orfe (Leuciscus idus)

    Golden Orfe (Leuciscus idus)
  9. Indochinese Spotted Barb (Barbodes rhombeus)
  10. Itomoroko (Squalidus gracilis)
  11. Japanese Chub (Nipponocypris sieboldii)
  12. Jungle Perch (Kuhlia rupestris)
  13. Knight Goby (Stigmatogobius sadanundio)
  14. Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
  15. Mayan Cichlid (Mayaheros urophthalmus)
  16. Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
  17. Motherless Minnow (Leucaspius delineatus)
  18. Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
  19. Nine Spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
  20. Northern Snakehead (Channa argus)
  21. Oily Bitterling (Tanakia limbata)
  22. Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
  23. Pike (Esox lucius)
  24. Powan (Coregonus clupeoides)
  25. Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
  26. Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Blue Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Golden Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
  27. Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
  28. Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
  29. Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus)
  30. Silver Bream (Abramis bjoerkna)
  31. Snakehead Gudgeon (Giuris margaritacea)
  32. Spottail Needlefish (Strongylura strongylura )
  33. Spotted Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)
  34. Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula )
  35. Stripe-nosed Halfbeak (Zenarchopterus buffonis)
  36. Tench (Tinca tinca)

    Golden Tench (Tinca tinca)
  1. Three Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
  2. Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis)
  3. Yellow-spotted Mudskipper (Periophthalmus walailakae)
  4. Zander (Sander lucioperca)
* I'm now not sure I've got this identification correct and given that there are many species of tilapia I'd welcome any comments on this.

Saltwater species...
  1. African Striped Grunt (Parapristipoma octolineatum)
  2. Anchor Tuskfish (Choerodon anchorago)
  3. Annular Seabream (Diplodus annularis)
  4. Areolate Grouper (Epinephelus areolatus)
  5. Atlantic Bonito (Sarda sarda)
  6. Atlantic Chub Mackerel (Scomber colias)
  7. Atlantic Horse Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
  8. Atlantic Lizardfish (Synodus saurus)
  9. Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
  10. Atlantic Stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)
  11. Axillary Seabream (Pagellus acarne)
  12. Axillary Wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)
  13. Azores Damselfish (Chromis limbata)
  14. Baillon's Wrasse (Symphodus bailloni)
  15. Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
  16. Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
  17. Bastard Grunt (Pomadasys incisus)
  18. Bengal Sergeant (Abudefduf bengalensis)
  19. Bermuda Sea Chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)
  20. Big Eye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
  21. Big Scale Sand Smelt (Atherina Boyeri)
  22. Bighead Goby (Ponticola kessleri)
  23. Black Damsel (Neoglyphidodon melas )
  24. Black Faced Blenny (Tripterygion delaisi)
  25. Black Goby (Gobius niger)
  26. Black Mouthed Dogfish (Galeus melastomus)
  27. Black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)
  28. Black Scraper (Thamnaconus modestus)
  29. Black Seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)
  30. Blackbelly Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus )
  31. Blackspot Seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)
  32. Blackstripe Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus )
  33. Blacktail Comber (Serranus atricauda)
  34. Blacktail Rainbow Wrasse (Coris Melanura)
  35. Bleeker's Wrasse (Halichoeres bleekeri)
  36. Blonde Ray (Raja brachyura)
  37. Blue Barred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban )
  38. Blue Jack Mackerel (Trachurus picturatus)
  39. Blue Runner (Caranx crysos)
  40. Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)
  41. Blue Wrasse (Centrolabrus caeruleus)
  42. Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus )
  43. Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
  44. Bluelined Hind (Cephalopholis formosa)
  45. Bluespotted Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)
  46. Bluespotted Hind (Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
  47. Bluntnose Lizardfish (Trachinocephalus myops)
  48. Bogue (Boops boops)
  49. Boxlip Mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)
  50. Brackish Damsel (Pomacentrus taeniometopon)
  51. Brown Comber (Serranus hepatus)
  52. Brownback Trevally (Carangoides praeustus)
  53. Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus)
  54. Butterfly Blenny (Blennius ocellaris)
  55. Butterfly Whiptail (Pentapodus setosus)
  56. Butterfly Winged Comber (Serranus papilionaceus)
  57. Campbell’s Goby (Istigobius campbelliis )
  58. Canary Damselfish (Abudefduf luridus)
  59. Candystripe Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus endekataenia)
  60. Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)
  61. Carpet Eel Blenny (Congrogadus subducens)
  62. Chinese Damselfish (Neopomacentrus bankieri)
  63. Chocolate Hind (Cephalopholis boenak)
  64. Cleaver Wrasse/Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichthys novacula)
  65. Coalfish/Saithe (Pollachius virens)
  66. Cod (Gadus morhua)
  67. Comber (Serranus cabrilla)
  68. Common Blenny/Shanny (Lipophrys pholis)
  69. Common Dentex (Dentex dentex)
  70. Common Dolphinfish/Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)
  71. Common Dragonet (Callionymus lyra)
  72. Common Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
  73. Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps)
  74. Common Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)
  75. Common Ponyfish (Leiognathus equulus )
  76. Common Two Banded Seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)
  77. Conger Eel (Conger conger)
  78. Connemara Clingfish (Lepadogaster candollei)
  79. Cook’s Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cookii )
  80. Corbin's Sandeel (Hyperoplus immaculatus)*
  81. Corkwing Wrasse (Symphodus melops)
  82. Crested Grunter (Terapon jarbua )
  83. Crimsontip Longfin (Plesiops coeruleolineatus )
  84. Cuckoo Ray (Raja naevus)
  85. Cuckoo Wrasse (Labrus mixtus)
  86. Cylindrical Sandperch (Parapercis cylindrica )
  87. Dab (Limanda limanda)
  88. Damselfish (Chromis chromis)
  89. Darkbanded Rockfish (Sebasles inermis)
  90. Deep-bodied Mojarra (Gerres erythrourus)
  91. Derbio (Trachinotus ovatus)
  92. Diamond Lizardfish (Synodus synodus)
  93. Diamond Wrasse (Halichoeres nigrescens)
  94. Doederlein's Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus doederleini)
  95. Dory Snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
  96. Dover Sole (Solea solea)
  97. Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)
  98. Dusky Rabbitfish (Siganus luridus)
  99. Dusky Tripletooth Goby (Tridentiger obscurus )
  100. East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse (Symphodus tinca)
  101. Emerald Wrasse (Centrolabrus trutta)
  102. European Barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)
  103. European Smelt/Sparling (Osmerus eperlanus)
  104. European Squid (Loligo vulgaris)**
  105. False Scorpionfish (Centrogenys vaigiensis)
  106. Fanbellied Filefish (Monacanthus chinensis)
  107. Fifteen Spined Stickleback (Spinachia spinachia)
  108. Fine Patterned Puffer (Takifugu poecilonotus)
  109. Five Bearded Rockling (Ciliata mustela)
  110. Five Spotted Wrasse (Symphodus roissali)
  111. Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedia)
  112. Flounder (Platichthys flesus)
  113. Freckled Goatfish (Upeneus tragula)
  114. Freshwater Demoiselle (Neopomacentrus taeniurus )
  115. Garfish/Snipe (Belone belone)
  116. Giant Goby (Gobius cobitis)
  117. Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata)
  118. Goldblotch Grouper (Epinephelus costae)
  119. Golden Grey Mullet (Liza aurata)
  120. Goldlined Seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba)
  121. Goldsinny Wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)
  122. Goldstripe Sardinella (Sardinella gibbosa)
  123. Grass Puffer (Takifugu niphobles)
  124. Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
  125. Greater Forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)
  126. Greater Sandeel/Launce (Hyperoplus lanceolatus)
  127. Greater Spotted Dogfish/Bull Huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris)
  128. Greater Weever (Trachinus draco)
  129. Grey Demoiselle (Chrysiptera glauca )
  130. Grey Gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)
  131. Grey Wrasse (Symphodus cinereus)
  132. Guinean Puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus)
  133. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
  134. Half-lined Cardinal (Apogon semilineatus)
  135. Hairchin Goby (Sagamia geneionema )
  136. Hairy Blenny (Labrisomus nuchipinnis)
  137. Herring (Clupea harengus)
  138. Herring Scad (Alepes vari)
  139. Honey-head Damsel (Dischistodus prosopotaenia )
  140. Hooknose/Pogge/Armed Bullhead (Agonus cataphractus)
  141. Indian Anchovy (Stolephorus indicus)
  142. Indo-Pacific Sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis )
  143. Japanese Horse Mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
  144. Japanese Seabass ( Lateolabrax japonicus)
  145. Japanese Whiting (Sillago japonica)
  146. Knout Goby (Mesogobius batrachocephalus)
  147. Kops’ Glass Perchlet (Ambassis kopsii)
  148. Korean Rockfish (Sebastes koreanus)
  149. Korean Rockfish (Sebastes schegelii)
  150. Lagoon Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia)
  151. Lattice Monocle Bream (Scolopsis taenioptera)
  152. Leopard Spotted Goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus)
  153. Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes tobianus)
  154. Lesser Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)
  155. Lesser Weever (Echiichthys vipera)
  156. Ling (Molva molva)
  157. Long Spined Sea Scorpion (Taurulus bubalis)
  158. Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
  159. Macronesian Sharpnose Puffer (Canthigaster capistrata)
  160. Madeira Goby (Mauligobius maderensis)
  161. Madeira Rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis)
  162. Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus )
  163. Marbled Rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus)
  164. Marbled Rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)
  165. Masked Shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris gymnocephala)
  166. Mediterranean Horse Mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)
  167. Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis)
  168. Molly Miller (Scartella cristata)
  169. Monogrammed Monocle Bream (Scolopsis monogramma)
  170. Montagu's Blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita)
  171. Moon Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare)
  172. Mottled Grouper (Mycteroperca rubra)
  173. Mottled Spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens)
  174. Multicolorfin Rainbowfish (Parajulis poecilepterus)
  175. Mystery Blenny (Parablennius incognitus)
  176. Nagasaki Damsel (Pomacentrus nagasakiensis)
  177. Notchedfin Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus peronii)
  178. Oblong Rockfish (Sebastes oblongus)
  179. Ocellated Wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus)
  180. Ohagurobera (Pteragogus aurigarius)
  181. Orange Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides)
  182. Orbiculate Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia orbicularis)
  183. Oriental Sillago (Sillago aeolus)
  184. Ornate Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus hexodon )
  185. Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)
  186. Pacific Gregory (Stegastes fasciolatus )
  187. Painted Comber (Serranus scriba)
  188. Painted Goby (Pomatoschistus pictus)
  189. Panther Puffer (Takifugu pardalis)
  190. Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)
  191. Peacock Blenny (Salaria pavo)
  192. Pearl Spot Chromis (Chromis notata)
  193. Pearly-spotted Wrasse (Halichoeres bicolor)
  194. Pharaoh Cardinalfish (Apogonichthyoides pharaonis)
  195. Pink Dentex/Lumphead Seabream (Dentex gibbosus)
  196. Pink Ear Emperor (Lethrinus lentjan)
  197. Pink-Speckled Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus melanopus)
  198. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
  199. Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)
  200. Pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
  201. Poor Cod (Trisopterus minutus)
  202. Pouting/Bib (Trisopterus luscus)
  203. Red Band Fish (Cepola rubescens)
  204. Red Gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus)
  205. Redlip Blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus)
  206. Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus)
  207. Red Naped Wrasse (Pseudolabrus eoethinus)
  208. Red Porgy/Couch's Seabream (Pagrus pagrus)
  209. Red Seabream (Pagrus major)
  210. Red Sea Goatfish (Parupeneus forsskali)
  211. Redbelly Yellowtail Fusilier (Caesio cuning)
  212. Redbreasted Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus)
  213. Red-Black Triplefin (Tripterygion tripteronotum)
  214. Reticulated Dragonet (Callionymus reticulatus)
  215. Reticulated Filefish (Stephanolepis diaspros)
  216. Rib Bar Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus pleuron)
  217. Ringneck Blenny (Parablennius pilicornis)
  218. Rock Cook Wrasse/Small Mouthed Wrasse (Centrolabrus exoletus)
  219. Rock Goby (Gobius paganellus)
  220. Rockpool Blenny (Parablennius parvicornis)
  221. Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus)
  222. Rusty Blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus)
  223. Saddled Grunt (Pomadasys maculatus)
  224. Saddled Seabream (Oblada melanura)
  225. Salema (Sarpa salpa)
  226. Sand Goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)
  227. Sand Smelt (Atherina presbyter)
  228. Sapphire Devil (Chrysiptera cyanea)
  229. Saw-jawed Monocle Bream (Scolopsis ciliata)
  230. Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus )
  231. Seagrass Tuskfish (Choerodon oligacanthus )
  232. Sevenband Grouper (Epinephelus septemfasciatus)
  233. Sharpsnout Seabream (Diplodus puntazzo)
  234. Shore Clingfish (Lepadogaster purpurea)
  235. Shore Rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)
  236. Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes breviceps)
  237. Short Nosed Tripodfish (Triacanthus biaculeatus)
  238. Short Spined Sea Scorpion (Myoxocephalus scorpius)
  239. Silty Damselfish (Pomacentrus cheraphilus)
  240. Silty Wrasse (Halichoeres leucurus)
  241. Silver Demoiselle (Neopomacentrus anabatoides)
  242. Silver Sillago (Sillago sihama)
  243. Sixbar Grouper (Epinephelus sexfasciatus)
  244. Slender Goby (Gobius geniporus)
  245. Small Eyed Ray (Raja microocellata)
  246. Southern Orange-Lined Cardinalfish (Apogon properuptus )
  247. Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus )
  248. Spanish Flag Snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)
  249. Spotnape Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus notatus)
  250. Spotnape Ponyfish (Nuchequula nuchalis)
  251. Spotted Bass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)
  252. Spotted Ray (Raja montagui)
  253. Spotted Weever (Trachinus araneus)
  254. Spurdog (Squalus acanthias)
  255. Star Bambooleaf Wrasse (Pseudolabrus sieboldi)
  256. Starry Smoothhound (Mustelus asterias)
  257. Striped Red Mullet (Mullus surmuletus)
  258. Striped Seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus)
  259. Suez Pufferfish (Lagocephalus suezensis)
  260. Sunrise (Pseudoblennius percoides )
  261. Swallowtail Seaperch (Anthias anthias)
  262. Tadpole Fish/Lesser Forkbeard (Raniceps raninus)
  263. Tentacled Blenny (Parablennius tentacularis)
  264. Thick Lipped Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus)
  265. Thin Lipped Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus)
  266. Thornback Ray (Raja clavata)
  267. Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga )
  268. Threadfin Emperor (Lethrinus genivittatus)
  269. Threadsail Filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer)
  270. Three Bearded Rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris)
  271. Three Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
  272. Three Spot Cardinalfish (Pristicon trimaculatus)
  273. Threespot Wrasse (Pteragogus trispilus)***
  274. Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus)
  275. Tompot Blenny (Parablennius gattorugine)
  276. Tope (Galeorhinus galeus)
  277. Topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus)
  278. Tub Gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)
  279. Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
  280. Twaite Shad (Alosa fallax)
  281. Two Spot Demoiselle (Chrysiptera biocellata)
  282. Two Spotted Goby (Gobiusculus flavescens)
  283. Undulate Ray (Raja undulata)
  284. Urohaze (Glossogobius olivaceus)
  285. Vagabond Butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus )
  286. Viviparous Blenny/Eelpout (Zoarces viviparus)
  287. Whipfin Ponyfish (Equulites leuciscus)
  288. White Grouper (Epinephelus aeneus)
  289. White Seabream (Diplodus sargus)
  290. White Shouldered Whiptail (Pentapodus bifasciatus)
  291. Whitebanded Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus )
  292. Whitespotted Devil (Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus )
  293. Whitespotted Dragonet (Callionymus beniteguri )
  294. Whitetail Damsel (Pomacentrus chrysurus )
  295. White Trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex)
  296. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
  297. Wide Eyed Flounder (Bothus podas)
  298. Wide-banded Hardyhead Silverside (Atherinomorus lacunosus)
  299. Yarrell's Blenny (Chirolophis ascanii)
  300. Yellowfin Goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
  301. Yellowfin Seabream (Acanthopagrus latus)
  302. Yellow Spotted Puffer (Torquigener flavimaculosos)
  303. Yellowfin Snapper (Lutjanus xanthopinnis)
  304. Yellowstripe Barracuda (Sphyraena chrysotaenia)
  305. Yellowstripe Scad (Selaroides leptolepis )
  306. Yellowtail Barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda)
  307. Yogorehebiginpo (Helogramma nesion)
  308. Zebra Seabream (Diplodus cervinus)
    •  *  = I'm still not 100% on the identification of this sandeel.
  •  **  = Obviously this is not strictly speaking a fish but it was caught on rod and line.

  • *** = This species was only first recorded in 2014 and doesn't seem to have a common name in any language. I emailed the marine biologist who first recorded the species and he has suggested a common name of Threespot Wrasse.