Species I've caught in 2026.

Here is a record of all the species I've caught so far during 2026. New species are in bold. Click each one to see the relevant blog posts.

From freshwater and brackish environments...

1. Bullhead (Cottus perifretum)
   
2. Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
   
3. Three Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
   
From saltwater...


4. Atlantic Lizardfish (Synodus saurus)
   
5. Axillary Seabream (Pagellus acarne)
   
6. Azores Chromis (Chromis limbata)
   
7. Bastard Grunt (Pomadasys incisus)
   
8. Bogue (Boops boops)
   
9. Bright Glasseye (Heteropriacanthus fulgens)
   
10. Canary Damselfish (Similiparma lurida)
    
11. Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)
    
12. Cleaver Wrasse/Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichthys novacula)
    
13. Coalfish (Pollachius virens)
    
14. Cod (Gadus morhua)
    
15. Common Blenny/Shanny (Lipophrys pholis)
    
16. Common Stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)
    
17. Common Two Banded Seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)
    
18. Dab (Limanda limanda)
    
19. Derbio (Trachinotus ovatus)
    
20. Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)
    
21. Emerald Wrasse (Centrolabrus trutta)
    
22. Five Bearded Rockling (Ciliata mustela)
    
23. Golden Grey Mullet (Liza aurata)
    
24. Greater Pipefish (Syngnathus acus)
    
25. Greater Weever (Trachinus draco)
    
26. Guinean Puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus)
    
27. Hairy Blenny (Labrisomus nuchipinnis)
    
28. Island Grouper (Mycteroperca fusca)
    
29. Keeltail Needlefish (Keeltail Needlefish)
    
30. Long Spined Sea Scorpion (Taurulus bubalis)
    
31. Macaronesian Sharpnose Puffer (Canthigaster capistrata)
    
32. Madeira Goby (Mauligobius maderensis)
    
33. Madeira Rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis)
    
34. Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)
    
35. Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)
    
36. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
    
37. Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)
    
38. Redlip Blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus)
    
39. Rockpool Blenny (Parablennius parvicornis)
    
40. Sailfin Blenny (Microlipophrys velifer)
    
41. Salema (Sarpa salpa)
    
42. Shore Rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)
    
43. Spiny Butterfly Ray (Gymnura altavela)
    
44. Striped Seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus)
    
45. Thick Lipped Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus)
    
46. Viviparous Blenny/Eelpout (Zoarces viviparus)
    
47. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
    
48. Wide Eyed Flounder (Bothus podas)