List of fishes in 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
- Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
- European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis
- Brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri
Acipenseriformes
Family Acipenseridae
- European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio
Clupeiformes
Family Clupeidae
- Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus membras
- European sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus
- Twait shad, Alosa fallax
Family Engraulidae
- European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicholus
Salmoniformes
Family Salmonidae
- Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
- Brown trout, Salmo trutta
- Brown trout (riverine form), Salmo trutta morpha fario
- Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Vendace, Coregonus albula
- Northern whitefish, Coregonus peled
- Common whitefish Coregonus lavaretus
- Caregonus lavaretus maraenoides
- 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
- Roach, Rutilus rutilus
- Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
- European chub, Leuciscus cephalus
- Ide, Leuciscus idus
- Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
- Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- Asp, Aspius aspius
- Moderlieschen, Leucaspius delineatus
- Tench, Tinca tinca
- Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
- Bleak, Alburnus alburnus
- Spirlin, Alburnoides bipunctatus
- Silver bream, Blicca bjoerkna
- Carp bream, Abramis brama
- Zarte, Vimba vimba
- Ziege, Pelecus cultratus
- Crucian carp, Carassius carassius
- Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio
- Common carp, Cyprinus carpio
- Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
- Bighead carp Aristichthys nobilis
Family Cobitidae
- Cobitus 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
- Burbot, Lota lota
- Pollock, Pollachius pollachius
- Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua callarias
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
- Zander, Sander lucioperca
- European perch, Perca fluviatilis
- Eurasian Ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus
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
- Black goby, Gobius niger
- Sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus
- Common goby, Pomatoschistus microps
- Twospotted goby, Coryphopterus flavescens
- Neogobius melanostomus
Family Trichiuridae
- Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scomber
Family Xiphiidae
- Swordfish, Xiphias gladius
Scorpaeniformes
Family Cottidae
- Fourhorn sculpin, Triglopsis quadricornis
- Father Lasher, Myoxocephalus scorpius
- Long-spined Sea Scorpion, Taurulus bubalis
- European bullhead, Cottus gobio
Family Cyclopteridae
- Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus
Family Liparidae
- Snailfish, Liparis liparis
Pleuronectiformes
Family Scophthalmidae
- Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus
Family Pleuronectidae
- Common dab, Limanda limanda
- European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa
- European flounder, Platichtys flesus trachurus
References
- E. Ojaveer, E. Pihu, T. Saat. Fishes of Estonia, 2003.
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