List of fish of the Black Sea

The list of fish of the Black Sea consists of indigenous, and also introduced species.

The following tags are used to indicate the conservation status of species by IUCN's criteria:

EXExtinct
CRCritically Endangered
ENEndangered
VUVulnerable
NTNear Threatened
LCLeast Concern
DDData Deficient
NENot Evaluated

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 Country of occurrence IUCN status Image
Ordo: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Eudontomyzon mariae(Berg, 1931)Ukrainian brook lampreyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Ordo: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Raja clavataLinnaeus, 1758Thornback rayNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Near Threatened
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Dasyatis pastinacaLinnaeus, 1758Common stingrayNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Family: Gymnuridae
Gymnura altavela(Linnaeus, 1758)Spiny butterfly rayAccidental Turkey
Vulnerable
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus canicula(Linnaeus, 1758)Small-spotted catsharkAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Family: Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna zygaena(Linnaeus, 1758)Smooth hammerheadAccidental Bulgaria,  Romania
Vulnerable
Ordo: Lamniformes
Family: Alopiidae
Alopias vulpinus(Bonnaterre, 1788)Common thresherAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey
Vulnerable
Ordo: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Squalus acanthiasLinnaeus, 1758Spiny dogfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Vulnerable
Squalus blainville(Risso, 1827)Longnose spurdogNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Squatina squatinaLinnaeus, 1758AngelsharkAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey
Critically Endangered
Ordo: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii(Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833)Russian sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Critically Endangered
Acipenser nudiventrisLovetsky, 1828Bastard sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Critically Endangered
Acipenser persicusBorodin, 1897Persian sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia
Critically Endangered
Acipenser ruthenusLinnaeus, 1758SterletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Vulnerable
Acipenser stellatusPallas, 1771Starry sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Critically Endangered
Acipenser sturioLinnaeus, 1758European sea sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Critically Endangered
Huso husoLinnaeus, 1758BelugaNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Critically Endangered
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Anguilla anguillaLinnaeus, 1758European eelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Critically Endangered
Family: Congridae
Conger congerLinnaeus, 1758European congerAccidental Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Engraulis encrasicolusLinnaeus, 1758European anchovyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Clupeidae
Alosa caspia(Eichwald, 1838)Caspian shadNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Alosa fallaxLacépède, 1800Twait shadNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Alosa immaculataBennett, 1835Pontic shadNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Vulnerable
Alosa maeoticaGrimm, 1901Black Sea shadNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Alosa tanaica(Grimm, 1901)Azov shadNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Clupeonella cultriventris(Nordmann, 1840)Black-Sea spratNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Sardina pilchardusWalbaum, 1792European pilchardNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Sardinella auritaValenciennes, 1847Round sardinellaAccidental Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Sprattus sprattus(Linnaeus, 1758)European spratNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Salmo labraxPallas, 1814Black Sea salmonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Salmo truttaLinnaeus, 1758Brown troutIntroduced species Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Ordo: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Merlangius merlangusLinnaeus, 1758WhitingNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Micromesistius poutassou(Risso, 1827)Blue whitingAccidental Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Lotidae
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus(Linnaeus, 1758)Shore rocklingNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Merlucciidae
Merluccius merluccius(Linneus, 1758)European hakeNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Ophidion rocheiMüller, 1845Roche’s snake blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Lophius budegassa(Spinola, 1807)Blackbellied anglerNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Lophius piscatoriusLinnaeus, 1758Sea-devilNative Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Atherina boyeriRisso, 1810Big-scale sand smeltNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Atherina hepsetusLinnaeus, 1758Mediterranean sand smeltNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Belone belone(Linnaeus, 1761)GarfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Gambusia holbrookiGirard, 1859Eastern mosquitofishIntroduced species Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Zeiformes
Family: Zeidae
Zeus faberLinnaeus, 1758John DoryNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus aculeatusLinnaeus, 1758Three-spined sticklebackNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Pungitius platygaster(Kessler, 1859)Ukrainian sticklebackNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Hippocampus guttulatus(Cuvier, 1829)Long-snouted seahorseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Nerophis ophidion(Linnaeus, 1758)Straightnose pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Syngnathus abasterRisso, 1826Black-striped pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Syngnathus acusLinnaeus, 1758Greater pipefishAccidental Bulgaria, Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Syngnathus schmidtiPopov, 1927Black Sea pelagic pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Syngnathus tenuirostrisRathke, 1837Narrow-snouted pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Syngnathus typhleLinnaeus, 1758Broadnosed pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Syngnathus variegatusPallas, 1814Thickly snouted pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena notataRafinesque, 1810Small red scorpionfishNative Russia,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Scorpaena porcusLinnaeus, 1758Black scorpionfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Dactylopteridae
Dactylopterus volitansLinnaeus, 1758Flying gurnardAccidental Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Triglidae
Chelidonichthys cuculus(Linnaeus, 1758)Red gurnardAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Chelidonichthys lucerna(Linnaeus, 1758)Tub gurnardNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Eutrigla gurnardus(Linnaeus, 1758)Grey gurnardAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Apletodon dentatus(Facciolà, 1887)Small-headed clingfishNative Bulgaria,  Romania
Not Evaluated
Diplecogaster bimaculata(Bonnaterre, 1788)Two-spotted clingfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Lepadogaster candoliiRisso, 1810Connemarra clingfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Lepadogaster lepadogaster(Bonnaterre, 1788)Shore clingfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Aidablennius sphynx(Valenciennes, 1836)Sphinx blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Blennius ocellarisLinnaeus, 1758Butterfly blennyNative Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Coryphoblennius galerita(Linnaeus, 1758)Montagu's blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Microlipophrys adriaticus(Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)Adriatic blennyAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Parablennius gattorugine(Linnaeus, 1758)Tompot blennyNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Parablennius incognitusBath, 1968Mystery blennyInvasive Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Parablennius sanguinolentus(Pallas, 1814)Rusty blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Parablennius tentacularis(Brünnich, 1768)Tentacled blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Parablennius zvonimiriKolombatovic, 1892Zvonimir's blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Salaria pavo(Risso, 1810)Peacock blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Tripterygiidae
Tripterygion tripteronotus(Risso, 1810)Red-black triplefinNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Family: Callionymidae
Callionymus fasciatusValenciennes, 1837Banded dragonetNative Bulgaria,  Russia,  Turkey
Least Concern
Callionymus lyraLinnaeus, 1758Common dragonetNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Callionymus pusillusDelaroche, 1809Sailfin dragonetNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Callionymus rissoLe Sueur, 1814Risso's dragonetNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Gobiidae
Aphia minuta(Risso, 1810)Transparent gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Babka gymnotrachelus(Kessler, 1857)Racer gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Benthophiloides brauneriBeling & Iljin, 1927Beardless tadpole gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Benthophilus nudusBerg, 1898Black Sea tadpole-gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Caspiosoma caspium(Kessler, 1877)CaspiosomaNative Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Chromogobius quadrivittatus(Steindachner, 1863)Chestnut gobyNative Bulgaria,  Russia,  Turkey
Least Concern
Gammogobius steinitzi(Bath, 1971)Steinitz's gobyNative Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Gobius bucchichiSteindachner, 1870Bucchich's gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Gobius cobitisPallas, 1814Giant gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Gobius cruentatusGmelin, 1789Red-mouthed gobyInvasive Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Gobius nigerLinnaeus, 1758Black gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Gobius paganellusLinnaeus, 1758Rock gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Gobius xanthocephalusHeymer & Zander, 1992Yellow-headed gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Knipowitschia cameliaeNalbant & Otel, 1995Danube delta dwarf gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania
Critically Endangered
Knipowitschia caucasica(Berg, 1916)Caucasian dwarf gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Knipowitschia longecaudata(Berg, 1916)Longtail dwarf gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Mesogobius batrachocephalus(Pallas, 1814)Toad gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Millerigobius macrocephalus(Kolombatovic, 1891)Large-headed gobyInvasive Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Neogobius fluviatilis(Pallas, 1814)Monkey gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Neogobius melanostomus(Pallas, 1814)Round gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Pomatoschistus bathi(Miller, 1982)Bath's gobyInvasive Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Pomatoschistus marmoratus(Risso, 1810)Marbled gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Pomatoschistus minutus(Pallas, 1770)Sand gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Pomatoschistus pictusMalm, 1865Painted gobyAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ponticola cephalargoides(Pinchuk, 1976)Pinchuk's gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ponticola eurycephalus(Kessler, 1874)Mushroom gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Ponticola kessleri(Günther, 1861)Bighead gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Ponticola platyrostris(Pallas, 1814)Flatsnout gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Ponticola ratan(Nordmann, 1840)Ratan gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ponticola syrman(Nordmann, 1840)Syrman gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Proterorhinus marmoratus(Pallas, 1814)Marine tubenose gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Tridentiger trigonocephalus(Gill, 1859)Chameleon gobyInvasive Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Zebrus zebrus(Risso, 1827)Zebra gobyAccidental Turkey
Least Concern
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus(Pallas, 1814)Grass gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Family: Labridae
Coris julis(Linnaeus, 1758)Mediterranean rainbow wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey
Least Concern
Ctenolabrus rupestris(Linnaeus, 1758)Goldsinny wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Labrus bergyltaLinnaeus, 1758Ballan wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Least Concern
Labrus merulaLinnaeus, 1758Brown wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Least Concern
Labrus viridisLinnaeus, 1758Green wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Vulnerable
Symphodus cinereus(Bonnaterre, 1788)Grey wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Symphodus ocellatusForsskål, 1775Ocellated wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Symphodus roissali(Risso, 1810)Five-spotted wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Symphodus rostratus(Bloch, 1791)Pointed-snout wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Symphodus tinca(Linnaeus, 1758)East Atlantic peacock wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Family: Pomacentridae
Chromis chromis(Linnaeus, 1758)DamselfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Mugilidae
Chelon labrosus(Risso, 1827)Thicklip grey mulletNative Bulgaria, Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Liza aurata(Risso, 1810)Golden grey mulletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Liza haematocheilus(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)Redlip mulletIntroduced species Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Liza ramada(Risso, 1810)Thinlip mulletNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Liza saliens(Risso, 1810)Leaping mulletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Mugil cephalusLinnaeus, 1758Flathead mulletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Family: Carangidae
Lichia amiaLinnaeus, 1758LeerfishNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Trachurus mediterraneus(Steindachner, 1868)Mediterranean horse mackerelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Trachurus trachurus(Linnaeus, 1758)Atlantic horse mackerelNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Naucrates ductor(Linnaeus, 1758)Pilot fishAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Centracanthidae
Spicara maena(Linnaeus, 1758)Blotched picarelNative Bulgaria, Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Spicara smaris(Linnaeus, 1758)PicarelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Centrarchidae
Lepomis gibbosus(Linnaeus, 1758)PumpkinseedInvasive Bulgaria,  Romania,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Chaetodontidae
Heniochus acuminatus(Linnaeus, 1758)Pennant coralfishAccidental Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Family: Moronidae
Dicentrarchus labrax(Linnaeus, 1758)European seabassNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Morone saxatilis(Walbaum, 1792)Striped bassIntroduced species Bulgaria,  Russia,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Mullidae
Mullus barbatusLinnaeus, 1758Red mulletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Mullus surmuletusLinnaeus, 1758SurmulletNative Bulgaria
Not Evaluated
Family: Percidae
Percarina demidoffiiNordmann, 1840Common percarinaNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Ukraine
Near Threatened
Percarina maeoticaKuznetsov, 1888Azov percarinaNative Bulgaria,  Russia,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Sander marinus(Cuvier, 1828)Estuarine PerchNative Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Family: Pomatomidae
Pomatomus saltatrix(Linnaeus, 1766)BluefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Echeneidae
Echeneis naucrates(Linnaeus, 1758)Live sharksuckerAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Family: Sciaenidae
Argyrosomus regiusAsso, 1801MeagreNative Bulgaria
Not Evaluated
Sciaena umbra(Linnaeus, 1758)Brown meagreNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Umbrina cirrosa(Linnaeus, 1758)Shi drumNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Serranidae
Serranus cabrilla(Linnaeus, 1758)ComberNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Serranus scriba(Linnaeus, 1758)Painted comberNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Sparidae
Boops boops(Linnaeus, 1758)BogueNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Dentex dentex(Linnaeus, 1758)Common dentexNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Diplodus annularis(Linnaeus, 1758)Annular seabreamNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Diplodus puntazzoCetti, 1777Sharpsnout seabreamNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Diplodus sargus(Linnaeus, 1758)SargoNative Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Diplodus vulgaris(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)Common two-banded seabreamNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Lithognathus mormyrus(Linnaeus, 1758)Sand steenbrasAccidental Bulgaria
Not Evaluated
Oblada melanura(Linnaeus, 1758)Saddled seabreamNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Pagellus erythrinus(Linnaeus, 1758)Common pandoraNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Sarpa salpa(Linnaeus, 1758)Salema porgyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Sparus aurataLinnaeus, 1758Gilt-head breamNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania, Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Spondyliosoma cantharus(Linnaeus, 1758)Black seabreamNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Family: Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena pinguis(Günther, 1874)Red barracudaAccidental Bulgaria,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Sphyraena sphyraena(Linnaeus, 1758)European barracudaNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Trichiuridae
Lepidopus caudatus(Euphrasen, 1788)Silver scabbardfishAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Family: Scombridae
Auxis rochei(Lacépède, 1800)Bullet tunaNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Least Concern
Euthynnus alletteratus(Rafinesque, 1810)Little tunnyNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Least Concern
Sarda sardaBloch, 1793Atlantic bonitoNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Scomber coliasGmelin, 1789Atlantic chub mackerelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Scomber scombrusLinnaeus, 1758Atlantic mackerelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Thunnus thynnus(Linnaeus, 1758)Atlantic bluefin tunaNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Endangered
Family: Xiphiidae
Xiphias gladiusLinnaeus, 1758SwordfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Family: Ammodytidae
Gymnammodytes cicerelus(Rafinesque, 1810)Mediterranean sand eelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Trachinidae
Trachinus dracoLinnaeus, 1758Greater weeverNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Uranoscopidae
Uranoscopus scaberLinnaeus, 1758Atlantic stargazerNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Scophthalmus maeoticus(Pallas, 1814)Black-Sea TurbotNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Scophthalmus rhombus(Linnaeus, 1758)BrillNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Family: Bothidae
Arnoglossus kessleri(Schmidt, 1915)ScaldbackNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Data Deficient
Arnoglossus laterna(Walbaum, 1792)Mediterranean scaldfishNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Arnoglossus thori(Kyle, 1913)Thor's scaldfishNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Family: Pleuronectidae
Platichthys flesusLinnaeus, 1758European flounderNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Least Concern
Family: Soleidae
Buglossidium luteum(Risso, 1810)SolenetteNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Microchirus variegatus(Donovan, 1808)Thickback soleNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Pegusa nasuta(Pallas, 1814)Blackhand soleNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated
Solea solea(Linnaeus, 1758)Common soleNative Bulgaria,  Turkey
Not Evaluated
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Balistes capriscus(Gmelin, 1789)Grey triggerfishNative Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine
Not Evaluated

See also

References

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