List of freshwater fish of Russia

List of freshwater fish of Russia includes species of freshwater fish found in Russian Federation, and includes those introduced.

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)

Polyodontidae (Paddlefishes)

Clupeiformes

Clupeidae (Herring, shads, sardines, and menhadens))

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Subfamily Salmoninae

Subfamily Coregoninae

Subfamily Thymallinae

  • Thymallus (Graylings)
    • Thymallus arcticusArctic grayling
    • Thymallus baicalensis — Baikal black grayling
    • Thymallus brevipinnisBaikal white grayling
    • Thymallus brevirostrisMongolian grayling
    • Thymallus burejensis
    • Thymallus flavomaculatusYellow-spotted grayling
    • Thymallus grubii — Amur grayling
    • Thymallus mertensii
    • Thymallus pallasii — East Siberian grayling
    • Thymallus svetovidoviUpper Yenisei grayling
    • Thymallus thymallusGrayling
    • Thymallus tugarinaeLower Amur grayling

Osmeriformes

Osmeridae (Freshwater smelts, typical smelts)

Esociformes

Esocidae (Pikes)

Umbridae (Mudminnows)

Anguilliformes

Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Catostomidae (Suckers)

Nemacheilidae (Stone loaches)

Cobitidae (True loaches)

Botiidae

  • Parabotia
    • Parabotia mantschuricaManchurian spiny loach

Siluriformes

Siluridae

Bagridae (Naked catfishes, bagrid catfishes)

Ictaluridae

Beloniformes

Adrianichthyidae (Ricefishes)

Cyprinodontiformes

Poeciliidae

  • Gambusia (Mosquitofishes)
    • Gambusia holbrookiEastern mosquitofish; acclimatized in Krasnodar Krai; some populations are reported from central Russia
  • Poecilia
    • Poecilia reticulataGuppy; self-replicating populations are reported from Moskva River and Volga River

Gadiformes

Lotidae (Rocklings)

Gasterosteiformes

Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)

Syngnathiformes

Syngnathidae

Perciformes

Percichthyidae (Temperate perches)

Moronidae (Temperate basses)

  • Morone
    • Morone saxatilisStriped bass; North American species, acclimatized in Krasnodar Krai

Centrarchidae

  • Micropterus (Black basses)
    • Micropterus salmoidesLargemouth black bass; North American species, acclimatized

Percidae

Cichlidae (Cichlids)

Odontobutidae (Freshwater sleepers)

Gobiidae (Gobies)

Channidae (Snakeheads)

Scorpaeniformes

Cottidae (Cottids)

Cottocomephoridae (Bighead sculpins, Baikal sculpins)

This entire family is mostly endemic to Russia, where it found in Lake Baikal and surrounding lakes and rivers.

Comephoridae

This entire family is endemic to Russia, Lake Baikal.

  • Comephorus (Golomyankas, Baikal oilfish)
    • Comephorus baicalensis — Big Baikal oilfish
    • Comephorus dybowski — Little Baikal oilfish

Abyssocottidae (Deep-water sculpins)

This entire family is endemic to Russia, Lake Baikal.

References

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