Europe · Fish by region

Fish of Europe

The rivers and lakes of the European continent, from Iberia to the Balkans and the Volga.

277 species across 8 families

The freshwaters of continental Europe and the British Isles, from Iberia and the Mediterranean through the Danube and the Balkans to the Baltic and the Volga. A fauna of cyprinids, the European bitterling, loaches and killifish (Aphanius), and the transcontinental waters of Turkey and Russia.

277 of 277 species

Barbs · 73

Catfish · 3

Eels · 3

Loaches · 160

A fish appears here when its recorded range includes Europe; wide-ranging species also appear under other regions. Prefer to browse by the water itself? Explore the waters →

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