List of fishes of Ireland

Class [Myxini] (hagfish)

Order Myxiniformes

Family [Myxinidae]

• Atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa
• White-headed hagfish, ''Myxine ios''

[Hyperoartia]

Order [Petromyzontiformes] (lampreys)

Family [Petromyzontidae]

• European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis
• European brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri
• Sea lamprey, ''Petromyzon marinus''

Infraphylum [Gnathostomata] (jawed vertebrates)

Class [Chondrichthyes] (cartilaginous fish)

Subclass [Elasmobranchii]

Superorder [Selachimorpha] (sharks and dogfish)

Order [Squatiniformes] (angelsharks)

• Angel shark, ''Squatina squatina''

  Order [Squaliformes] (dogfishes and relatives)

• Leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus
• Birdbeak dogfish, Deania calcea

• Kitefin shark, Dalatias licha

• Bramble shark, Echininorhinus brucus

• Black dogfish, Centroscyllium fabricii
• Great lanternshark, Etmopterus princeps
• Velvet belly lantern shark, Etmopterus spinax

• Sailfin roughshark, Oxynotus paradoxus

• Portuguese dogfish, Centroscymnus coelolepis
• Longnose velvet dogfish, Centroselachus crepidater
• Smallmouth velvet dogfish, Scymnodon obscurus
• Knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon ringens
• Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus

• Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias

Order [Hexanchiformes] (frilled and cow sharks)

• Frilled Shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus

• Bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus

Order [Carcharhiniformes] (ground sharks)

• Blue shark, Prionace glauca

• Iceland catshark, Apristurus laurussonii
• Ghost catshark, Apristurus manis
• Black roughscale catshark, Apristurus melanoasper
• Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus
• Lesser spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula
• Nursehound, Scyliorhinus stellaris

• Smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena

• Tope, Galeorhinus galeus
• Starry smooth-hound, ''Mustelus asterias''

  Order [Lamniformes] (mackerel sharks)

• Common thresher, Alopias vulpinus

• Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus

• Shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus
• Porbeagle, ''Lamna nasus''

  Superorder [Batoidea] (rays, skates and sawfishes)

Order [Torpediniformes] (electric rays)

• Atlantic torpedo, Tetronarce nobiliana
• Spotted torpedo, ''Torpedo marmorata''

  Order [Myliobatiformes] (rays)

• Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca
• Pelagic stingray, Pteroplatytrygon violacea

• Common eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila

• Devil fish, ''Mobula mobular''

  Order [Rajiformes] (skates)

• Thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata
• Blue skate, Dipturus batis
• Norwegian skate, Dipturus nidarosiensis
• Long-nosed skate, Dipturus oxyrinchus
• Sandy ray, Leucoraja circularis
• Blue ray, Neoraja caerulea
• Blonde ray, Raja brachyura
• Thornback ray, Raja clavata
• Shagreen ray, Raja fullonica
• Small-eyed ray, Raja microocellata
• Spotted ray, Raja montagui
• Cuckoo ray, Raja naevus
• Undulate ray, Raja undulata
• Deepwater ray, Rajella bathyphila
• Bigelow's ray, Rajella bigelowi
• Round ray, Rajella fyllae
• Bottlenosed skate, ''Rostroraja alba''

Subclass [Holocephali]

Order Chimaeriformes">Chimaera">Chimaeriformes (chimaeras)

• Narrownose chimaera, Harriotta raleighana
• Broadnose chimaera, Rhinochimaera atlantica

• Rabbit fish, Chimaera monstrosa
• Opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens
• Smalleyed rabbitfish, Hydrolagus affinis
• Large-eyed rabbitfish, ''Hydrolagus mirabilis''

Superclass [Osteichthyes] (boned fish) - Class [Actinopterygii] (ray-finned fish)

Subclass [Chondrostei]

Order [Acipenseriformes] (sturgeons)

• European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio

Infraclass [Holostei]

Superorder [Clupeomorpha]

Order [Clupeiformes] (herring and anchovies)

• Allis shad, Alosa alosa
• Twaite shad, Alosa fallax
• Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus
• Pilchard, Sardina pilchardus
• European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus

• European anchovy, ''Engraulis encrasicolus''

  Superorder [Elopomorpha]

Order [Anguilliformes] (true eels)

• European eel, Anguilla anguilla

• European conger, Conger conger

• Mediterranean moray, Muraena helena

• Whipsnout sorcerer, Venefica proboscidea

• Deepwater arrowtooth eel, Histiobranchus bathybius
• Ilyophis arx
• Ilyophis blachei
• Muddy arrowtooth eel, Ilyophis brunneus
• Kaup's arrowtooth eel, ''Synaphobranchus kaupii''

  Order [Notacanthiformes] (halosaurs, spiny eels)

• Abyssal halosaur, Halosauropsis macrochir
• Sahara halosaur, Halosaurus johnsonianus

• Shortfin spiny eel, Notacanthus bonaparte
• Snub-nosed spiny eel, Notacanthus chemnitzii
• Longnose tapirfish, Polyacanthonotus challengeri
• Smallmouth spiny eel, ''Polyacanthonotus rissoanus''

  Order [Saccopharyngiformes] (gulper eels)

• Pelican eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides

• Gulper eel, ''Saccopharynx ampullaceus''

  Superorder [Ostariophysi]

Order [Cypriniformes]

• Common bream, Abramis brama
• Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
• Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
• Common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
• Common roach, Rutilus rutilus
• Common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
• European chub, Squalius cephalus
• Tench, Tinca tinca

• Stone loach, '' Barbatula barbatula''

  Superorder [Protacanthopterygii]

Order [Alepocephaliformes]

• Bighead searsid, Holtbyrnia anomala
• Maul's searsid, Maulisia mauli
• Multipore searsid, Normichthys operosus
• Schnakenbeck's searsid, Sagamichthys schnakenbecki
• Koefoed's searsid, Searsia koefoedi

• Longfin smooth-head, Conocara macropterum
• Elongate smooth-head, Conocara microlepis
• Murray's smooth-head, Conocara murrayi
• Salmon smooth-head, Conocara salmoneum
• Agassiz' smooth-head, Leptochilichthys agassizii
• Blackhead salmon, Narcetes stomias
• Abyssal smooth-head, Rinoctes nasutus
• Softskin smooth-head, Rouleina attrita
• Bluntsnout smooth-head, ''Xenodermichthys copei''

  Order [Argentiniformes]

• Slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma
• Greenland argentine, Nansenia groenlandica
• Nansenia oblita

• Barrel-eye, ''Opisthoproctus soleatus''

  Order [Osmeriformes] (smelts, etc.)

• European smelt, ''Osmerus eperlanus''

  Order [Salmoniformes] (salmon, trout, whitefish)

• Irish pollan, Coregonus autumnalis
• Common whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus
• Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
• Brown trout, Salmo trutta
• *Sea trout, Salmo trutta trutta
• Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
• Cole's char, Salvelinus colii
• Coomsaharn char, Salvelinus fimbriatus
• Gray's char, Salvelinus grayi
• Blunt-snouted Irish char, ''Salvelinus obtusus''

  Superorder [Stenopterygii]

Order [Stomiiformes]

• Longray fangjaw, Bonapartia pedaliota
• Bristlemouth, Cyclothone alba
• Spark anglemouth, Sigmops bathyphilus

• Mueller's pearlside, Maurolicus muelleri
• Diaphanous hatchetfish, Sternoptyx diaphana
• Constellationfish, Valenciennellus tripunctulatus

• Rendezvous fish, Polymetme corythaeola
• Polymetme thaeocoryla

• Large-eye snaggletooth, Borostomias antarcticus
• Grammatostomias flagellibarba
• Leptostomias gladiator
• Boa dragonfish, Stomias boa ferox
• Threelight dragonfish, ''Trigonolampa miriceps''

  Superorder [Cyclosquamata]

Order [Aulopiformes] (grinners, lizardfishes)

• Blackfin waryfish, Scopelosaurus lepidus

• Duckbill barracudina, Magnisudis atlantica
• Sharpchin barracudina, Paralepis coregonoides
• ''Sudis hyalina''

  Superorder [Scopelomorpha]

Order [Myctophiformes] (lanternfishes)

• Glacier lanternfish, Benthosema glaciale
• Spothead lantern fish, Diaphus metopoclampus
• White-spotted lantern fish, Diaphus rafinesquii
• Chubby flashlightfish, Electrona risso
• Spotted lanternfish, Myctophum punctatum
• Topside lampfish, Notolychnus valdiviae
• Diamondcheek lanternfish, Lampanyctus intricarius
• Rakery beaconlamp, Lampanyctus macdonaldi
• Cocco's lantern fish, Lobianchia gemellarii
• Arctic telescope, Protomyctophum arcticum
• Large scale lantern fish, ''Symbolophorus veranyi''

  [Acanthomorpha]

Order [Lampriformes]

• Opah, Lampris guttatus

• Dealfish, ''Trachipterus arcticus''

  Order [Zeiformes] (dories, etc.)

• John Dory, Zeus faber

• False boarfish, ''Neocyttus helgae''

  Order [Gadiformes] (cod and relatives)

• Silvery cod, Gadiculus argenteus argenteus
• Silvery pout, Gadiculus argenteus thori
• Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
• Whiting, Marlangius merlangus
• Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus
• Blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou
• Pollock, Pollachius pollachus

• Saithe, Pollachius virens
• Tadpole fish, Raniceps raninus
• Norway pout, Trisopterus esmarkii
• Pouting, Trisopterus luscus
• Poor cod, Trisopterus minutus

• Cusk, Brosme brosme
• Fivebeard rockling, Ciliata mustela
• Northern rockling, Ciliata septentrionalis
• Fourbeard rockling, Enchelyopus cimbrius
• Arctic rockling, Gaidropsarus argentatus
• Bigeye rockling, Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
• Shore rockling, Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
• Three-bearded rockling, Gaidropsarus vulgaris
• Burbot, Lota lota
• Blue ling, Molva dypterygia
• Spanish ling, Molva macrophthalma
• Common ling, Molva molva

• Hollowsnout grenadier, Coelorinchus caelorhincus
• Spearsnouted grenadier, Coelorinchus labiatus
• Abyssal grenadier, Coryphaenoides armatus
• Coryphaenoides brevibarbis
• Carapine grenadier, Coryphaenoides carapinus
• Günther's grenadier, Coryphaenoides guentheri
• Ghostly grenadier, Coryphaenoides leptolepis
• Mediterranean grenadier, Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
• Deepwater grenadier, Coryphaenoides profundicolus
• Roundnose grenadier, Coryphaenoides rupestris
• Glasshead grenadier, Hymenocephalus italicus

• Onion-eye grenadier, Macrourus berglax
• Softhead grenadier, Malacocephalus laevis
• Common Atlantic grenadier, Nezumia aequalis
• Paracetonurus flagellicauda

• Lyconus brachycolus
• European hake, Merluccius merluccius

• Guttigadus latifrons
• Slender codling, Halargyreus johnsonii
• North Atlantic codling, Lepidion eques
• Common mora, Mora moro

• Greater forkbeard, Phycis blennoides

• Roughnose grenadier, Trachyrincus murrayi
• Roughsnout grenadier, ''Trachyrincus scabrus''

  Superorder [Acanthopterygii]

Order [Beryciformes] (alfonsinos, bigscales, ridgeheads)

• Alfonsino, Beryx decadactylus

• Crested bigscale, Poromitra crassiceps
• Bean's bigscale, ''Scopelogadus beanii''

  Oder [Trachichthyiformes] (spinyfins, roughies and relatives)

• Silver spinyfin, Diretmus argenteus

• Orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus
• Silver roughy, ''Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus''

  Clade [Percomorpha]

Series Ophidiimorpharia

Order [Ophidiiformes] (cusk-eels, brotulas and relatives)

• Sciadonus galatheae

• Cataetyx alleni
• Cataetyx laticeps
• Thalassobathia pelagica

• Pearlfish, Echiodon drummondii

• Pudgy cuskeel, ''Spectrunculus grandis''

  Series [Gobiomorpharia]

Order [Gobiiformes] (gobies and relatives)

• Transparent goby, Aphia minuta
• Jeffrey's goby, Buenia jeffreysii
• Crystal goby, Crystallogobius linearis
• Couch's goby, Gobius couchi
• Red-mouthed goby, Gobius cruentatus
• Black goby, Gobius niger
• Rock goby, Gobius paganellus
• Two-spotted goby, Gobiusculus flavescens
• Lesueurigobius friesii
• Lozano's goby, Pomatoschistus lozanoi
• Common goby, Pomatoschistus microps
• Sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus
• Painted goby, Pomatoschistus pictus
• Leopard-spotted goby, ''Thorogobius ephippiatus''

  Series [Scombrimorpharia]

Order [Syngnathiformes] (pipefishes, seahorses, dragonettes and relatives)

• Common dragonet, Callionymus lyra
• Callionymus maculatus
• Reticulated dragonet, Callionymus reticulatus

• Red mullet, Mullus barbatus barbatus
• Striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus

• Snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus
• Long-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus
• Worm pipefish, Nerophis lumbriciformis
• Straightnose pipefish, Nerophis ophidion
• Greater pipefish, Syngathus acus
• Nilsson's pipefish, Syngnathus rostellatus
• Broad-nosed pipefish, ''Syngnathus typhle''

  Order [Scombriformes] (tuna, mackerel and relatives; ''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)Betancur-Rodriguez, R.; Wiley, E.; Bailly, N.; Acero, A.; Miya, M.; Lecointre, G. & Ortí, G. (2016). https://sites.google.com/site/guilleorti/classification-v-4 ''Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes - Version 4''

• Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama
• Bigscale pomfret, Taractichthys longipinnis

• Barrelfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
• Cornish blackfish, Schedophilus medusophagus

• Black gemfish, Nesiarchus nasutus
• Oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus

• Bullet tuna, Auxis rochei rochei
• Frigate tuna, Auxis thazard thazard
• Skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis
• Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda
• Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus
• Albacore, Thunnus alalunga
• Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus

• Black scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo
• Silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus
• Largehead hairtail, ''Trichiurus lepturus''

  Series [Carangimorpharia]

Order [Istiophoriformes] (billfishes)

• Swordfish, ''Xiphias gladius''

  Order [Carangiformes] (jacks and relatives)

• Vadigo, Campogramma glaycos
• Derbio, Trachinotus ovatus
• Atlantic horse mackerel, ''Trachurus trachurus''

  Order [Pleuronectiformes] (flatfishes)

• Torbay sole, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
• American plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides
• Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus
• Dab, Limanda limanda
• Lemon sole, Microstomus kitt
• European flounder, Platichthys flesus
• European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa

• Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

• Fourspotted megrim, Lepidorhombus boscii
• Megrim, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
• Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
• Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus
• Brill, Scophthalmus rhombus
• Topknot, Zeugopterus punctatus
• Eckström's topknot, Zeugopterus regius

• Solenette, Buglossidium luteum
• Thickback sole, Microchirus variegatus
• Common sole, ''Solea solea''

  Order [Beloniformes]

• Garfish, Belone belone
• Short-beaked garfish, Belone svetovidovi

• Atlantic saury, ''Scomberesox saurus saurus''

  Order [Atheriniformes] (silversides)

• Sand smelt, ''Atherina presbyter''

  Order [Mugiliformes] (mullets)

• Golden grey mullet, Chelon aurata
• Thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus
• Thin-lipped grey mullet, ''Chelon ramada''

  Order [Gobiesociformes] (clingfishes)

• Two-spotted clingfish, Diplecogaster bimaculata
• Connemarra clingfish, ''Lepadogaster candolii''

  Order [Blenniiformes] (blennies and relatives)

• Montagu's blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita
• Shanny, Lipophrys pholis
• Tompot blenny, ''Parablennius gattorugine''

  Order [Uranoscopiformes] (weevers, stargazers and relatives; ''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

• Raitt's sand eel, Ammodytes marinus
• Lesser sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus
• Smooth sandeel, Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
• Great sand eel, Hyperoplus immaculatus
• Great sandeel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus

• Lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera
• Greater weever, Trachinus draco

• Atlantic stargazer, ''Uranoscopus scaber''

  Order [Labriformes] (wrasses ''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

• Rock cook, Centrolabrus exoletus
• Goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris
• Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta
• Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus
• Baillon's wrasse, Symphodus bailloni
• Corkwing wrasse, ''Symphodus melops''

  Order [Pempheriformes] (''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

• Bulls-eye, Epigonus telescopus

• Atlantic wreckfish, ''Polyprion americanus''

  Order [Perciformes] (''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

Suborder [Percoidei] (''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

• European perch, ''Perca fluviatilis''

  Suborder [Triglioidei] (searobins and gurnards)

• Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna
• Longfin gurnard, Chelidonichthys obscurus
• Grey gurnard, ''Eutrigla gurnardus''

  Suborder [Scorpaenoidei] (scorpionfish, rockfishes and relatives)

• Blackbelly rosefish, Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus
• Norway redfish, Sebastes viviparus
• Spiny scorpionfish, ''Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata''

  Suborder [Cottoidei] (sculpins, eelpouts, sticklebacks and relatives)

Infraorder [Zoarcales] (eelpouts, wolffishes and relatives)

• Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus

• Rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus

• Yarrell's blenny, Chirolophis ascanii

• White eelpout, Lycenchelys alba
• Atlantic eelpout, Lycodes terraenovae
• Snubnose eelpout, Pachycara bulbiceps
• Pachycara crassiceps
• Viviparous blenny, ''Zoarces viviparus''

  Infraorder [Gasterosteales] (sticklebacks, etc.)

• Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
• Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
• Sea stickleback, ''Spinachia spinachia''

  Infraorder [Cottales] (sculpins, snailfishes, lumpfishes and relatives)

• European bullhead, Cottus gobio
• Norway bullhead, Micrenophrys lilljeborgii
• Shorthorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius
• Longspined sea-scorpion, Taurulus bubalis

• Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus

• Careproctus aciculipunctatus
• Merret's snailfish, Careproctus merretti
• Common seasnail, Liparis liparis liparis
• Montagu's sea snail, Liparis montagui
• Paraliparis abyssorum
• Black seasnail, Paraliparis bathybius
• Paraliparis bipolaris
• Paraliparis hystrix

• Pallid sculpin, ''Cottunculus thomsonii''

  Order [Moroniformes] (temperate basses ''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

• European seabass, ''Dicentrarchus labrax''

  Order [Spariformes] (seabreams and relatives ''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

• Bogue, Boops boops
• Common dentex, Dentex dentex
• Blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo
• Common pandora, Pagellus erythrinus
• Gilt-head bream, Sparus aurata
• Black seabream, ''Spondyliosoma cantharus''

  Order [Priacanthiformes] (bigeyes and bandfishes ''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

• Red bandfish, ''Cepola macrophthalma''

  Order [Caproiformes] (boarfishes ''sensu'' Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016)

• Boarfish, ''Capros aper''

  Order [Lophiiformes] (anglerfishes)

Suborder [Lophoidei] (monkfishes)

• Black-bellied angler, Lophius budegassa
• Monkfish, Lophius piscatorius

Suborder [Ceratioidei]

• Can-opener smoothdream, Chaenophryne longiceps
• Oneirodes carlsbergi
• Bulbous dreamer, ''Oneirodes eschrichtii''

  Order [Tetraodontiformes] (pufferfishes, triggerfishes, molas)

• Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
• Slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis

• Blunthead puffer, ''Sphoeroides pachygaster''

Freshwater fish

• Common bream, Abramis brama
• Allis shad, Alosa alosa
• Twaite shad, Alosa falax fallax
• European eel, Anguilla anguilla
• Irish pollan, Coregonus autumnalis
• European bullhead, Cottus gobio
• Northern pike, Esox lucius
• Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
• Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
• European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis
• European brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri
• Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
• Stone loach, Nemacheilus barbatulus
• European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus
• Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
• Common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
• Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
• Common roach, Rutilus rutilus
• Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
• Brown trout, Salmo trutta
• Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
• Cole's char, Salvelinus colii
• Coomsaharn char, Salvelinus fimbriatus
• Gray's char, Salvelinus grayi
• Blunt-snouted Irish char, Salvelinus obtusus
• Common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
• European chub, Squalius cephalus
• Norway bullhead, Taurulus lilljeborgi
• Tench, ''Tinca tinca''