List of fishes of Denmark

Agnatha - jawless fish">Agnatha">Agnatha - jawless fish

Myxini - hagfish">Hagfish">Myxini - hagfish

Myxinidae - hagfish">Myxinidae">Myxinidae - hagfish

• Atlantic hagfish, ''Myxine glutinosa''

Petromyzontiformes - lampreys">Lamprey">Petromyzontiformes - lampreys

Petromyzontidae - northern lampreys">Petromyzontidae">Petromyzontidae - northern lampreys

• River lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis
• Brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri
• Sea lamprey, ''Petromyzon marinus''

Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fish">Cartilaginous fish">Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fish

Chimaeriformes - ratfish">Chimaeriformes">Chimaeriformes - ratfish

Chimaeridae - short-nosed chimaeras">Chimaeridae">Chimaeridae - short-nosed chimaeras

• Ratfish, ''Chimaera monstrosa''

Hexanchiformes - cow sharks and frilled sharks">Hexanchiformes">Hexanchiformes - cow sharks and frilled sharks

Hexanchidae - cow sharks">Hexanchidae">Hexanchidae - cow sharks

• Bluntnose sixgill shark, ''Hexanchus griseus''

Squaliformes - dogfish sharks">Squaliformes">Squaliformes - dogfish sharks

Squalidae - true dogfish">Squalidae">Squalidae - true dogfish

• Spurdog, ''Squalus acanthias''

Etmopteridae - lantern sharks">Etmopteridae">Etmopteridae - lantern sharks

• Velvet belly lanternshark, ''Etmopterus spinax''

Oxynotidae - rough sharks">Oxynotidae">Oxynotidae - rough sharks

• Angular roughshark, ''Oxynotus centrina''

Somniosidae - sleeper sharks">Somniosidae">Somniosidae - sleeper sharks

• Greenland shark, ''Somniosus microcephalus''

Lamniformes - mackerel sharks">Lamniformes">Lamniformes - mackerel sharks

Cetorhinidae - basking sharks">Cetorhinidae">Cetorhinidae - basking sharks

• Basking shark, ''Cetorhinus maximus''

Lamnidae - mackerel sharks">Lamnidae">Lamnidae - mackerel sharks

• Porbeagle, ''Lamna nasus''

Alopiidae - thresher sharks">Alopiidae">Alopiidae - thresher sharks

• Thresher shark, ''Alopias vulpinus''

Carchariniformes - ground sharks">Carcharhiniformes">Carchariniformes - ground sharks

Scyliorhinidae - catsharks">Scyliorhinidae">Scyliorhinidae - catsharks

• Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus
• Lesser spotted dogfish, ''Scyliorhinus canicula''

Carcharhinidae - requiem sharks">Carcharhinidae">Carcharhinidae - requiem sharks

• Blue shark, ''Prionace glauca''

Triakidae - houndsharks">Triakidae">Triakidae - houndsharks

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

Squatiniformes - angel sharks">Squatiniformes">Squatiniformes - angel sharks

Squatinidae - angel sharks">Squatinidae">Squatinidae - angel sharks

• Angel shark, ''Squatina squatina''

Rajiformes - skates and rays">Rajiformes">Rajiformes - skates and rays

Rajidae - skates">Rajidae">Rajidae - skates

• Thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata
• Common skate, Dipturus batis
• Flapper skate Dipturus intermedius
• Long-nosed skate, Dipturus oxyrinchus
• Shagreen ray, Leucoraja fullonica
• Cuckoo ray, Leucoraja naevus
• Blonde ray, Raja brachyura
• Thornback ray, Raja clavata
• Spotted ray, Raja montagui
• Sailray, Rajella lintea
• Round ray, ''Rajella fyllae''

Myliobatiformes - stingrays">Myliobatiformes">Myliobatiformes - stingrays

Dasyatidae - whiptail stingrays">Dasyatidae">Dasyatidae - whiptail stingrays

• Common stingray, ''Dasyatis pastinaca''

Myliobatidae - eagle rays">Myliobatidae">Myliobatidae - eagle rays

• Common eagle ray, ''Myliobatis aquila''

Torpediniformes - electric rays">Torpediniformes">Torpediniformes - electric rays

Torpedinidae - torpedo rays">Torpedinidae">Torpedinidae - torpedo rays

• Marbled electric ray, Torpedo marmorata
• Atlantic torpedo, ''Torpedo nobiliana''

Osteichthyes - bony fish">Bony fish">Osteichthyes - bony fish

Acipenseriformes - sturgeon">Acipenseriformes">Acipenseriformes - sturgeon

Acipenseridae - sturgeon">Acipenseridae">Acipenseridae - sturgeon

• Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baerii
• Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
• Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus
• European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio
• Starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus
• Beluga, ''Huso huso''

Anguilliformes - true eels">Anguilliformes">Anguilliformes - true eels

Anguillidae - freshwater eels">Anguillidae">Anguillidae - freshwater eels

• European eel, ''Anguilla anguilla''

Congridae - congers">Congridae">Congridae - congers

• Conger eel, ''Conger conger''

Nemichthyidae - snipe eels">Nemichthyidae">Nemichthyidae - snipe eels

• Slender snipe eel, ''Nemichthys scolopaceus''

Clupeiformes - herring">Clupeiformes">Clupeiformes - herring

Clupeidae - true herrings">Clupeidae">Clupeidae - true herrings

• Allis shad, Alosa alosa
• Twaite shad, Alosa fallax
• Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus
• Sprat, Sprattus sprattus
• European pilchard, ''Sardina pilchardus''

Engraulidae - anchovies">Engraulidae">Engraulidae - anchovies

• European anchovy, ''Engraulis encrasicolus''

Cypriniformes - carp and allies">Cypriniformes">Cypriniformes - carp and allies

Cyprinidae - carp, minnows and barbs">Cyprinidae">Cyprinidae - carp, minnows and barbs

• Common bream/bronze bream/skimmer bream, Abramis brama
• Bleak, Alburnus alburnus
• Silver bream, Blicca bjoerkna
• Goldfish, Carassius auratus
• Crucian carp, Carassius carassius
• Grass carp, Ctenopharygodon idella
• Common carp, Cyprinus carpio
• Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
• Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
• Sunbleak, Leucaspius delineatus
• Orfe, Leuciscus idus
• Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
• Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
• Topmouth gudgeon, Pseudorasbora parva
• European bitterling, Rhodeus amarus
• Roach, Rutilus rutilus
• Common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
• Tench, ''Tinca tinca''

Cobitidae - true loaches">Cobitidae">Cobitidae - true loaches

• Spined loach, Cobitis taenia
• European weatherfish, ''Misgurnus fossilis''

Nemacheilidae - stone loaches">Nemacheilidae">Nemacheilidae - stone loaches

• Stone loach, ''Barbatula barbatula''

Siluriformes - catfish">Catfish">Siluriformes - catfish

Ictaluridae - bullhead catfish">Ictaluridae">Ictaluridae - bullhead catfish

• Brown bullhead, ''Ameiurus nebulosus''

Siluridae - Eurasian catfish">Siluridae">Siluridae - Eurasian catfish

• Wels catfish, ''Silurus glanis''

Esociformes - pike">Esociformes">Esociformes - pike

Esocidae - pike">Esocidae">Esocidae - pike

• Northern pike, ''Esox lucius''

Osmeriformes - smelt">Osmeriformes">Osmeriformes - smelt

Osmeridae - smelt">Osmeridae">Osmeridae - smelt

• European smelt, ''Osmerus eperlanus''

Argentiniformes - argentines and slickheads">Argentiniformes">Argentiniformes - argentines and slickheads

Argentinidae - argentines">Argentinidae">Argentinidae - argentines

• Greater argentine, Argentina silus
• Lesser argentine, ''Argentina sphyraena''

Stomiiformes - dragonfish and marine hatchetfish">Stomiiformes">Stomiiformes - dragonfish and marine hatchetfish

Sternoptychidae - marine hatchetfishes">Sternoptychidae">Sternoptychidae - marine hatchetfishes

• Atlantic hatchetfish, ''Argyropelacus olfersii''

Salmoniformes - salmon and trout">Salmoniformes">Salmoniformes - salmon and trout

Salmonidae - salmon and trout">Salmonidae">Salmonidae - salmon and trout

• European cisco, Coregonus albula
• Maraena whitefish, Coregonus maraena
• Pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
• Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch
• Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
• Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
• Brown trout/sea trout/Dollaghan, Salmo trutta
• Grayling, ''Thymallus thymallus''

Stomiiformes - dragonfish and marine hatchetfish">Stomiiformes">Stomiiformes - dragonfish and marine hatchetfish

Sternoptychidae - marine hatchetfishes">Sternoptychidae">Sternoptychidae - marine hatchetfishes

• Mueller's pearlside, ''Maurolicus muelleri''

Aulopiformes - grinners">Aulopiformes">Aulopiformes - grinners

Paralepididae - barracudinas">Paralepididae">Paralepididae - barracudinas

• Duckbill barracudina, ''Magnisudis atlantica''

Myctophiformes - lanternfish">Myctophiformes">Myctophiformes - lanternfish

Myctophidae - lanternfish">Myctophidae">Myctophidae - lanternfish

• Spotted lanternfish, Myctophum punctatum
• Lancet fish, ''Notoscopelus kroyeri''

Lampriformes - opahs and allies">Lampriformes">Lampriformes - opahs and allies

Lampridae - opahs">Lampridae">Lampridae - opahs

• Opah, ''Lampris guttatus''

Regalecidae - oarfish">Regalecidae">Regalecidae - oarfish

• Giant oarfish, ''Regalecus glesne''

Trachipteridae - ribbonfish">Trachipteridae">Trachipteridae - ribbonfish

• Dealfish, ''Trachipterus arcticus''

Gadiformes - cod">Gadiformes">Gadiformes - cod

Lotidae - lings">Lotidae">Lotidae - lings

• Cusk, Brosme brosme
• Fivebeard rockling, Ciliata mustela
• Four-bearded rockling, Enchelyopus cimbrius
• Three-bearded rockling, Gaidropsarus vulgaris
• Burbot, Lota lota
• Blue ling, Molva dypterygia
• Common ling, ''Molva molva''

Gadidae - codfishes">Gadidae">Gadidae - codfishes

• Thor's pout, Gadiculus thori
• Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
• Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus
• Whiting, Merlangius merlangus
• Blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou
• Pollock, Pollachius pollachus
• Saithe, Pollachius virens
• Tadpole fish, Raniceps raninus
• Norway pout, Trisopterus esmarcki
• Pouting, Trisopterus luscus
• Poor cod, ''Trisopterus minutus''

Merlucciidae - hakes">Merlucciidae">Merlucciidae - hakes

• European hake, ''Merluccius merluccius''

Phycidae - forkbeards">Phycidae">Phycidae - forkbeards

• Greater forkbeard, ''Phycis blennoides''

Macrouridae - grenadiers">Macrouridae">Macrouridae - grenadiers

• Rock grenadier, Coryphaenoides rupestris
• Softhead grenadier, ''Malacocephalus laevis''

Lophiiformes - anglerfish">Lophiiformes">Lophiiformes - anglerfish

Lophiidae - goosefish">Lophiidae">Lophiidae - goosefish

• Blackbellied angler, Lophius budegassa
• Monkfish, ''Lophius piscatorius''

Mugiliformes - mullet">Mugiliformes">Mugiliformes - mullet

Mugilidae - mullet">Mugilidae">Mugilidae - mullet

• Thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus
• Golden grey mullet, Liza aurata
• Thinlip mullet, ''Liza ramada''

Atheriniformes - sand smelts">Atheriniformes">Atheriniformes - sand smelts

Atherinidae - sand smelts">Atherinidae">Atherinidae - sand smelts

• Sand smelt, ''Atherina presbyter''

Beloniformes - garfish and allies">Beloniformes">Beloniformes - garfish and allies

Belonidae - garfish">Belonidae">Belonidae - garfish

• Garfish, ''Belone belone''

Scomberesocidae - sauries">Scomberesocidae">Scomberesocidae - sauries

• Atlantic saury, ''Scomberesox saurus''

Exocoetidae - flyingfish">Exocoetidae">Exocoetidae - flyingfish

• Mediterranean flyingfish, ''Cheilopogon heterurus''

Zeiformes - dories">Zeiformes">Zeiformes - dories

Zeidae - true dories">Zeidae">Zeidae - true dories

• John Dory, ''Zeus faber''

Beryciformes - alfonsinos and allies">Beryciformes">Beryciformes - alfonsinos and allies

Berycidae - alfonsinos">Berycidae">Berycidae - alfonsinos

• Alfonsino, ''Beryx decadactylus''

Gasterosteiformes - sticklebacks and seahorses">Gasterosteiformes">Gasterosteiformes - sticklebacks and seahorses

Centriscidae - snipefish">Centriscidae">Centriscidae - snipefish

• Longspine snipefish, ''Macroramphosus scolopax''

Syngnathidae - pipefish and seahorses">Syngnathidae">Syngnathidae - pipefish and seahorses

• Snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus
• Long-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus
• Short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus
• Worm pipefish, Nerophis lumbriciformis
• Straightnose pipefish, Nerophis ophidion
• Greater pipefish, Syngathus acus
• Lesser pipefish, Syngnathus rostellatus
• Broadnosed pipefish, ''Syngnathus typhle''

Gasterosteidae - sticklebacks">Gasterosteidae">Gasterosteidae - sticklebacks

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

Tetraodontiformes - ocean sunfish and allies">Tetraodontiformes">Tetraodontiformes - ocean sunfish and allies

Molidae - ocean sunfish">Molidae">Molidae - ocean sunfish

• Ocean sunfish, ''Mola mola''

Balistidae - triggerfish">Balistidae">Balistidae - triggerfish

• Grey triggerfish, ''Balistes capriscus''

Pleuronectiformes - flatfish">Pleuronectiformes">Pleuronectiformes - flatfish

Scophthalmidae - turbots">Scophthalmidae">Scophthalmidae - turbots

• Megrim, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
• European turbot, Psetta maxima
• Brill, Scophthalmus rhombus
• Norwegian topknot, Zeugopterus norvegicus
• Common topknot, ''Zeugopterus punctatus''

Pleuronectidae - flounders">Pleuronectidae">Pleuronectidae - flounders

• Torbay sole, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
• Long rough dab, Hippoglossoides platessoides
• Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus
• Common dab, Limanda limanda
• Lemon sole, Microstomus kitt
• European flounder, Platichthys flesus
• European plaice, ''Pleuronectes platessa''

Soleidae - true soles">Soleidae">Soleidae - true soles

• Solenette, Buglossidium luteum
• Dover sole, ''Solea solea''

Bothidae - scaldfish">Bothidae">Bothidae - scaldfish

• Mediterranean scaldfish, ''Arnoglossus laterna''

Scorpaeniformes - scorpionfish and allies">Scorpaeniformes">Scorpaeniformes - scorpionfish and allies

Agonidae - poachers">Agonidae">Agonidae - poachers

• Pogge, ''Agonus cataphractus''

Cottidae - sculpins">Cottidae">Cottidae - sculpins

• Father lasher, Myoxocephalus scorpius
• European bullhead, Cottus gobio
• Alpine bullhead, Cottus poecilopus
• Long-spined sea scorpion, Taurulus bubalis
• Norway bullhead, Taurulus lilljeborgi
• Moustache sculpin, ''Triglops murrayi''

Cyclopteridae - lumpsuckers">Cyclopteridae">Cyclopteridae - lumpsuckers

• Lumpsucker, ''Cyclopterus lumpus''

Liparidae - snailfish">Liparidae">Liparidae - snailfish

• Common seasnail, Liparis liparis
• Montagu's snailfish, ''Liparis montagui''

Sebastidae - rockfish (seaperch) ">Sebastidae">Sebastidae - rockfish (seaperch)

• Bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus
• Norway haddock, Sebastes norvegicus
• Red perch, ''Sebastes viviparus''

Triglidae - gurnards">Triglidae">Triglidae - gurnards

• Red gurnard, Aspitriglia cuculus
• Grey gurnard, Eutriglia gurnardus
• Long-finned gurnard, Lepidotrigla argus
• Tub gurnard, Trigla lucerna
• Piper gurnard, ''Trigla lyra''

Perciformes - perchlike fishes">Perciformes">Perciformes - perchlike fishes

Bramidae - pomfrets">Bramidae">Bramidae - pomfrets

• Atlantic pomfret, ''Brama brama''

Carangidae - jacks">Carangidae">Carangidae - jacks

• Derbio, Trachinotus ovatus
• Atlantic horse mackerel, ''Trachurus trachurus''

Centrarchidae - freshwater sunfish">Centrarchidae">Centrarchidae - freshwater sunfish

• Pumpkinseed, ''Lepomis gibbosus''

Echeneidae - remoras">Echeneidae">Echeneidae - remoras

• Common remora, ''Remora remora''

Moronidae - temperate sea bass">Moronidae">Moronidae - temperate sea bass

• European sea bass, ''Dicentrarchus labrax''

Mullidae - goatfish">Mullidae">Mullidae - goatfish

• Striped mullet, ''Mullus surmuletus''

Percidae - true perch">Percidae">Percidae - true perch

• Ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernua
• European perch, Perca fluviatilis
• Zander, ''Stizostedion lucioperca''

Polyprionidae - wreckfish">Polyprionidae">Polyprionidae - wreckfish

• Atlantic wreckfish, ''Polyprion americanus''

Sciaenidae - drums">Drum (fish)">Sciaenidae - drums

• Atlantic croaker ''Micropogonias undulatus''

Sparidae - seabream">Sparidae">Sparidae - seabream

• Bogue, Boops boops
• White seabream, Diplodus sargus
• Spanish bream, Pagellus acarne
• Blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo
• Pandora bream, Pagellus erythrinus
• Salema porgy, Sarpa salpa
• Gilt-head bream, Sparus aurata
• Black sea bream, ''Spondyliosoma cantharus''

Labridae - wrasse">Labridae">Labridae - wrasse

• Rock cook, Centrolabrus exoletus
• Mediterranean rainbow wrasse, Coris julis
• Goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris
• Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta
• Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus
• Corkwing wrasse, ''Symphodus melops''

Anarhichadidae - wolffish">Anarhichadidae">Anarhichadidae - wolffish

• Northern wolffish, Anarhichas denticulatus
• Atlantic wolffish, ''Anarhichas lupus''

Pholidae - gunnels">Pholidae">Pholidae - gunnels

• Rock gunnel, ''Pholis gunnellus''

Stichaeidae - pricklebacks">Stichaeidae">Stichaeidae - pricklebacks

• Yarrell's blenny, Chirolophis ascanii
• Daubed shanny, Leptoclinus maculatus
• Snake blenny, ''Lumpenus lampretaeformis''

Zoarcidae - eelpouts">Zoarcidae">Zoarcidae - eelpouts

• Sar's eelpout, Lycenchelys sarsii
• Vahl's eelpout, Lycodes gracilis
• Viviparous eelpout, ''Zoarces viviparus''

Ammodytidae - sand eels">Ammodytidae">Ammodytidae - sand eels

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

Trachinidae - weevers">Trachinidae">Trachinidae - weevers

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

Callionymidae - dragonets">Callionymidae">Callionymidae - dragonets

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

Gobiidae - gobies">Gobiidae">Gobiidae - gobies

• Transparent goby, Aphia minuta
• Jeffrey's goby, Buenia jeffreysii
• Crystal goby, Crystallogobius linearis
• Black goby, Gobius niger
• Spotted goby, Gobiusculus flavescens
• Guillet's goby, Lebetus guilleti
• Diminutive goby, Lebetus scorpioides
• Fries's goby, Leseurigobius friesii
• Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus
• Common goby, Pomatoschistus microps
• Sand goby, Potamoschistus minutus
• Norway goby, Pomatoschistus norvegicus
• Painted goby, Potamoschistus pictus
• Leopard-spotted goby, ''Thorogobius ephippiatus''

Gempylidae - snake mackerels">Gempylidae">Gempylidae - snake mackerels

• Black gemfish, ''Nesiarchus nasutus''

Scombridae - mackerel and tuna">scombridae">Scombridae - mackerel and tuna

• Bullet tuna, Auxis rochei
• Little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus
• Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda
• Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus
• Atlantic bluefin tuna, ''Thunnus thynnus''

Xiphiidae - swordfish">Xiphiidae">Xiphiidae - swordfish

• Swordfish, ''Xiphias gladius''

Centrolophidae - medusafish">Centrolophidae">Centrolophidae - medusafish

• Rudderfish, Centrolophus niger
• Cornish blackfish, ''Schedophilus medusophagus''

Caproidae - boarfish">Caproidae">Caproidae - boarfish

• Boarfish, ''Capros aper''