Freshwater fish species id.
The Barbel lives predominantly on the bed of fast flowing rivers feeding on various bottom dwelling creatures; larger fish also catch crayfish,...
The Bleak is a long, slender, flat sided cyprinid fish with an almost straight back and a small typically superior mouth. Its body is covered with...
The Common Bream has a strikingly deep body with highly compressed sides and a distinctive mouth. Its dark back frequently has a greenish tinge with...
The Carp family were originally introduced to the UK by the Romans, the majority of which were probably caught in the Danube before being transported...
The European Catfish (Wels) is one of the largest fish in European waters reaching a length of over 2 metres and weights of 100kg plus. It's growth...
The Chub can be found in most of the UK's rivers and more recently in stillwaters where it is being stocked. The Chub is predatory and tends to live...
The Crucian Carp whilst of the same family as the Common Carp is different in that it doesn't have barbules and rarely reaches a weight above 1.5 kg....
The Dace is often found in shoals within rivers often frequenting the faster stretches. It's streamlined body makes it a fast fish often seen taking...
The Eel is one of the most mysterious fish, a subject of mystic and folklore over the centuries. Having a long serpentine body, almost round in cross...
The Grass Carp also known as White Amur, was originally introduced into the UK from China for the purpose of controlling aquatic plants of which it...
The Grayling prefers swift running water, with deep currents, rocks and gravel beds, the presence of which, is a sign of the purity of the water....
The Gudgeon can be found in stillwaters, canals and rivers feeding on bottom dwelling organisms such as midge, caddis-fly and may-fly larvae. On...
The Ide and it's golden form, the Orfe are found in ponds, lakes and rivers. They have a relatively deep, somewhat flat-sided body, a rather small...
The Perch can be found in most waters throughout the UK. A predator, the Perch hunts in packs often chasing small fish in the shallows, herding them...
Pike - the biggest, strongest, most aggressive fish you are likely to come across in our fisheries, but also the most delicate and easily damaged...
The Roach is a member of the Carp family with relatively large scales firmly embedded in it's skin. It has a dark brown or grey back with a bluish or...
The Tench can be found in most stillwaters, canals and even rivers and can manage to survive in poorly oxygenated conditions where other fish would...
The Rudd at first glance looks very much like the Roach. The three main differences are it's dorsal fin is set further back, it's mouth curves...
The Zander also known as the Pike-Perch is a predator which caused a lot of controversy when it was first introduced into UK waters. The Zander is a...
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