Fish species

List of fish and lamprey species found in the Wadden Sea between 2011 and 2020

In the most recent Wadden Sea Quality Status Report (QSR) thematic report fish (Tulp et al. 2022), a total number of 124 fish species were recorded in selected long-term monitoring programmes from 2011 - 2020.

Species list by the survey for the period 2011-2020. Common names are missing for species groups that were identified to genus level only in specific programmes (Table 3 in Tulp et al. 2022)
nr. scientific name Common name DFS
beam		 DYFS
beam		 NIOZ
fyke		 WMR
fyke		 Jade
stow net		 SH
stow net		 German
estuaries
stow net
1 Abramis brama Carp bream       x     x
2 Acipenser sturio Sturgeon             x
  Acipenser sp.         x      
3 Agonus cataphractus Hooknose x x x x x x x
4 Alburnus alburnus Bleak       x     x
5 Alosa fallax Twaite shad x x x x x x x
6 Ammodytes marinus Lesser sandeel x x   x   x x
7 Ammodytes tobianus Small sandeel x x x x x x x
8 Anguilla anguilla Eel x x x x x   x
9 Aphia minuta Transparent goby         x x x
10 Arnoglossus laterna Scaldfish x x x x x   x
11 Aspius aspius Asp             x
12 Atherina boyeri Big-scale sand smelt              
13 Atherina presbyter Sand-smelt     x   x   x
  Atherina sp.   x     x      
14 Barbus barbus Barbel       x     x
15 Belone belone Garfish x x x x x x x
16 Blicca bjoerkna White bream       x     x
17 Buglossidium luteum Solenette   x x x x   x
18 Callionymus lyra Dragonet x x x   x   x
19 Callionymus maculatus Spotted dragonet   x          
20 Callionymus reticulatus Reticulated dragonet x x x        
21 Carassius carassius Crucian carp             x
22 Carassius gibelo Gibel carp       x     x
23 Chelidonichthys lucerna Tub gurnard x x x x x x x
24 Chelon aurata Golden grey mullet     x        
25 Chelon labrosus Thick-lipped grey mullet     x x     x
26 Chelon ramada Thin-lipped grey mullet     x       x
  Chelon sp.         x      
27 Chirolophis ascanii Yarrell's blenny       x      
28 Chondrostoma nasus Common nase       x      
29 Ciliata mustela Five-bearded rockling x x x x x x x
30 Clupea harengus Herring x x x x x x x
31 Conger conger Conger eel       x      
32 Conodon nobilis Barred grunt       x      
33 Coregonus oxyrinchus Houting x   x x     x
34 Coregonus albula European cisco       x      
  Coregonus sp.         x     x
35 Cottus perifretum         x      
36 Ctenolabrus rupestris Goldsinny x           x
37 Cyclopterus lumpus Lumpsucker x x x x   x x
38 Cyprinus carpio Carp       x     x
39 Dicentrarchus labrax Sea bass x x x x x   x
40 Echiichthys vipera Lesser weever x x x x x   x
41 Enchelyopus cimbrius Four-bearded rockling x     x      
42 Engraulis encrasicolus Anchovy x x x x x x x
43 Entelurus aequoreus Snake pipefish             x
44 Esox lucius Pike       x     x
45 Eutrigla gurnardus Grey gurnard x x x x x x x
46 Gadus morhua Cod x x x x x x x
47 Gaidropsarus vulgaris Three-bearded rockling             x
48 Galeorhinus galeus Topeshark         x    
49 Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined stickleback x x x x x x x
50 Gobiosoma bosc Naked goby             x
51 Gobius niger Black goby       x      
52 Gymnocephalus cernua Ruffe x x   x     x
53 Helicolenus dactylopterus Bluemouth redfish           x  
54 Hippocampus hippocampus Sea-horse       x x   x
55 Hippoglossoides platessoides American plaice         x x  
56 Hyperoplus immaculatus Greater sandeel         x x x
57 Hyperoplus lanceolatus Great sandeel x x x x x x x
58 Lampetra fluviatilis River lamprey x x   x x x x
59 Leucaspius delineatus Sunbleak             x
60 Leuciscus aspius Asp       x     x
61 Leuciscus idus Ide       x     x
62 Leuciscus leuciscus Common dace       x      
63 Limanda limanda Dab x x x x x x x
64 Liparis liparis Sea-snail x x x x x x x
65 Liparis montagui Montagu's Sea-snail   x     x   x
66 Lota lota Burbot             x
67 Maurolicus muelleri Pearlsides             x
68 Merlangius merlangus Whiting x x x x x x x
69 Merluccius merluccius European hake     x        
70 Micropogonias undulates Atlantic croaker     x x      
71 Microstomus kitt Lemon sole x x x x x x x
72 Misgurnus fossilis Weatherfish             x
73 Molva molva Ling       x      
74 Mullus surmelutus Surmullet x x x x x   x
75 Mustelus asterias Starry smooth-hound         x    
76 Myoxocephalus scorpius Bullrout x x x x x x x
77 Neogobius melanostomus Round goby x   x x     x
78 Neogobius fluviatilis Monkey goby       x      
79 Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout       x     x
80 Osmerus eperlanus Smelt x x x x x x x
81 Pagellus bogaraveo Blackspotted seabream     x        
82 Parablennius gattorugine Tompot blenny     x x      
83 Perca fluviatilis European perch x     x     x
84 Petromyzon marinus Sea lamprey     x x x   x
85 Pholis gunellus Butterfish x x x x x x x
86 Platichthys flesus Flounder x x x x x x x
87 Pleuronectes platessa Plaice x x x x x x x
88 Pollachius pollachius Pollack x   x x      
89 Pollachius virens Saithe     x x      
90 Pomatoschistus lozanoi Lozano's goby x     x     x
91 Pomatoschistus microps Common goby x x x x x x x
92 Pomatoschistus minutus Sand goby x x x x x x x
93 Pomatoschistus pictus Painted goby             x
94 Ponticola kessleri Kessler's goby       x      
95 Proterorhinus semilunaris Western tubenose goby       x      
96 Pungitius pungitius Ninespine stickleback             x
97 Raja clavata Thornback         x    
98 Rhodeus amarus European bitterling       x     x
99 Rutilus rutilus Roach       x     x
100 Salmo salar Salmon           x x
101 Salmo trutta Sea trout     x x x   x
102 Sander lucioperca Pike perch x x   x   x x
103 Sardina pilchardus Pilchard   x x x x   x
104 Scardinius erythrophthalmus Common rudd       x     x
105 Scomber scombrus Mackerel   x x x x x x
106 Scophthalmus maximus Turbot x x   x x x x
107 Scophthalmus rhombus Brill x x   x x x x
108 Scyliorhinus canicula Lesser spotted dogfish x   x x x   x
109 Silurus glanis Wels catfish       x     x
110 Solea solea Sole x x x x x x x
111 Spinachia spinachia Sea stickleback   x   x   x  
112 Spondyliosoma cantharus Black seabream       x      
113 Sprattus sprattus Sprat x x x x x x x
114 Squalius cephalus Common chub       x      
115 Squalus acanthias Spurdog         x    
116 Symphodus melops Corkwing     x        
117 Syngnathus acus Great pipefish x x x x x   x
118 Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson's pipefish x x x x x x x
119 Taurulus bubalis Long-spined sea scorpion x x x        
120 Tinca tinca Tench       x     x
121 Trachurus trachurus Horse mackerel x x x x x x x
122 Trisopterus luscus Bib x x x x x x x
123 Trisopterus minutus Poor cod x x x x     x
124 Zoarces viviparus Eelpout x x x x x x x
species count     55 52 59 94 55 42 91