Malta

Waters
Saltwater fishes
Catches (39)

Seas

Mediterranean Sea

Perciformes - Perches

Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus)

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Swallowtail sea perch (Anthias anthias)

White grouper (Epinephelus aeneus)

Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)

Blacktail comber (Serranus atricauda)

Comber (Serranus cabrilla)

Painted comber (Serranus scriba)

Brown comber (Serranus hepatus)

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

Damselfish (Chromis chromis)

Goldblotch grouper (Epinephelus costae)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Gadiformes - Cods

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma)

Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus)

Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)

Pouting (Trisopterus luscus)

Forkbeard (Phycis phycis)

Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Blotched picarel (Spicara maena)

Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)

Common two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris)

Sargo (Diplodus sargus)

Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis)

Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo)

Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga)

Common dentex (Dentex dentex)

Salema (Sarpa salpa)

Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)

Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata)

Zebra sea bream (Diplodus cervinus)

Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne)

Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus)

Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus)

Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Saddled seabream (Oblada melanura)

Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)

Bogue (Boops boops)

Zeiformes - Dories

John Dory (Zeus faber)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)

Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda)

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Narrow-barred spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis)

Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Longspined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)

Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)

Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)

Bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus)

Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)

Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes

Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)

Istiophoriformes - Barracudas

Yellowmouth Barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis)

European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Atlantic white marlin (Kajikia albida)

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone)

Crevalle jack (Caranx hippos)

Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

False scad (Caranx rhonchus)

Pompano (Trachinotus ovatus)

Leerfish (Lichia amia)

Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Grey wrasse (Symphodus cinereus)

Baillon’s wrasse (Symphodus bailloni)

Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)

Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)

Ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus)

Axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)

East Atlantic peacock wrasse (Symphodus tinca)

Five-spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali)

Pointed-snout wrasse (Symphodus rostratus)

Brown wrasse (Labrus merula)

Green wrasse (Labrus viridis)

Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)

Goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)

Black-tailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus)

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)

Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus)

Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena)

European conger (Conger conger)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

Spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

Canary drum (Umbrina canariensis)

Shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa)

Brown meagre (Sciaena umbra)

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

Mulliformes - Goatfishes

Red mullet (Mullus barbatus)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)

Leaping mullet (Chelon saliens)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Garfish (Belone belone)

Agujon Needlefish (Tylosurus acus)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Peacock blenny (Salaria pavo)

Ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis)

Montagu’s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita)

Gurnard blenny (Lipophrys trigloides)

Shanny (Lipophrys pholis)

Sphinx blenny (Aidablennius sphynx)

Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris)

Red-black triplefin (Tripterygion tripteronotum)

Basilisk Blenny (Salaria basilisca)

Longstriped blenny (Parablennius rouxi)

Adriatic blenny (Microlipophrys adriaticus)

Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes

Lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera)

Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)

Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes

Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)

Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)

Aulopiformes - Grinners

Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus)

Incognito goby (Gobius incognitus)

Fries's goby (Lesueurigobius friesii)

Transparent goby (Aphia minuta)

Two-spotted goby (Pomatoschistus flavescens)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes

Mediterranean cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)

Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards

Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)

North Atlantic opah (Lampris guttatus)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

European anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius)

Blackbellied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)

Argentiniformes - Marine smelts

Argentine (Argentina sphyraena)

Callionymiformes - Dragonets

Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra)

Reticulated dragonet (Callionymus reticulatus)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

Starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias)

Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus)

Lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks

Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Rajiformes - Skates and rays

Common skate (Dipturus batis)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)

Marbled stingray (Dasyatis marmorata)

Round fantail stingray (Taeniurops grabatus)

Common eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila)

Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes

Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)

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