France

Continent: Europe
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Continental, Mountain

Perciformes - Perches

Zander (Sander lucioperca)

Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua)

European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Rhone streber (Zingel asper)

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Maraena Whitefish (Coregonus maraena)

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontialis)

Esociformes - Pikes

Northern pike (Esox lucius)

Eastern mudminnow (Umbra pygmaea)

Aquitanian pike (Esox aquitanicus)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)

Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)

Cypriniformes - Carps

Silver bream (Blicca bjoerkna)

Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)

Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)

Schneider (Alburnoides bipunctatus)

Topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva)

Bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus)

Rudd (Scardinius erythrophtalmus)

Chub (Squalius cephalus)

Roach (Rutilus rutilus)

European gudgeon (Gobio gobio)

Mediterranean barbel (Barbus meridionalis)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Beaked dace (Leuciscus burdigalensis)

South-west European nase (Parachondrostoma toxostoma)

Northern whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio belingi)

Bearn beaked dace (Leuciscus bearnensis)

Weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis)

Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Tench (Tinca tinca)

Common barbel (Barbus barbus)

Italian rudd (Scardinius hesperidicus)

Moderlieschen (Leucaspius delineatus)

Languedoc Gudgeon (Gobio occitaniae)

Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)

Crucian carp (Carassius carassius)

Ide (Leuciscus idus)

Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio)

Stone loach (Barbatula barbatula)

Asp (Leuciscus aspius)

Bream (Abramis brama)

Common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

Italian spined loach (Cobitis bilineata)

Souffia (Telestes souffia)

European spined loach (Cobitis teania)

Pyrenean Stone Loach (Barbatula quignardi)

White-eye bream (Ballerus sapa)

Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

Gadiformes - Cods

Burbot (Lota lota)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

Twaite shad (Alosa fallax)

Allis shad (Alosa alosa)

Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders

Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

West european bullhead (Cottus perifretum)

Rhine sculpin (Cottus rhenanus)

European bullhead (Cottus gobio)

Fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis)

Adour bullhead (Cottus aturi)

Dordogne bullhead (Cottus duranii)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)

Golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus)

Thinlip grey mullet (Chelon ramada)

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Bighead goby (Ponticola kessleri)

Caucasian dwarf goby (Knipowitschia caucasica)

Monkey goby (Neogobius fluviatilis)

Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)

Common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)

Western tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris)

Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks

Ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)

Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)

Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps

Mediterranean banded killifish (Aphanius fasciatus)

Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)

Osmeriformes - Smelts

European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys

Brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri)

European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis)

Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Perciformes - Perches

Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)

Damselfish (Chromis chromis)

Goldblotch grouper (Epinephelus costae)

Blacktail comber (Serranus atricauda)

Canary damsel (Similiparma lurida)

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus)

Comber (Serranus cabrilla)

Painted comber (Serranus scriba)

Brown comber (Serranus hepatus)

Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

Swallowtail sea perch (Anthias anthias)

White grouper (Epinephelus aeneus)

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Maraena Whitefish (Coregonus maraena)

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontialis)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

Gadiformes - Cods

Tadpole fish (Raniceps raninus)

Fivebeard rockling (Ciliata mustela)

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Common ling (Molva molva)

Poor cod (Trisopterus minutus)

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus)

Shortbeard grenadier (Coryphaenoides brevibarbis)

Pouting (Trisopterus luscus)

Atlantic pollock (Pollachius pollachius)

Saithe (Pollachius virens)

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

European hake (Merluccius merluccius)

Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)

Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma)

Cusk (Brosme brosme)

Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)

Forkbeard (Phycis phycis)

Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Moroccan white seabream (Diplodus cadenati)

Zebra sea bream (Diplodus cervinus)

Blotched picarel (Spicara maena)

Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne)

Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Common two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris)

Sargo (Diplodus sargus)

Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis)

Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo)

Common dentex (Dentex dentex)

Salema (Sarpa salpa)

Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)

Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata)

Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)

Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus)

Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus)

Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga)

Saddled seabream (Oblada melanura)

Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)

Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)

Bogue (Boops boops)

Zeiformes - Dories

John Dory (Zeus faber)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Guinean amberjack (Seriola carpenteri)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans)

Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

Crevalle jack (Caranx hippos)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

False scad (Caranx rhonchus)

Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

Atlantic white marlin (Kajikia albida)

Pompano (Trachinotus ovatus)

Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Leerfish (Lichia amia)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Garfish (Belone belone)

Agujon Needlefish (Tylosurus acus)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda)

Bullet tuna (Auxis rochei)

Narrow-barred spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)

Little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus)

Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

Silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Brown wrasse (Labrus merula)

Green wrasse (Labrus viridis)

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)

Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus)

Rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus)

Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)

Goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)

Black-tailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus)

Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)

Ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus)

Axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)

East Atlantic peacock wrasse (Symphodus tinca)

Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)

Five-spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali)

Pointed-snout wrasse (Symphodus rostratus)

Grey wrasse (Symphodus cinereus)

Baillon’s wrasse (Symphodus bailloni)

Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)

Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

Twaite shad (Alosa fallax)

European pilchard (Sardina pilchard)

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

Allis shad (Alosa alosa)

Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

Purplemouth moray (Gymnothorax vicinus)

Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena)

European conger (Conger conger)

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Montagu's seasnail (Liparis montagui)

Bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus)

Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)

Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis)

Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius)

Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Striped seasnail (Liparis liparis)

Rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus)

Yarrell's blenny (Chirolophis ascanii)

Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)

Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)

Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)

Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus)

Longspined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)

Spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor)

Fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis)

Golden redfish (Sebastes norvegicus)

Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus)

Eelpout (Zoarces viviparus)

Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

Canary drum (Umbrina canariensis)

Shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa)

Brown meagre (Sciaena umbra)

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders

Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)

Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus)

Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)

Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula)

Istiophoriformes - Barracudas

Yellowmouth Barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis)

European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

Mulliformes - Goatfishes

Red mullet (Mullus barbatus)

Striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)

Thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)

Golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus)

Thinlip grey mullet (Chelon ramada)

Leaping mullet (Chelon saliens)

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes

Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)

Greater weever (Trachinus draco)

Lesser sand eel (Ammodytes tobianus)

Lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Sphinx blenny (Aidablennius sphynx)

Zvonimir's blenny (Parablennius zvonimiri)

Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris)

Basilisk Blenny (Salaria basilisca)

Red-black triplefin (Tripterygion tripteronotum)

Longstriped blenny (Parablennius rouxi)

Adriatic blenny (Microlipophrys adriaticus)

Peacock blenny (Salaria pavo)

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis)

Montagu’s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita)

Gurnard blenny (Lipophrys trigloides)

Shanny (Lipophrys pholis)

Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine)

Mystery blenny (Parablennius incognitus)

Rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus)

Tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis)

Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes

European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

European flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)

Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt)

Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)

Common sole (Solea solea)

Common dab (Limanda limanda)

Common topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Transparent goby (Aphia minuta)

Caucasian dwarf goby (Knipowitschia caucasica)

Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)

Common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)

Two-spotted goby (Pomatoschistus flavescens)

Chameleon goby (Tridentiger trigonocephalus)

Black goby (Gobius niger)

Red-mouthed goby (Gobius cruentatus)

Rock goby (Gobius paganellus)

Leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus)

Giant goby (Gobius cobitis)

Golden goby (Gobius auratus)

Painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus)

Yellow-headed goby (Gobius xanthocephalus)

Lozano’s goby (Pomatoschistus lozanoi)

Bucchich's goby (Gobius bucchichii)

Incognito goby (Gobius incognitus)

Fries's goby (Lesueurigobius friesii)

Aulopiformes - Grinners

Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus)

Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks

Sea stickleback (Spinachia spinachia)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Blackmouth ocean bass (Synagrops bellus)

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus)

Broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)

Black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)

North Atlantic opah (Lampris guttatus)

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

European anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius)

Blackbellied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa)

Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes

Mediterranean cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)

Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards

Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)

Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps

Mediterranean banded killifish (Aphanius fasciatus)

Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)

Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)

Argentiniformes - Marine smelts

Argentine (Argentina sphyraena)

Osmeriformes - Smelts

European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)

Myxiniformes - Hagfishes

Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)

Callionymiformes - Dragonets

Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra)

Reticulated dragonet (Callionymus reticulatus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

Starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias)

Lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)

Tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus)

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

Blue shark (Prionace glauca)

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks

Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks

Velvet belly lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax)

Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Chimaeriformes - Chimaeras

Rabbit fish (Chimaera monstrosa)

Rajiformes - Skates and rays

Thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata)

Thornback ray (Raja clavata)

Common skate (Dipturus batis)

Brown ray (Raja miraletus)

Mediterranean starry ray (Raja asterias)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

Common eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila)

Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)

Marbled stingray (Dasyatis marmorata)

Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)

Round fantail stingray (Taeniurops grabatus)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Pudgy cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis)

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers

Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)

Torpediniformes - Electric rays

Marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata)

Common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)

Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays

Common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos)

Chola guitarfish (Pseudobatos percellens)

Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes

Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)

Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes

Tube-eye (Stylephorus chordatus)

Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels

Snub-nosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii)

Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys

Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Squatiniformes - Angelsharks

Angelshark (Squatina squatina)

Smoothback angelshark (Squatina oculata)
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