Portugal

Waters
Freshwater fishes
Saltwater fishes
Catches (1)

Oceans

Atlantic Ocean

Largest rivers

Mira

Lima

Guadiana

Tagus

Douro

Mondego

Minho

Biggest artificial lakes

Alqueva Reservoir

Perciformes - Perches

Zander (Sander lucioperca)

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Esociformes - Pikes

Northern pike (Esox lucius)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Cypriniformes - Carps

Southern Iberian spined-loach (Cobitis paludica)

Pyrenean Stone Loach (Barbatula quignardi)

Smallhead barbel (Luciobarbus microcephalus)

Steindachner Barbel (Luciobarbus steindachneri)

Bocage's Barbel (Luciobarbus bocagei)

Tench (Tinca tinca)

Ruivaco (Achondrostoma oligolepis)

Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio)

Andalusian barbel (Luciobarbus sclateri)

Iberian arched-mouth nase (Iberochondrostoma lemmingii)

Southern Straight-mouth Nase (Pseudochondrostoma willkommii)

Iberian nase (Pseudochondrostoma polylepis)

Iberian barbel (Luciobarbus comizo)

Escalo (Squalius carolitertii)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders

Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)

Golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus)

Thinlip grey mullet (Chelon ramada)

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

Twaite shad (Alosa fallax)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)

Common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)

Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps

Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Perciformes - Perches

White grouper (Epinephelus aeneus)

Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)

Blacktail comber (Serranus atricauda)

Comber (Serranus cabrilla)

Painted comber (Serranus scriba)

Brown comber (Serranus hepatus)

Canary damsel (Similiparma lurida)

Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

Damselfish (Chromis chromis)

Goldblotch grouper (Epinephelus costae)

Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus)

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Swallowtail sea perch (Anthias anthias)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

Gadiformes - Cods

Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma)

Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus)

Pouting (Trisopterus luscus)

Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)

Forkbeard (Phycis phycis)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)

Salema (Sarpa salpa)

Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)

Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata)

Moroccan white seabream (Diplodus cadenati)

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)

Blotched picarel (Spicara maena)

Common two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris)

Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)

Sargo (Diplodus sargus)

Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis)

Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo)

Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga)

Common dentex (Dentex dentex)

Zeiformes - Dories

John Dory (Zeus faber)

Labriformes - Wrasses

East Atlantic peacock wrasse (Symphodus tinca)

Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)

Five-spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali)

Brown wrasse (Labrus merula)

Green wrasse (Labrus viridis)

Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)

Goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)

Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus)

Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)

Grey wrasse (Symphodus cinereus)

Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)

Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)

Baillon’s wrasse (Symphodus bailloni)

Ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus)

Axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Guinean amberjack (Seriola carpenteri)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

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)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Atlantic white marlin (Kajikia albida)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

Spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)

European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)

Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)

Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)

Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis)

Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Longspined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)

Spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor)

Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Agujon Needlefish (Tylosurus acus)

Garfish (Belone belone)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)

Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda)

Silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Purplemouth moray (Gymnothorax vicinus)

Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena)

European conger (Conger conger)

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)

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)

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)

Istiophoriformes - Barracudas

European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

Yellowmouth Barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

Twaite shad (Alosa fallax)

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes

Lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera)

Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Sphinx blenny (Aidablennius sphynx)

Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris)

Longstriped blenny (Parablennius rouxi)

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Peacock blenny (Salaria pavo)

Ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis)

Montagu’s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita)

Gurnard blenny (Lipophrys trigloides)

Shanny (Lipophrys pholis)

Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes

Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)

Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Fries's goby (Lesueurigobius friesii)

Transparent goby (Aphia minuta)

Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)

Common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)

Two-spotted goby (Pomatoschistus flavescens)

Leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus)

Aulopiformes - Grinners

Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Blackmouth ocean bass (Synagrops bellus)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

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)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)

Black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)

Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes

Mediterranean cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)

Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards

Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)

Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps

Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)

Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)

Argentiniformes - Marine smelts

Argentine (Argentina sphyraena)

Callionymiformes - Dragonets

Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra)

Reticulated dragonet (Callionymus reticulatus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias)

Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus)

Lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

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)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks

Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Velvet belly lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax)

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)

Rajiformes - Skates and rays

Common skate (Dipturus batis)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Pudgy cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis)

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers

Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)

Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes

Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)

Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes

Tube-eye (Stylephorus chordatus)

Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels

Snub-nosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii)

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