Russia

Continent: Europe, Asia
Climates: Temperate, Continental, Subpolar, Polar, Arid (desert)

Perciformes - Perches

European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Donets ruffe (Gymnocephalus acerina)

Zander (Sander lucioperca)

Volga zander (Sander volgensis)

Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua)

Balon's ruffe (Gymnocephalus baloni)

Schraetzer (Gymnocephalus schraetser)

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

Masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)

Common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)

Northern whitefish (Coregonus peled)

Sakhalin taimen (Parahucho perryi)

Nelma (Stenodus nelma)

Blunt-snouted lenok (Brachymystax tumensis)

Sharp-snouted lenok (Brachymystax lenok)

Baikal omul (Coregonus migratorius)

Maraena Whitefish (Coregonus maraena)

Whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis)

Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma)

Siberian taimen (Hucho taimen)

Baikal black grayling (Thymallus baikalensis)

Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)

Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis)

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus)

Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum)

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Vendace (Coregonus albula)

Esociformes - Pikes

Amur pike (Esox reichertii)

Northern pike (Esox lucius)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)

Amur catfish (Silurus asotus)

Soldatov's catfish (Silurus soldatovi)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)

Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)

Cypriniformes - Carps

European spined loach (Cobitis teania)

Weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis)

Tench (Tinca tinca)

Kutum (Rutilus frisii)

Common barbel (Barbus barbus)

Moderlieschen (Leucaspius delineatus)

Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)

Ide (Leuciscus idus)

Crucian carp (Carassius carassius)

Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio)

Stone loach (Barbatula barbatula)

Asp (Leuciscus aspius)

Bream (Abramis brama)

Common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

Black amur bream (Megalobrama terminalis)

European gudgeon (Gobio gobio)

Blue bream (Ballerus ballerus)

White-eye bream (Ballerus sapa)

Zeige (Pelecus cultratus)

Silver bream (Blicca bjoerkna)

Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Danube whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio vladykovi)

Vimba (Vimba vimba)

Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Northern whitefin gudgeon (Romanogobio belingi)

Common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)

Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)

Topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva)

Schneider (Alburnoides bipunctatus)

Bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

Siberian dace (Leuciscus baicalensis)

Rosy bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus)

Amur bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus)

European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus)

Rudd (Scardinius erythrophtalmus)

Flathead asp (Pseudaspius leptocephalus)

Yellowcheek (Elopichthys bambusa)

Chub (Squalius cephalus)

Roach (Rutilus rutilus)

Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)

Dnieper chub (Petroleuciscus borysthenicus)

Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)

Volga nase (Chondrostoma variabile)

Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus)

Kaluga (Huso dauricus)

Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)

European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

Beluga (Huso huso)

Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)

Bastard sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris)

Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads

Northern snakehead (Channa argus)

Gadiformes - Cods

Burbot (Lota lota)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

European bullhead (Cottus gobio)

Pacific staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus)

Big Baikal oilfish (Comephorus baikalensis)

Great sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)

Little Baikal oilfish (Comephorus dybowskii)

Baikal bighead sculpin (Batrachocottus baikalensis)

Fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis)

Alpine bullhead (Cottus poecilopus)

Volga bullhead (Cottus koshewnikowi)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

Black sea shad (Alosa immaculata)

Twaite shad (Alosa fallax)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)

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)

Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders

Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)

Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks

Ukrainian stickleback (Pungitius platygaster)

Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus)

Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)

Korean tripletooth goby (Tridentiger brevispinis)

Dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)

Bighead goby (Ponticola kessleri)

Svetovidov tadpole goby (Benthophilus svetovidovi)

Monkey goby (Neogobius fluviatilis)

Racer goby (Babka gymnotrachelus)

Western tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris)

Chinese sleeper (Perccottus glenii)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)

Osmeriformes - Smelts

Ayu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis)

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

Ambon damsel (Pomacentrus amboinensis)

Comber (Serranus cabrilla)

Painted comber (Serranus scriba)

Sea zander (Sander marinus)

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

Masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)

Sakhalin taimen (Parahucho perryi)

Nelma (Stenodus nelma)

Maraena Whitefish (Coregonus maraena)

Whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis)

Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma)

Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis)

Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Vendace (Coregonus albula)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Largescale blackfish (Girella punctata)

Redlip morwong (Goniistius zebra)

Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus)

Kaluga (Huso dauricus)

Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)

European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

Beluga (Huso huso)

Bastard sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris)

Gadiformes - Cods

Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

European hake (Merluccius merluccius)

Polar cod (Boreogadus saida)

Ghostly grenadier (Coryphaenoides leptolepis)

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Pacific grenadier (Coryphaenoides acrolepis)

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Cusk (Brosme brosme)

Atlantic pollock (Pollachius pollachius)

Saithe (Pollachius virens)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)

Salema (Sarpa salpa)

Bogue (Boops boops)

Blotched picarel (Spicara maena)

Common two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris)

Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis)

Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo)

Common dentex (Dentex dentex)

Zeiformes - Dories

John Dory (Zeus faber)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Striped marlin (Kajikia audax)

Black marlin (Istiompax indica)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

Japanese jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)

Tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus)

Montagu's seasnail (Liparis montagui)

Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius)

Saitone prickleback (Chirolophis saitone)

Striped seasnail (Liparis liparis)

Rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus)

Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)

Pacific staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus)

Rock greenling (Hexagrammos lagocephalus)

Spotty-bellied greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus)

Spiny red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus)

Masked greenling (Hexagrammos octogrammus)

Abyssal searobin (Lepidotrigla abyssalis)

Japanese red gurnard (Lepidotrigla microptera)

Japanese White Seaperch (Sebastes cheni)

Goldeye rockfish (Sebastes thompsoni)

Brassblotched Rockfish (Sebastes pachycephalus)

Whitespotted greenling (Hexagrammos stelleri)

Japanese Red Rockfish (Sebastes inermis)

Korean rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii)

Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus)

Gilbert’s Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus gilberti)

Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

False kelpfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)

False kelpfish (Sebastes marmoratus)

Great sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)

Kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus)

Spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor)

Fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis)

Golden redfish (Sebastes norvegicus)

Okhotsk atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus azonus)

Northern wolffish (Anarhichas denticulatus)

Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis)

Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus)

Wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus)

Eelpout (Zoarces viviparus)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

Black sea shad (Alosa immaculata)

Twaite shad (Alosa fallax)

European pilchard (Sardina pilchard)

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Pacific Sardine (Sardinops sagax)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)

European conger (Conger conger)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Silver croaker (Pennahia argentata)

Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

Honnibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)

Brown meagre (Sciaena umbra)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda)

Bullet tuna (Auxis rochei)

Little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus)

Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

Pacific Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Mulliformes - Goatfishes

Red mullet (Mullus barbatus)

Striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)

Golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus)

Thinlip grey mullet (Chelon ramada)

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders

Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris)

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Garfish (Belone belone)

Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes

Common sole (Solea solea)

European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

European flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Common dab (Limanda limanda)

Common topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris)

Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine)

Mystery blenny (Parablennius incognitus)

Rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus)

Tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis)

Zvonimir's blenny (Parablennius zvonimiri)

Montagu’s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita)

Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes

Lesser sand eel (Ammodytes tobianus)

Greater weever (Trachinus draco)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Fries's goby (Lesueurigobius friesii)

Black goby (Gobius niger)

Transparent goby (Aphia minuta)

Red-mouthed goby (Gobius cruentatus)

Rock goby (Gobius paganellus)

Giant goby (Gobius cobitis)

Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus)

Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)

Korean tripletooth goby (Tridentiger brevispinis)

Dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)

Chameleon goby (Tridentiger trigonocephalus)

Svetovidov tadpole goby (Benthophilus svetovidovi)

Painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

Trachichthyiformes - Rughies

Big roughy (Gephyroberyx japonicus)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Blackflash ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksonensis)

Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus)

Broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)

Black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)

Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

European anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius)

Blackbellied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)

Osmeriformes - Smelts

Ayu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis)

European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)

Myxiniformes - Hagfishes

Honshu hagfish (Eptatretus okinoseanus)

Callionymiformes - Dragonets

Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra)

Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks

Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Blue shark (Prionace glauca)

Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)

Lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks

Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)

Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)

Chimaeriformes - Chimaeras

Rabbit fish (Chimaera monstrosa)

Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks

Prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookei)

Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks

Japanese sawshark (Pristiophorus japonicus)

Rajiformes - Skates and rays

Thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata)

Common skate (Dipturus batis)

Thornback ray (Raja clavata)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Pudgy cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis)

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)

Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers

Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)

Torpediniformes - Electric rays

Common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)

Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays

Chola guitarfish (Pseudobatos percellens)

Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders

California slickhead (Alepocephalus tenebrosus)

Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes

Silver eye (Polymixia japonica)

Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels

Snub-nosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii)

Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys

Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Squatiniformes - Angelsharks

Angelshark (Squatina squatina)

Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica)

Climate zones
The northern parts of the country, including Murmansk and Siberia, lie in the cold polar zone of the Arctic Ocean. Further south, large parts of the country are in the temperate climate zone and the southernmost regions near the Black Sea belong to the subtropics.

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