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Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Prussian carp
Carassius gibelio
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Zander
Sander lucioperca
Pike
Esox lucius
Perch
Perca fluviatilis
Bream
Abramis brama
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Bighead carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Tench
Tinca tinca
Chub
Squalius cephalus
Bleak
Alburnus alburnus
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
Asp
Leuciscus aspius (Aspius aspius)
Brown trout (native mountain trout)
Salmo trutta fario
Sterlet (sturgeon)
Acipenser ruthenus
Barbel
Barbus barbus
Nase
Chondrostoma nasus
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Round goby (Danube goby)
Neogobius melanostomus
Whitefish
Coregonus maraenoides
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus
Weatherfish
Misgurnus fossilis
Gudgeon
Gobio gobio
Crucian carp
Carassius carassius
Vimba bream
Vimba vimba
Zingel
Zingel zingel
Streber (small zingel)
Zingel streber
Silver bream
Blicca bjoerkna
Sichel (ziege)
Pelecus cultratus
Ide
Leuciscus idus
Blue bream
Ballerus ballerus (Abramis ballerus)
Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
Brown bullhead (American catfish)
Ameiurus nebulosus
African sharptooth catfish
Clarias gariepinus
Volga zander
Sander volgensis
Huchen (Danube salmon)
Hucho hucho
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Burbot
Lota lota
Eel
Anguilla anguilla
European bullhead
Cottus gobio
Common minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus
Ruffe
Gymnocephalus cernua
Spirlin
Alburnoides bipunctatus
Pontic shad
Alosa immaculata
Topmouth gudgeon
Pseudorasbora parva
Beluga sturgeon
Huso huso
Spined loach
Cobitis taenia
Stone loach
Barbatula barbatula
Ship sturgeon
Acipenser nudiventris
Atlantic sturgeon (European sea sturgeon)
Acipenser sturio
European sprat
Sprattus sprattus
Black Sea sprat (Tyulka)
Clupeonella cultriventris
European pilchard (sardine)
Sardina pilchardus
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
Black Sea shad
Alosa maeotica
Caspian shad
Alosa caspia
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Vendace
Coregonus albula
European mudminnow
Umbra krameri
Mediterranean barbel
Barbus meridionalis
White-finned gudgeon
Romanogobio albipinnatus
Kessler's gudgeon
Romanogobio kessleri
Danube gudgeon (Kessler's stone gudgeon)
Romanogobio uranoscopus
Sunbleak (belica)
Leucaspius delineatus
Dnieper chub
Petroleuciscus borysthenicus
Common dace
Leuciscus leuciscus
Souffia (vairone)
Telestes souffia
European bitterling
Rhodeus amarus
Black Sea roach (kutum)
Rutilus frisii
Pigo (Danube roach)
Rutilus pigus
Balkan loach (large spined loach)
Cobitis elongata
Golden spined loach
Sabanejewia aurata
Black bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
Garfish
Belone belone
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
Mediterranean sand smelt
Atherina hepsetus
John Dory
Zeus faber
Southern ninespine stickleback
Pungitius platygaster
Three-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Broadnosed pipefish
Syngnathus typhle
Narrow-snouted pipefish
Syngnathus tenuirostris
Straight-nosed pipefish
Nerophis ophidion
Long-snouted seahorse
Hippocampus guttulatus
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Alpine bullhead (Siberian sculpin)
Cottus poecilopus
European sea bass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Schraetzer (striped ruffe)
Gymnocephalus schraetser
Romanian darter (asprete)
Romanichthys valsanicola
Common dentex
Dentex dentex
Bogue
Boops boops
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
Gilt-head bream
Sparus aurata
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Green wrasse
Labrus viridis
Goldsinny wrasse
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
Coris julis
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Atlantic stargazer
Uranoscopus scaber
Rusty blenny
Parablennius sanguinolentus
Montagu's blenny
Coryphoblennius galerita
Black-faced blenny (triplefin)
Tripterygion tripteronotus
Roche's snake blenny (cusk-eel)
Ophidion rochei
Transparent goby
Aphia minuta
Racer goby
Babka gymnotrachelus
Danube goby (Braun's tadpole goby)
Benthophiloides brauneri
Stellate tadpole goby
Benthophilus stellatus
Black goby
Gobius niger
Knipowitschia caucasica
Knipowitschia caucasica
Longtail dwarf goby
Knipowitschia longecaudata
Toad goby
Mesogobius batrachocephalus
Monkey goby
Neogobius fluviatilis
Marbled goby
Pomatoschistus marmoratus
Sand goby
Pomatoschistus minutus
Sea goby (Ponticola cephalargoides)
Ponticola cephalargoides
Mushroom goby (big-headed goby)
Ponticola eurycephalus
Bighead goby
Ponticola kessleri
Ratan goby
Ponticola ratan
Syrman goby
Ponticola syrman
Tubenose goby
Proterorhinus marmoratus
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Small-headed clingfish
Apletodon dentatus
Shore clingfish
Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Connemara clingfish
Lepadogaster candollei
Black Sea turbot
Scophthalmus maeoticus
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
European flounder
Platichthys flesus
Smooth hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Carpathian brook lamprey
Eudontomyzon danfordi
Ukrainian brook lamprey
Eudontomyzon mariae
European brook lamprey
Lampetra planeri
Angelshark
Squatina squatina
Thornback ray
Raja clavata
Spiny butterfly ray
Gymnura altavela
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
Common thresher shark
Alopias vulpinus
Spiny dogfish
Squalus acanthias
Longnose spurdog
Longnose spurdog
Russian sturgeon
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Persian sturgeon
Acipenser persicus
Starry sturgeon
Acipenser stellatus
European conger
Conger conger
Twaite shad
Alosa fallax
Azov shad
Alosa tanaica
Black Sea salmon (sea trout)
Salmo labrax
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
European hake
Merluccius merluccius
Blackbellied angler
Lophius budegassa
Angler (monkfish)
Lophius piscatorius
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
Black-striped pipefish
Syngnathus abaster
Greater pipefish
Syngnathus acus
Small red scorpionfish
Scorpaena notata
Flying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
Red gurnard
Chelidonichthys cuculus
Grey gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus
Two-spotted clingfish
Diplecogaster bimaculata
Sphinx blenny
Aidablennius sphynx
Butterfly blenny
Blennius ocellaris
Adriatic blenny
Microlipophrys adriaticus
Tompot blenny
Parablennius gattorugine
Mystery blenny
Parablennius incognitus
Tentacled blenny
Parablennius tentacularis
Zvonimir's blenny
Parablennius zvonimiri
Peacock blenny
Salaria pavo
Common dragonet
Callionymus lyra
Sailfin dragonet
Callionymus pusillus
Risso's dragonet
Callionymus risso
Naked tadpole goby
Benthophilus nudus
Kolombatovic's goby (zebra goby)
Chromogobius zebratus
Banded goby
Chromogobius quadrivittatus
Steinitz's goby
Gammogobius steinitzi
Golden goby
Gobius auratus
Bucchich's goby
Gobius bucchichi
Giant goby
Gobius cobitis
Red-mouthed goby
Gobius cruentatus
Rock goby
Gobius paganellus
Yellow-headed goby
Gobius xanthocephalus
Large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus)
Large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus)
Bath's goby
Pomatoschistus bathi
Painted goby
Pomatoschistus pictus
Flatsnout goby
Ponticola platyrostris
Chameleon goby
Chameleon goby
Zebra goby
Zebrus zebrus
Ballan wrasse
Ballan wrasse
Brown wrasse
Brown wrasse
Grey wrasse
Symphodus cinereus
Ocellated wrasse
Symphodus ocellatus
Five-spotted wrasse
Symphodus roissali
Long-snouted wrasse
Symphodus rostratus
East Atlantic peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Damselfish (Mediterranean chromis)
Chromis chromis
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus (Liza aurata)
So-iuy mullet (redlip mullet)
Planiliza haematocheilus
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada (Liza ramada)
Leaping mullet
Chelon saliens (Liza saliens)
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Leerfish
Lichia amia
Pilot fish
Naucrates ductor
Curled picarel
Centracanthus cirrus
Blotched picarel
Blotched picarel
Striped bass
Morone saxatilis
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Percarina (Black Sea perchlet)
Percarina demidoffii
Azov percarina
Percarina maeotica
Estuarine perch (sea zander)
Sander marinus
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Brown comber
Serranus hepatus
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Sharpsnout seabream
Diplodus puntazzo
White seabream
Diplodus sargus
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
Sand steenbras (striped seabream)
Sand steenbras (striped seabream)
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Salema
Sarpa salpa
Black seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Pickhandle barracuda
Sphyraena pinguis
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Silver scabbardfish
Lepidopus caudatus
Bullet tuna
Bullet tuna
Little tunny
Euthynnus alletteratus
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Sand lance (Mediterranean sand eel)
Gymnammodytes cicerelus
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Mediterranean scaldfish
Arnoglossus laterna
Thor's scaldfish
Arnoglossus thori
Solenette
Buglossidium luteum
Thickback sole
Microchirus variegatus
Sand sole (Black Sea sole)
Pegusa nasuta
Common sole
Solea solea
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
For information only, not guaranteed legal advice. There are many local exceptions (Danube Delta, border waters, catch-and-release sections) not covered here. Always check the official ANADSPA (formerly ANPA) source before fishing.