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This is a list of fish found in and around Great Britain, in both fresh water (lakes, rivers, streams and man-made pools) and salt water. This list includes species that are native to Great Britain , as well as those which have been introduced from other countries.
This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 312 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 species/sub-species of fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line. Records include the angler, species, weight, date, venue, also referenced ...
The impressive diversity of fish species in this river has been known (and celebrated) since 1590, with poetry containing the earliest mention that the Trent contains 30 kinds of fish. The earliest actual list of fish in the river is from 1641. Over the centuries some species have since become locally extinct, and other species have been ...
For the young endemic fish varieties of the British Isles, it is usually controversial whether they should be considered as distinct taxa (species or subspecies) or just as isolated populations of their ancestral species. As global warming affects the British climate there is some concern for these species, some confined to a handful of lakes.
Quigley, D. T. G. series of papers in Irish Naturalists' Journal and records of rare marine fish species taken in Irish waters by fishing vessels and sea anglers from 1786 to 2008. National Biodiversity Data Centre data set online; Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles.
Austropotamobius pallipes is an endangered [1] European freshwater crayfish, and the only crayfish native to the British Isles. [3] Its common names include white-clawed crayfish and Atlantic stream crayfish .
The perch is a popular game fish for recreational anglers, and has been widely introduced beyond its native Eurasian habitats into Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Known locally simply as "redfin", they have caused substantial damage to native fish populations in Australia and have been proclaimed a noxious species in New South Wales. [3]
Aquaponics involves the symbiotic relationship of fish farming with growing plants in water (a process whereby the plants clean the dirty water from the fish tank). [2] As such, aquaponics is not included in this article. A fourth strand is ornamental (coldwater fish, tropical fish and aquatic plants), but this is in very small volumes by weight.