Freshwater fish of Spain information

This is a list of extant freshwater fish that could be found in Spain. The majority of the fish present are from the order Cypriniformes. This list states if the fish are native or introduced. For clarification, an endemic species is a species that is found only in a specific geographic region. IUCN status represents the extinction risk for each species and the fish found in Spain range from least concern to critically endangered.

Fish Currently Believed to be Present
Common Name	Scientific Name	Family	Order	Occurrence-	IUCN Status	Wikipedia page (if applicable
Siberian sturgeon	Acipenser baerii	Acipenseridae	Acipenseriformes	Introduced	Endangered	Siberian sturgeon
European Sea Sturgeon	Acipenser sturio	Acipenseridae	Acipenseriformes	Native	Critically endangered	European sea sturgeon
European Eel	Anguilla anguilla	Anguillidae	Anguilliformes	native	Critically Endangered	European eel
Big-scale sand smelt	Atherina boyeri	Atherinidae	Atheriniformes	native	Least concern	Big-scale sand smelt
Freshwater Blennie	Salaria fluviatilis	Blenniidae	Perciformes	native	Least concern	Freshwater blenny
Pumpkinseed	Lepomis gibbosus	Centrarchidae	Perciformes	introduced	Least concern	Pumpkinseed
Largemouth black bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Perciformes	introduced	Least concern	Largemouth bass
Chameleon Cichlid	Australoheros facetus	Cichlidae	Perciformes	introduced		Australoheros
Rock Goby	Gobius paganellus	Gobiidae	Perciformes	native	not evaluated	Rock goby
European Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	Moronidae	Perciformes	native	Least concern	European bass
European Perch	Perca fluviatilis	Percidae	Percifiormes	introduced	Least concern	European perch
Pike-Perch	Sander lucioperca	Percidae	Perciformes	introduced	Least concern	Zander
Allis Shad	Alosa alosa	Clupeidae	Clupeiformes	native	Least concern	Allis shad
Twaite Shad	Alosa fallax	Clupeidae	Clupeiformes	native	Least concern	Twait shad
Sekavec dvoupruhý**	Cobitis bilineata	Cobitidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least concern	Cobitis bilineata
Lamprehuela**	Cobitis calderoni	Cobitidae	Cypriniformes	native	Endangered	Cobitis calderoni
Colmilleja**	Cobitis paludica	Cobitidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Cobitis paludica
Spined Loach	Cobitis taenia	Cobitidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Spined loach
Alagon Spined loach**	Cobitis vettonica	Cobitidae	Cypriniformes	native	Endangered	Cobitis vettonica
Weatherfish	Misgurnus fossilis	Cobitidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least Concern	Misgurnus fossilis
Freshwater Bream	Abramis brama	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Common bream
Unnamed*	Achondrostoma arcasii	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Achondrostoma arcasii
Sarda**	Achondrostoma salmantinum	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Endangered	Achondrostoma salmantinum
Bleak	Alburnus alburnus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least concern	Common bleak
Jarabugo	Anaecypris hispanica	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Endangered	Anaecypris hispanica
Catalonian Barbel**	Barbus haasi	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	endemic	Vulnerable	Barbus haasi
Mediterranean Barbel	Barbus meridionalis	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Near threatened	Mediterranean barbel
White bream	Blicca bjoerkna	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least concern	Blicca bjoerkna
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least concern	Goldfish
Crucian Carp	Carassius carassius	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Crucian carp
Common Carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Vulnerable	Common carp
Gudgeon	Gobio gobio	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least concern	Gobio gobio
Iberian Gudgeon**	Gobio lozanoi	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Iberian gudgeon
Pardilla**	Iberochondrostoma lemmingii	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Iberochondrostoma lemmingii
Oretanian Pardilla**	Iberochondrostoma oretanum	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	endemic	Critically endangered	Iberochondrostoma oretanum
Bogardilla*	Iberocypris palaciosi	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	endemic	Critically endangered	Iberocypris palaciosi
Barbo comun**	Luciobarbus bocagei	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Luciobarbus bocagei
Iberian Barbel	Luciobarbus comizo	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Iberian barbel
Ebro Barbel**	Luciobarbus graellsii	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	endemic	Least concern	Luciobarbus graellsii
Valencia Barbel**	Luciobarbus guiraonis	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	endemic	Vulnerable	Luciobarbus guiraonis
unnamed*	Luciobarbus microcephalus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Luciobarbus microcephalus
Andalusian Barbel	Luciobarbus sclateri	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Andalusian barbel
Loina**	Parachondrostoma arrigonis	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Critically endangered	Parachondrostoma arrigonis
unnamed*	Luciobarbus steindachneri	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Luciobarbus steindachneri
Ebro Nase**	Parachondrostoma miegii	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least Concern	Parachondrostoma miegii
Madrilla**	Parachondrostoma toxostoma	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	South-west European nase
Madrija**	Parachondrostoma turiensis	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	endemic	Endangered	Parachondrostoma turiense
unnamed*	Phoxinus bigerri	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Phoxinus bigerri
Eurasian minnow	Phoxinus phoxinus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Common minnow
unnamed*	Pseudochondrostoma duriense	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Pseudochondrostoma duriense
Iberian Nase	Pseudochondrostoma polyepis	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Iberian nase
Unnamed*	Pseudochondrostoma willkommii	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Pseudochondrostoma willkommii
Stone Moroko	Pseudorasbora parva	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least concern	Stone moroko
Roach	Rutilus rutilus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least concern	Common roach
Rudd	Scardinius erythrophthlamus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	introduced	Least concern	Common rudd
Calandino**	Squalius alburnoides	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Squalius alburnoides
Bordallo	Squalius carolitertii	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Squalius carolitertii
Unnamed*	Squalius castellanus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Squalius castellanus	Squalius castellanus
Chub	Squalius cephalus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Squalius cephalus
Catalan Chub**	Squalius laietanus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Squalius laietanus
Malaga Chub**	Squalius malacitanus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Endangered	Squalius malacitanus
unnamed*	Squalius pyrenaicus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native		Squalius pyrenaicus
Valencia Chub**	Squalius valentinus	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Vulnerable	Squalius valentinus
Tench	Tinca tinca	Cyprinidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Tench
Stone loach	Barbatula barbatula	Nemacheilidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Stone loach
Unnamed*	Barbatula quignardi	Nemacheilidae	Cypriniformes	native	Least concern	Barbatula quignardi
Unnamed*	Triplophysa coniptera	Nemacheilidae	Cypriniformes	native		Triplophysa coniptera
Chabot du Bearn	Cottus aturi	Cottidae	Scorpaeniformes	native	Least concern	Cottus aturi
Bullhead	Cottus gobio	Cottidae	Scorpaeniformes	native	Least concern	European bullhead
Chabot des Pyrenees	Cottus hispaniolensis	Cottidae	Scorpaeniformes	native	Least concern	Cottus hispaniolensis
Guadalquivir toothcarp**	Aphanius baeticus	Cyprinodontidae	Cyprinodontiformes	endemic	Endangered	Aphanius baeticus
Spanish toothcarp	Aphanius iberus	Cyprinodontidae	Cyprinodontiformes	native	Endangered	Spanish toothcarp
Mummichog	Fundulus hetroclitus	Fundulidae	Cyprinodontiformes	introduced	Least concern	Mummichog
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Cyprinodontiformes	introduced	Least concern	Mosquitofish
Eastern Mosquitofish	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Cyprinodontiformes	introduced	Least concern	Eastern mosquitofish
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	Cyprinodontiformes	introduced		Guppy
Valencia Toothcarp	Valencia hispanica	Valenciidae	Cyprinodontiformes	native	Critically endangered	Valencia toothcarp
Northern Pike	Esox lucius	Esocidae	Esociformes	introduced	Least concern	Northern pike
Three Spined Stickleback	Gasterosteus aculeatus	Gasterosteidae	Gasterosteiformes	native	Least concern	Three-spined stickleback
Black bullhead	Ameiurus melas	Ictaluridae	Siluriformes	introduced	Least concern	Black bullhead
Brown bullhead	Ameiurus nebulosus	Ictaluridae	Siluriformes	introuduced	Least concern	Brown bullhead
Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	Ictaluridae	Siluriformes	introduced	Least concern	Channel catfish
Wels catfish	Silurus glanis	Siluridae	Siluriformes	introduced	Least concern	Wels catfish
Golden grey mullet	Chelon auratus	Mugilidae	Mugiliformes	native	Least concern	Golden grey mullet
Thicklip grey mullet	Chelon labrosus	Mugilidae	Mugiliformes	native	Least concern	Thicklip grey mullet
Thinlip grey mullet	Chelon ramada	Mugilidae	Mugiliformes	native		Thinlip mullet
Leaping mullet	Chelon saliens	Mugilidae	Mugiliformes	native	Least concern	Leaping mullet
Flathead grey mullet	Mugil cephalus	Mugilidae	Mugiliformes	native	Least concern	Flathead grey mullet
European brook lamprey	Lampetra planeri	Petromyzontidae	Petromyzontiformes	native	Least concern	Brook lamprey
Sea lamprey	Petromyzon marinus	Petromyzontidae	Petromyzontiformes	native	Least concern	Sea lamprey
European flounder	Platichthys flesus	Pleuronectidae	Pleuronectiformes	native	Least concern	European flounder
Huchen	Hucho hucho	Salmonidae	Salmoniformes	introduced	Endangered	Huchen
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Salmoniformes	introduced		Rainbow trout
Atlantic salmon	Salmo Salar	Salmonidae	Salmoniformes	native	Least concern	Atlantic salmon
Brown trout, sea trout	Salmo trutta	Salmonidae	Salmoniformes	native	Least concern	Brown trout
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae	Salmoniformes	introduced		Brook trout
Black striped pipefish	Sygnathus abaster	Syngnathidae	Syngnathiformes	native	Least concern	Black-striped pipefish