This is a list of Estonian fish. Native (usually synonymous with indigenous) species are considered to be species which are today present in the region in question, and have been continuously present in that region since a certain period of time. There are no endemic fish species in Estonia (that is, there are no fish species native to only this region).
Petromyzontiformes edit
Family Petromyzontidae edit
- Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
- European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis
- Brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri
Acipenseriformes edit
Family Acipenseridae edit
- European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio
Clupeiformes edit
Family Clupeidae edit
- Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus membras
- European sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus
- Twait shad, Alosa fallax
Family Engraulidae edit
- European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicholus
Salmoniformes edit
Family Salmonidae edit
- Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
- Brown trout, Salmo trutta
- Brown trout (riverine form), Salmo trutta morpha fario
- Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Vendace, Coregonus albula
- Northern whitefish, Coregonus peled
- Common whitefish Coregonus lavaretus
- Grayling, Thymallus thymallus
Osmeriformes edit
Family Osmeridae edit
- European smelt Osmerus eperlanus
- Osmerus eperlanus morpha spirinchus
Esociformes edit
Family Esocidae edit
- Northern pike Esox lucius
Anguilliformes edit
Family Anguillidae edit
- European eel Anguilla anguilla
Cypriniformes edit
Family Cyprinidae edit
- Roach, Rutilus rutilus
- Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
- European chub, Leuciscus cephalus
- Ide, Leuciscus idus
- Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
- Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- Asp, Aspius aspius
- Moderlieschen, Leucaspius delineatus
- Tench, Tinca tinca
- Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
- Bleak, Alburnus alburnus
- Spirlin, Alburnoides bipunctatus
- Silver bream, Blicca bjoerkna
- Carp bream, Abramis brama
- Zarte, Vimba vimba
- Ziege, Pelecus cultratus
- Crucian carp, Carassius carassius
- Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio
- Common carp, Cyprinus carpio
- Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
- Bighead carp Aristichthys nobilis
Family Cobitidae edit
- Cobitis taenia
- Weatherfish Misgurnus fossilis
Family Balitoridae edit
- Stone loach Barbatula barbatula
Siluriformes edit
Family Siluridae edit
- Wels catfish Silurus glanis
Family Ictaluridae edit
- Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Beloniformes edit
Family Belonidae edit
- Garfish, Belone belone
Gadiformes edit
Family Gadidae edit
- Burbot, Lota lota
- Pollock, Pollachius pollachius
- Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua callarias
Family Phycidae edit
- Four-bearded rockling Rhinonemus cimbrius
Gasterosteiformes edit
Family Gasterosteidae edit
- Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
- Fifteen-spined stickleback, Spinachia spinachia
Family Sungnathidae edit
- Straightnose pipefish, Nerophis ophidion
- Deepnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle
Perciformes edit
Family Percidae edit
- Zander, Sander lucioperca
- European perch, Perca fluviatilis
- Eurasian Ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus
Family Stichaeidae edit
- Snake blenny, Lumpenus lampetraeformis
Family Pholididae edit
- Butterfish, Pholis gunnellus
Family Zoarcidae edit
- Viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus
Family Ammodytidae edit
- Lesser sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus
- Great sandeel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus
Family Gobiidae edit
- Black goby, Gobius niger
- Sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus
- Common goby, Pomatoschistus microps
- Twospotted goby, Coryphopterus flavescens
- Neogobius melanostomus
Family Trichiuridae edit
- Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scomber
Family Xiphiidae edit
- Swordfish, Xiphias gladius
Scorpaeniformes edit
Family Cottidae edit
- Fourhorn sculpin, Triglopsis quadricornis
- Father Lasher, Myoxocephalus scorpius
- Long-spined Sea Scorpion, Taurulus bubalis
- European bullhead, Cottus gobio
Family Cyclopteridae edit
- Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus
Family Liparidae edit
- Snailfish, Liparis liparis
Pleuronectiformes edit
Family Scophthalmidae edit
- Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus
Family Pleuronectidae edit
- Common dab, Limanda limanda
- European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa
- European flounder, Platichtys flesus trachurus
References edit
- E. Ojaveer, E. Pihu, T. Saat. Fishes of Estonia, 2003.