List of freshwater fish of Russia includes species of

freshwater fish Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, especially the difference in levels o ...

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Acipenseriformes Acipenseriformes is an order of basal ray-finned fishes that includes living and fossil sturgeons and paddlefishes (Acipenseroidei), as well as the extinct families Chondrosteidae and Peipiaosteidae. They are the second earliest diver ...

Acipenseridae Sturgeon is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous, and are descended from other, earlier acipenseriform fish, which date back to the Early ...
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Acipenser baerii The Siberian sturgeon (''Acipenser baerii'') is a species of sturgeon in the family Acipenseridae. It is most present in all of the major Siberian river basins that drain northward into the Kara, Laptev and East Siberian Seas, including the Ob ...

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Siberian sturgeon The Siberian sturgeon (''Acipenser baerii'') is a species of sturgeon in the family Acipenseridae. It is most present in all of the major Siberian river basins that drain northward into the Kara, Laptev and East Siberian Seas, including the ...

** '' Acipenser gueldenstaedtii'' — Russian sturgeon ** '' Acipenser mikadoi '' —

Sakhalin sturgeon The Sakhalin sturgeon (''Acipenser mikadoi'') is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found in Japan and Russia. Environment The Sakhalin sturgeon is known to be found in either a marine or freshwater environment within demersa ...

** '' Acipenser nudiventris'' — Fringebarbel sturgeon ** '' Acipenser persicus'' —

Persian sturgeon The Persian sturgeon (''Acipenser persicus'') is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found in the Caspian Sea and to a lesser extent the Black Sea and ascends certain rivers to spawn, mainly the Volga, Kura, Araks and Ural Rive ...

** '' Acipenser ruthenus'' — Sterlet ** '' Acipenser schrenckii'' — Japanese sturgeon ** '' Acipenser stellatus'' — Starry sturgeon ** '' Acipenser sturio'' — European sea sturgeon *

Huso ''Huso'' is a genus of large sturgeons from Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Ib ...

** '' Huso dauricus'' — Kaluga sturgeon ** '' Huso huso'' —

Beluga sturgeon The beluga (), also known as the beluga sturgeon or great sturgeon (''Huso huso''), is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family (Acipenseridae) of order Acipenseriformes. It is found primarily in the Caspian and Black Sea basins, ...

Polyodontidae Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are a family of ray-finned fish belonging to order Acipenseriformes, and one of two living groups of the order alongside sturgeons (Acipenseridae). They are distinguished from other fish by their titular elongl ...
(Paddlefishes)

* Polyodon ** '' Polyodon spathula'' —

American paddlefish The American paddlefish (''Polyodon spathula,'' also known as a Mississippi paddlefish, spoon-billed cat, or spoonbill) is a species of ray-finned fish. It is the only living species of paddlefish (Polyodontidae). This family is most closely ...

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Clupeiformes Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish. Clupeiformes are physostomes, which means that ...

Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for producti ...
(Herring, shads, sardines, and menhadens))

Alosa ''Alosa'' is a genus of fish, the river herrings, in the family Clupeidae. Along with other genera in the subfamily Alosinae, they are generally known as shads. tp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac482e/ac482e27.pdf Subfamily AlosinaeFAO Fisherie ...

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Alosa alosa The allis shad (''Alosa alosa'') is a widespread Northeast Atlantic species of fish in the herring family, Clupeidae. It is an anadromous fish which migrates into fresh water to spawn. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the western Bal ...

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Allis shad The allis shad (''Alosa alosa'') is a widespread Northeast Atlantic species of fish in the herring family, Clupeidae. It is an anadromous fish which migrates into fresh water to spawn. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the western Bal ...

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Pontic shad The Pontic shad (''Alosa immaculata'', previously ''Alosa pontica''), also referred to as the Black Sea shad or Kerch shad, is a species of clupeid fish in the genus ''Alosa'', native to the Black Sea and Sea of Azov basins.
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Clupeonella abrau Abrau sprat, ''Clupeonella abrau'', is a species of freshwater fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found landlocked in Russia in a single locality, Lake Abrau, located at 70 m above sea level near the Black Sea coast close to Novorossiysk. Th ...

'' — Abrau sprat ** '' Clupeonella cultriventris'' — Black Sea sprat

Salmoniformes

Salmonidae

Subfamily Salmoninae

* Brachymystax (Lenoks) ** '' Brachymystax lenok'' — Sharp-snouted lenok ** '' Brachymystax tumensis'' — Blunt-snouted lenok *

Hucho ''Hucho'' is a genus of large piscivorous salmonid fish known as taimens (from Finnish through Russian ), and is closely related to Pacific trout and lenoks (all belonging to the same tribe in the subfamily Salmoninae). Native to the cold ...

** '' Hucho perryi'' — Japanese huchen, Sakhalin taimen ** ''

Hucho taimen Siberian taimen (''Hucho taimen''), also known as the common taimen (russian: Обыкнове́нный тайме́нь, Obyknovénnyĭ taĭménʹ), Siberian giant trout or Siberian salmon, is a species of salmon-like ray-finned fish from the ...

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Taimen Siberian taimen (''Hucho taimen''), also known as the common taimen (russian: Обыкнове́нный тайме́нь, Obyknovénnyĭ taĭménʹ), Siberian giant trout or Siberian salmon, is a species of salmon-like ray-finned fish from the ...

Oncorhynchus ''Oncorhynchus'' is a genus of fish in the family Salmonidae; it contains the Pacific salmon and Pacific trout. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, bend”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”), in ...

(Pacific salmon and Pacific trout) ** '' Oncorhynchus gorbuscha'' — Pink salmon, humpback salmon ** '' Oncorhynchus keta'' — Chum salmon, dog salmon, keta salmon, silverbrite salmon ** '' Oncorhynchus kisutch'' — Coho salmon, silver salmon, silvers ** '' Oncorhynchus masou'' — masu salmon, cherry salmon, Japanese salmon, seema ** '' Oncorhynchus mykiss'' — Rainbow trout ** '' Oncorhynchus nerka'' — Sockeye salmon, red salmon, blueback salmon, kokanee ** '' Oncorhynchus tshawytscha'' —

Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon (''Oncorhynchus tshawytscha'') is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon in North America, as well as the largest in the genus '' Oncorhynchus''. Its common name is derived from the Chinookan peoples. Other ...

* Salmo ** '' Salmo ezenami'' — Kezenoi-am trout ** '' Salmo labrax'' —

Black Sea salmon The Black Sea salmon (''Salmo labrax'') is a fairly small species of salmon, at about long on average and rarely reaching over . It inhabits the northern Black Sea coasts and inflowing rivers. There are anadromous, lacustrine and resident river ...

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Salmo salar The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon ar ...

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Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon are ...

** '' Salmo trutta'' —

Brown trout The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morp ...

Salvelinus ''Salvelinus'' is a genus of salmonid fish often called char or charr; some species are called "trout". ''Salvelinus'' is a member of the subfamily Salmoninae within the family Salmonidae. The genus has a northern circumpolar distribution, and ...

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Salvelinus alpinus The Arctic char or Arctic charr (''Salvelinus alpinus'') is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes and arctic and subarctic coastal waters. Its distribution is Circumpolar North. It spawns in freshwater and populatio ...

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Arctic char The Arctic char or Arctic charr (''Salvelinus alpinus'') is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes and arctic and subarctic coastal waters. Its distribution is Circumpolar North. It spawns Spawn is the eggs a ...

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Salvelinus boganidae ''Salvelinus boganidae'' is a species of bony fish in the family Salmonidae. The fish is endemic to Russia. It is found only in Katanga Lake, the Piasina River Basin in the Taimyr Peninsula and in the Anadyr River Basin in the Chukchi Peninsula ...

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** '' Salvelinus drjagini'' — Dryagin's charbr>
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Salvelinus elgyticus ''Salvelinus elgyticus'' is a species of fish in the salmon family, Salmonidae. It is a member of genus '' Salvelinus'', the chars. It is known commonly as the small-mouth char (russian: малоротая палия). It is endemic to Lake El' ...

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Small-mouth char ''Salvelinus elgyticus'' is a species of fish in the salmon family, Salmonidae. It is a member of genus ''Salvelinus'', the chars. It is known commonly as the small-mouth char (russian: малоротая палия). It is endemic to Lake El'g ...

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Salvelinus leucomaenis ''Salvelinus leucomaenis'', the whitespotted char, is an East Asian trout in the genus '' Salvelinus'', called ''iwana'' in Japanese and ''kundzha'' (кунджа) in Russian. Both landlocked and ocean-run forms occur. The landlocked form typi ...

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Salvelinus levanidovi ''Salvelinus'' is a genus of salmonid fish often called char or charr; some species are called "trout". ''Salvelinus'' is a member of the subfamily Salmoninae within the family Salmonidae. The genus has a northern circumpolar distribution, and m ...

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Salvelinus malma The Dolly Varden trout (''Salvelinus malma'') is a species of salmonid fish native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. It belongs to the genus ''Salvelinus'', or true chars, which includes 51 recognized spec ...

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** '' Salvelinus neiva'' — Neivabr>
** '' Salvelinus schmidti'

** '' Salvelinus taimyricus'

** '' Salvelinus taranetzi'' — Taranets charbr>
** '' Salvelinus tolmachoffi'' — Lake Yessey charbr>
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Salvethymus ''Salvethymus svetovidovi'', also called the long-finned charr, is a species of salmonid fish. It is endemic to Elgygytgyn Lake in Chukotka, Far East of Russia,Kottelat, M. 1996.''Salvethymus svetovidovi'' 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Speci ...

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Subfamily Coregoninae

Coregonus ''Coregonus'' is a diverse genus of fish in the salmon family ( Salmonidae). The ''Coregonus'' species are known as whitefishes. The genus contains at least 68 described extant taxa, but the true number of species is a matter of debate. The typ ...

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Coregonus albula ''Coregonus albula'', known as the vendace or as the European cisco, is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is found in lakes in northern Europe, especially Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Russia and Estonia, and ...

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Coregonus autumnalis Arctic cisco (''Coregonus autumnalis''), also known as omul russian: Омуль, is an anadromous species of freshwater whitefish that inhabits the Arctic parts of Siberia, Alaska and Canada. It has a close freshwater relative in several lakes o ...

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** '' Coregonus laurettae'' — Bering ciscobr>
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Coregonus lavaretus ''Coregonus lavaretus'' is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of its genus '' Coregonus''. There are widely different concepts about the delimitation of the species ''Coregonus lavaretus'' and a ...

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** '' Coregonus migratorius'' — Omul ** '' Coregonus muksun'' —

Muksun The muksun ''(Coregonus muksun)'' is a type of whitefish widespread in the Siberian Arctic waters. It is mostly found in the freshened areas of the Kara and Laptev Seas and up the major rivers, as well as in Lake Taymyr. Like all whitefishes, ...

** '' Coregonus nasus'' — Broad whitefish ** '' Coregonus peled'' — Peled ** ''

Coregonus sardinella ''Coregonus sardinella'', known as the least cisco or the sardine cisco, is a fresh- and brackishwater salmonid fish that inhabits rivers, estuaries and coastal waters of the marginal seas of the Arctic Basin, as well as some large lakes of tho ...

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Coregonus tugun ''Coregonus tugun'', the tugun, is a species freshwater whitefish from rivers draining to the Arctic Ocean. It is one of the several species of Siberian whitefishes, with a distribution encompassing rivers from the Ob in the west to the Yana Ri ...

'' — Tugun ** '' Coregonus ussuriensis'' — Amur whitefishbr>
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Prosopium coulterii The pygmy whitefish (''Prosopium coulterii'') is a freshwater whitefish of the genus ''Prosopium'' in the family Salmonidae. Found in the mountain streams and lakes in western North America, it also has isolated populations in Lake Superior and i ...

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Pygmy whitefish The pygmy whitefish (''Prosopium coulterii'') is a freshwater whitefish of the genus ''Prosopium'' in the family Salmonidae. Found in the mountain streams and lakes in western North America, it also has isolated populations in Lake Superior and i ...

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Prosopium cylindraceum The round whitefish (''Prosopium cylindraceum'') is a freshwater species of fish that is found in lakes from Alaska to New England, including the Great Lakes. It has an olive-brown back with light silvery sides and underside and its length is ...

'' — Round whitefish * Stenodus ** ''

Stenodus leucichthys ''Stenodus leucichthys'' is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. In the strict sense its natural distribution is restricted to the Caspian Sea basin, and it is known as beloribitsa (literally meaning "the fish that is whit ...

'' — Beloribitsa ** '' Stenodus nelma'' — Nelma, sheefish or inconnu

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Thymallinae ''Thymallus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae; it is the only genus of subfamily Thymallinae. The type species is '' Thymallus thymallus,'' the grayling. The species in the genus are generically called graylings, but ...

Thymallus ''Thymallus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae; it is the only genus of subfamily Thymallinae. The type species is '' Thymallus thymallus,'' the grayling. The species in the genus are generically called graylings, bu ...

(Graylings) ** '' Thymallus arcticus'' — Arctic graylingbr>
** '' Thymallus baicalensis'' — Baikal black grayling ** '' Thymallus brevipinnis'' — Baikal white grayling ** '' Thymallus brevirostris'' — Mongolian graylingbr>
** '' Thymallus burejensis'' ** '' Thymallus flavomaculatus'' — Yellow-spotted grayling ** '' Thymallus grubii'' — Amur grayling ** '' Thymallus mertensii'' ** '' Thymallus pallasii'' — East Siberian grayling ** '' Thymallus svetovidovi'' — Upper Yenisei grayling ** ''

Thymallus thymallus ''Thymallus thymallus'', the grayling or European grayling, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae. It is the only species of the genus ''Thymallus'' (the graylings) native to Europe, where it is widespread from the Unit ...

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** '' Thymallus tugarinae'' — Lower Amur grayling

Osmeriformes The Osmeriformes are an order of ray-finned fish that includes the true or freshwater smelts and allies, such as the galaxiids and noodlefishes; they are also collectively called osmeriforms. They belong to the teleost superorder Protacanthopte ...

Osmeridae Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, as well as rivers, streams and lakes in Europe, North America and Northeast Asia. They are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts ...
(Freshwater smelts, typical smelts)

Hypomesus ''Hypomesus'' is a genus of smelts ( Osmeridae), consisting of five species found in the northern hemisphere. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Hypomesus japonicus'' ( Brevoort, 1856) * ''Hypomesus nippone ...

** '' Hypomesus japonicus'

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Hypomesus nipponensis ''Hypomesus nipponensis'' (Japanese smelt, in Japanese: ''wakasagi'') is a commercial food fish native to the lakes and estuaries of northern Honshu and Hokkaido, Japan, Korea, and Sakhalin, Khabarovsk Krai, and Primorsky Krai, Ruassia. It h ...

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** '' Hypomesus olidus'' —

Pond smelt The pond smelt (''Hypomesus olidus'') is a freshwater species of smelt that inhabits the Arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and pa ...

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Osmerus ''Osmerus'' is a genus of smelt. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Osmerus eperlanus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (European smelt) * '' Osmerus mordax'' (Mitchill, 1814) ** '' Osmerus mordax dentex'' Steindachner & ...

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Osmerus eperlanus ''Osmerus'' is a genus of smelt. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Osmerus eperlanus'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) (European smelt) * '' Osmerus mordax'' (Mitchill, 1814) ** '' Osmerus mordax dentex'' Steindachner & ...

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Osmerus mordax The rainbow smelt (''Osmerus mordax'') is a North American species of fish of the family Osmeridae. Walleye, trout, and other larger fish prey on these smelt. The rainbow smelt prefer juvenile ciscoes, zooplankton such as calanoid copepods ('' L ...

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Rainbow smelt The rainbow smelt (''Osmerus mordax'') is a North American species of fish of the family Osmeridae. Walleye, trout, and other larger fish prey on these smelt. The rainbow smelt prefer juvenile ciscoes, zooplankton such as calanoid copepods ('' L ...

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Esociformes The Esociformes () are a small order of ray-finned fish, with two families, Umbridae and Esocidae. The pikes of genus ''Esox'' give the order its name. This order is closely related to the Salmoniformes, the two comprising the superorder Prota ...

Esocidae (Pikes)

Esox ''Esox'' is a genus of freshwater fish commonly known as pike or pickerel. It is the type genus of the family Esocidae. The type species of the genus is '' Esox lucius'', the northern pike. ''Esox'' has been present in Laurentia (which lat ...

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Esox lucius The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a p ...

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Northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish water, brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are kno ...

** '' Esox reichertii'' — Amur pike

Umbridae Umbridae is a family of fish in the order Esociformes, which contains pike, pickerel, and mudminnows. The single living genus, ''Umbra'', occupies weed-choked freshwater habitats in eastern North America and eastern Europe. While the family trad ...
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* Dallia ** '' Dallia admirabilis'' ** '' Dallia delicatissima'' ** '' Dallia pectoralis'' — Alaska blackfish

Anguilliformes Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)

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European eel The European eel (''Anguilla anguilla'') is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish. They are normally around and rarely reach more than , but can reach a length of up to in exceptional cases. Eels have been important sources of ...

Cypriniformes Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches, and relatives. Cypriniformes is an Order within the Superorder Ostariophysi consisting of " Carp-like" Ostariophysins. This order contains 11-12 famil ...

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...

* Abbottina (False gudgeons) ** '' Abbottina rivularis'' — Chinese false gudgeonbr>
* Abramis ** '' Abramis brama'' —

Common bream The common bream, freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream, carp bream or sweaty bream (''Abramis brama''), is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is now considered to be the only species in the genus ''Abramis''. ...

Acanthorhodeus The Khanka spiny bitterling (''Acanthorhodeus chankaensis'') is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the inland rivers in Asia, and is found in China, Korea, and Russ ...

(Spiny bitterlings) ** '' Acanthorhodeus chankaensis'' — Khanka spiny bitterlingbr>
* Acheilognathus (Bitterlings) ** '' Acheilognathus asmussii'' —

Russian bitterling The Russian bitterling (''Acheilognathus asmussii''), or spiny bitterling, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Amur River basin in Asia, and is found in Chin ...

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Alburnoides bipunctatus ''Alburnoides bipunctatus'', known vernacularly as the schneider, spirlin, bleak, riffle minnow, and others, is a species of small (9-cm average length) freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerb ...

'' — Schneider, spirlin, bleak, riffle minnow *

Alburnus ''Alburnus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. They are known commonly as bleaks. A group of species in the genus is known as shemayas. The genus occurs in the western Palearctic realm, and the center of diversit ...

(Bleaks) ** '' Alburnus alburnus'' — Common bleak ** '' Alburnus chalcoides'' — Danube bleak or Caspian shemayabr>
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Aphyocypris ''Aphyocypris'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes consisting of eight species, all of which are restricted to East Asia. Species There are currently ten recognized species in this genus: * '' Aphyocypris amnis'' T. Y. Liao, S. O. Kullander & H. ...

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Aphyocypris chinensis ''Aphyocypris chinensis'' (common name: Chinese bleak) is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Aphyocypris ''Aphyocypris'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes consisting of eight species, all of which are restricted to East Asia. Species There are ...

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Aspius aspius The asp (''Leuciscus aspius'') is a European freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is sometimes considered by taxonomic authorities to be one of two members of the genus ''Aspius''. It is protected under Appendix III of the Bern Conventio ...

'' — Asp * Ballerus (Breams) ** '' Ballerus ballerus'' — Zope, blue bream ** '' Ballerus sapa'' — White-eye bream *

Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is the common barbel, first described as ''Cyprinus barbus'' and now named ''Barbus barbus''. ''Barbus'' is the namesake genus of the subfamil ...

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Barbus barbus The common barbel, ''Barbus barbus'', is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It shares the common name 'barbel' with its many relatives in the genus ''Barbus'', of which it is the type species. In Great Britain it is ...

'' — Common barbel ** '' Barbus ciscaucasicus'' — Terek barbelbr>
** '' Barbus tauricus'' — Crimean barbel * Blicca ** '' Blicca bjoerkna'' — Silver bream * Carassius ** '' Carassius carassius '' —

Crucian carp The crucian carp (''Carassius carassius'') is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German ''karusse'' or ''karutze'', possibly from Medieval La ...

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Carassius gibelio The Prussian carp, silver Prussian carp or Gibel carp (''Carassius gibelio''), is a member of the family Cyprinidae, which includes many other fish, such as the common carp, goldfish, and the smaller minnows. It is a medium-sized cyprinid, and ...

'' — Prussian carp * Chanodichthys ** '' Chanodichthys dabryi'' — Humpbackbr>
** '' Chanodichthys erythropterus'' — Predatory carp ** '' Chanodichthys mongolicus'' —

Mongolian redfin The Mongolian redfin (''Chanodichthys mongolicus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Chanodichthys''. This East Asian freshwater cyprinid is found in China, Russia and Mongolia where it ranges from the Amur River south to the Yang ...

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Chondrostoma colchicum The Colchic nase or Transcaucasian nase (''Chondrostoma colchicum'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. Its distribution is south of the Caucasus, and it is reported from Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. R ...

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Chondrostoma nasus The common nase (''Chondrostoma nasus'') is a European potamodromous cyprinid fish. It is often simply called the nase, but that can refer to any species of its genus ''Chondrostoma''. Another name is sneep. Distribution The nase is found natur ...

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Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum The Terek nase (''Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in rivers of the western Caspian Sea basin, in Azerbaijan and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is ...

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* Ctenopharyngodon ** '' Ctenopharyngodon idella'' — Grass carp, white amur * Culter ** ''

Culter alburnus ''Culter alburnus'', the topmouth culter, is an East Asian species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the cyprinid genus '' Culter''. Geographic distribution and habitat ''Culter alburnus'' occurs in Lake Buir, the Onon and Kherlen drainages in Mo ...

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Cyprinus ''Cyprinus'' is the genus of typical carps in family Cyprinidae. Most species in the genus are of East Asia origin with only the common carp (''C. carpio'') in Western Asia and Europe; this invasive species has also been introduced to many othe ...

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Cyprinus carpio The Eurasian carp or European carp (''Cyprinus carpio''), widely known as the common carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.Fishbase''Cyprinus carpio'' Linnaeus, 1758/ref>Arkive Th ...

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Common carp The Eurasian carp or European carp (''Cyprinus carpio''), widely known as the common carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.Fishbase''Cyprinus carpio'' Linnaeus, 1758/ref>Arkive The ...

* Elopichthys ** '' Elopichthys bambusa'' — Yellowcheek or kanyu * Gnathopogon ** '' Gnathopogon strigatus'' — Manchurian gudgeonbr>
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Gobio ''Gobio'' is a genus of typical gudgeons, ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae many of which are endemics of south-eastern Europe. Members of the genus are usually small fish, rarely longer than 10 cm. Many species previously in ''Gob ...

(Typical gudgeons) ** '' Gobio gobio'' —

Gudgeon A gudgeon is a socket-like, cylindrical (i.e., ''female'') fitting attached to one component to enable a pivoting or hinging connection to a second component. The second component carries a pintle fitting, the male counterpart to the gudgeon, e ...

** '' Gobio soldatovi'' — Soldatov's gudgeonbr>
* Gobiobotia ** '' Gobiobotia pappenheimi'' — Eightbarbel gudgeonbr>
* Hemibarbus ** '' Hemibarbus labeo'' — Barbel steedbr>
** '' Hemibarbus maculatus'' — Spotted steedbr>
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Hemiculter ''Hemiculter'' is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of eight species native to fresh water of eastern Asia (Siberia to Vietnam). The type species is the sharpbelly, ''Culter leucisculus''. The name is derived from the Greek word ''hemis'', m ...

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Hemiculter leucisculus The sharpbelly or wild carp, sharpbelly, or common sawbelly (''Hemiculter leucisculus''), is a tropical freshwater and brackish water fish belonging to the Cultrinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in large streams and reservo ...

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Sharpbelly The sharpbelly or wild carp, sharpbelly, or common sawbelly (''Hemiculter leucisculus''), is a tropical freshwater and brackish water fish belonging to the Cultrinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in large streams and reservo ...

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Hemiculter lucidus The Ussuri sharpbelly (''Hemiculter lucidus'') is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Cultrinae of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Amur River The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Bla ...

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* Hypophthalmichthys ** '' Hypophthalmichthys molitrix'' — Silver carp ** '' Hypophthalmichthys nobilis'' — Bighead carp; Chinese species, introduced into

Amur River The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China (Inner Manchuria). The Amur proper is long ...

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* Ladislavia ** '' Ladislavia taczhanowskii'' — Taczanowski's gudgeonbr>
* Leucaspius ** '' Leucaspius delineatus'' — Sunbleak, belica, moderlieschen *

Leuciscus ''Leuciscus'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are inland water fishes commonly called Eurasian daces. The genus is widespread from Europe to Siberia. Species broadly distributed in Europe include the common dace ''Le ...

(Eurasian daces) ** '' Leuciscus danilewskii'' — Danilevskii's dacebr>
** '' Leuciscus idus'' — Ide ** '' Leuciscus leuciscus'' —

Common dace The common dace (''Leuciscus leuciscus'') is a species of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae which is native to Europe but which has been introduced to other parts of the world. It is a quarry species for co ...

** '' Leuciscus waleckii'' —

Amur ide The Amur ide (''Leuciscus waleckii''). also known as Amur chebakAlfred F. Majewicz ed. ''Materials for the Study of Tungusic Languages and Folklore'', p. 1100 is a species of cyprinid fish, inhabiting the Amur River basin in Russia, Mongolia, C ...

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Luciobarbus ''Luciobarbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. Its members are found in fresh and brackish waters of southern Europe, northern Africa, the wider Near East, the Aral and Caspian Seas, and rivers associated with these. Se ...

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Luciobarbus brachycephalus The Aral barbel (''Luciobarbus brachycephalus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Luciobarbus''. It is found in the Aral basin, Chu drainage and southern and western Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland bod ...

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** '' Luciobarbus capito'' — Bulatmai barbelbr>
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Megalobrama ''Megalobrama'' is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of six species native to fresh water in China and eastern Russia. The name is derived from the Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Sou ...

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Megalobrama terminalis The black Amur bream (''Megalobrama terminalis'') is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish in the genus ''Megalobrama''. Geographic distribution It is found in the basin of the Amur, Ussuri, Sungari Rivers, and in Lake Khanka Lake Khanka (ru ...

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Black Amur bream The black Amur bream (''Megalobrama terminalis'') is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish in the genus ''Megalobrama''. Geographic distribution It is found in the basin of the Amur, Ussuri, Sungari Rivers, and in Lake Khanka Lake Khanka (ru ...

* Microphysogobio ** '' Microphysogobio tungtingensis'' — Long-nosed gudgeonbr>
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Mylopharyngodon ''Mylopharyngodon'' is a genus of fish belongs to the family Cyprinidae, it contains two species: the living black carp The black carp (''Mylopharyngodon piceus'') or Chinese black roach is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish and the sole ext ...

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Mylopharyngodon piceus The black carp (''Mylopharyngodon piceus'') or Chinese black roach is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish and the sole extant species of the genus ''Mylopharyngodon''. It is native to lakes and rivers in East Asia, ranging from the Amur Basin ac ...

'' — Black carp, black Chinese roach * Ochetobius ** '' Ochetobius elongatus'', introduced into

Lake Khanka Lake Khanka (russian: о́зеро Ха́нка) or Lake Xingkai (), is a freshwater lake on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China (at ). Etymology On the Delisle map of 1706, the lake is named ...

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* Opsariichthys ** '' Opsariichthys uncirostris'' — Three-lipsbr>
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Oreoleuciscus humilis ''Oreoleuciscus humilis'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Oreoleuciscus''. It inhabits Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by ...

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Oreoleuciscus potanini ''Oreoleuciscus potanini'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Oreoleuciscus''. It inhabits Mongolia and Tuva, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. ...

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Parabramis The white Amur bream (''Parabramis pekinensis'') is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish, of the monotypic genus ''Parabramis''. It is native to eastern Asia, where found from the Amur River basin in Russia south to Ningpo and Shanghai in Chin ...

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White Amur bream The white Amur bream (''Parabramis pekinensis'') is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish, of the monotypic genus ''Parabramis''. It is native to eastern Asia, where found from the Amur River basin in Russia south to Ningpo Ningbo (; ...

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Pelecus cultratus ''Pelecus cultratus'', commonly known as the ziege, sichel, sabre carp or sabrefish, is a cyprinid fish species from Eastern Europe and adjacent Asian regions, the only one in its genus, inhabiting the lower reaches of rivers and brackish waters ...

'' — Sichel, ziege, sabre carp, sabrefish *

Petroleuciscus ''Petroleuciscus'' is a genus of four species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was usually included in '' Leuciscus'' until recently. This genus unites the Ponto-Caspian chubs and daces. Recent research has indicated that ''Petrol ...

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Petroleuciscus borysthenicus The Dnieper chub or the Black Sea chub (''Petroleuciscus borysthenicus'') is a species of cyprinid fish from Eastern Europe. It is found in Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially t ...

'' — Dnieper chub, Black Sea chubbr>
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Phoxinus ''Phoxinus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae of order Cypriniformes, and the only members of the subfamily Phoxininae, or Eurasian minnows. The type species is ''Phoxinus phoxinus''. The other species in this genus are al ...

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Phoxinus phoxinus The Eurasian minnow, minnow, or common minnow (''Phoxinus phoxinus'') is a small species of Fresh water, freshwater fish in the carp family (biology), family Cyprinidae. It is the type species of genus ''Phoxinus''. It is ubiquitous throughout mu ...

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* Plagiognathops ** '' Plagiognathops microlepis'' — Smallscale yellowfin *

Pseudaspius ''Pseudaspius leptocephalus'', the Redfin, is a species of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia where it occurs in the countries of Russia, Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; literal translation, lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of M ...

** '' Pseudaspius leptocephalus'' — Redfinbr>
* Pseudorasbora ** ''

Pseudorasbora parva The stone moroko (''Pseudorasbora parva''), also known as the topmouth gudgeon, is a fish belonging to the Cyprinid family, native to Asia, but introduced and now considered an invasive species in Europe and North America. The fish's size is rar ...

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Rhodeus ''Rhodeus'' is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 23 species called bitterlings. The scientific name is derived from the Greek word ', meaning "rose". Most species in the genus are restricted to Asia, but two species are found in Europe (' ...

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Rhodeus lighti Light's bitterling (''Rhodeus lighti'') is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Acheilognathinae of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in Russia and China, from the Amur River basin to southern China. It was originally d ...

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Amur bitterling The Amur bitterling (''Rhodeus sericeus'') is a small fish of the carp family. It is sometimes just called "bitterling", which dates back to the time when the European bitterling (''Rhodeus amarus'') was still considered conspecific with ''R. ...

Rhynchocypris ''Rhynchocypris'' is a genus of fairly small Eurasian cyprinid fishes. There are currently seven described species in this genus. Species * ''Rhynchocypris czekanowskii'' (Benedykt Dybowski, Dybowski, 1869) (Czekanowski's minnow) * ''Rhynchocyp ...

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Rhynchocypris czekanowskii Czekanowski's minnow (''Rhynchocypris czekanowskii'') is an Asian species of small freshwater cyprinid fish. It is found in Russia, China, Korea, and Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; literal translation, lit. "Mongol Nation" or ...

'' — Czekanowski's minnowbr>
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Rhynchocypris lagowskii The Amur minnow or Lagowski's minnow (''Rhynchocypris lagowskii'') is an Asian species of small freshwater cyprinid fish. It is found from the Lena and Amur rivers in the north to the Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the lon ...

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Amur minnow The Amur minnow or Lagowski's minnow (''Rhynchocypris lagowskii'') is an Asian species of small freshwater cyprinid fish. It is found from the Lena and Amur rivers in the north to the Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the lon ...

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Rhynchocypris percnurus The lake minnow or swamp minnow (''Rhynchocypris percnurus'') is a Eurasian species of small freshwater cyprinid fish. It has a wide but disjunct distribution including parts of Europe ( Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russ ...

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Romanogobio ''Romanogobio'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in Europe and Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares t ...

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Romanogobio albipinnatus The white-finned gudgeon (''Romanogobio albipinnatus'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It lives in the North Caspian basin in lower parts of the Volga and Ural River The Ural (russian: Урал, ), known before 17 ...

'' — White-finned gudgeon ** ''

Romanogobio ciscaucasicus The North Caucasian longbarbel gudgeon (''Romanogobio ciscaucasicus'') is a species of cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like t ...

'' — North Caucasian long-barbelled gudgeonbr>
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Romanogobio pentatrichus The Kuban long-barbelled gudgeon (''Romanogobio pentatrichus'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the middle reaches of the Kuban River The Kuban; Circassian: Псыжъ, ''Psyẑ'' or Псыжь, ''Psyź'' ; abq, Къвбина, ''Q ...

'' — Kuban long-barbelled gudgeonbr>
** '' Romanogobio tenuicorpus'' — Amur whitefin gudgeonbr>
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Rutilus ''Rutilus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Eurasia. This genus is a widely distributed lineage of cyprinids and ranges from West Europe to East Siberia. Species In FishBase (2022), nine species are included in the genus: ...

(Roaches) ** '' Rutilus caspicus'' — Vobla, Caspian roach ** '' Rutilus frisii'' — vyrezub, Black Sea roach, kutum ** '' Rutilus kutum'' —

Caspian kutum The Caspian kutum (''Rutilus kutum'') or Caspian white fish is a member of the family Cyprinidae from brackish water habitats of the Caspian Sea and from its freshwater tributaries. It is typically a medium-sized fish, reaching 45–55 cm ...

** '' Rutilus rutilus'' — Common roach * Sarcocheilichthys ** ''

Sarcocheilichthys czerskii Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon (''Sarcocheilichthys czerskii'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Amur River basin. Named in honor of ornithologist Alexander Ivanovich Czerski (1879-1921, son of Jan Czerski Jan Stanisław Franciszek ...

'' — Cherskii's thicklip gudgeonbr>
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Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Chinese lake gudgeon (''Sarcocheilichthys sinensis'') is a species of cyprinid fish found in various freshwater habitats with little current from the Amur The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ...

'' — Chinese lake gudgeonbr>
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Sarcocheilichthys soldatovi Soldatov's thicklip gudgeon (''Sarcocheilichthys soldatovi'') is a species of cyprinid fish found from the Amur to the Liaoning drainages, and Buir Lake in Mongolia. Named in honor of ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted ...

'' — Soldatov's thicklip gudgeonbr>
* Saurogobio ** '' Saurogobio dabryi'' — Chinese lizard gudgeonbr>
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Scardinius ''Scardinius'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae commonly called rudds. Locally, the name "rudd" without any further qualifiers is also used for individual species, particularly the common rudd (''S. erythrophthalmus''). Th ...

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Scardinius erythrophthalmus The common rudd (''Scardinius erythrophthalmus'') is a bentho- pelagic freshwater fish, widely spread in Europe and middle Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas. Identification Morphologically, this sp ...

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Common Rudd The common rudd (''Scardinius erythrophthalmus'') is a bentho-pelagic freshwater fish, widely spread in Europe and middle Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas. Identification Morphologically, this spe ...

* Squalidus ** '' Squalidus chankaensis'' — Khanka gudgeonbr>
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Squaliobarbus The barbel chub (''Squaliobarbus curriculus'') is a species of cyprinid fish found in China, North Korea, South Korea, eastern Russia, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., ...

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Squaliobarbus curriculus The barbel chub (''Squaliobarbus curriculus'') is a species of cyprinid fish found in China, North Korea, South Korea, eastern Russia, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., ...

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Squalius ''Squalius'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Europe and Asia. Hybridization is not rare in the Cyprinidae, including this genus. '' S. alburnoides'' is known to be of ancient hybrid origin, with the paternal lineage deriving ...

(European chubs) ** '' Squalius aphipsi'' — Aphips chubbr>
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Squalius cephalus ''Squalius cephalus'' is a European species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It frequents both slow and moderate rivers, as well as canals and still waters of various kinds. This species is referred to as the common chub, Europe ...

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Tench The tench or doctor fish (''Tinca tinca'') is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is ...

* Tribolodon ** '' Tribolodon brandtii'' — Pacific redfinbr>
** '' Tribolodon hakonensis'' — Big-scaled redfinbr>
** '' Tribolodon sachalinensis'

* Vimba ** '' Vimba vimba'' — Vimba bream *

Xenocypris ''Xenocypris'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently seven species in this genus, one, ''X. yushensis'', being known only from fossils, and one, ''X. yunnanensis'', which is critically endangered or recently exti ...

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Catostomidae The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only exceptions are '' Catostomus catostomus,'' found in ...
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Catostomus ''Catostomus'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. Most members of the genus are native to North America, but '' C. catostomus'' is also found in Russia. Fish from different species of the genus ar ...

** '' Catostomus catostomus'' — Longnose suckerbr>
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Ictiobus bubalus The smallmouth buffalo (''Ictiobus bubalus'', from the Greek for "bull-fish" and "buffalo") is a catostomid fish species native to the major tributaries and surrounding waters of the Mississippi River in the United States, as well as some other ...

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Smallmouth buffalo The smallmouth buffalo (''Ictiobus bubalus'', from the Greek for "bull-fish" and "buffalo") is a catostomid fish species native to the major tributaries and surrounding waters of the Mississippi River in the United States, as well as some other ...

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Ictiobus cyprinellus ''Ictiobus'', also known as buffalofish or simply buffalo, is a genus of freshwater fish native to North America, specifically the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Guatemala. They are the largest and longest-lived of the North American suckers ...

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Bigmouth buffalo Bigmouth may refer to: * "Bigmouth", a song by Underworld * Bigmouth, an ogre in ''The Smurfs'' comics and animated cartoon series Marine life * Bigmouth buffalo, fish * Bigmouth goby, fish * Bigmouth skate, fish * Bigmouth rocksnail, snai ...

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Ictiobus niger The black buffalo (''Ictiobus niger'') is a North American species of freshwater fish in the Catostomidae or sucker family.* . At 56 years old for one specimen's age, it is one of the longest-lived catostomids. Found in the Mississippi Basin ...

'' — Black buffalo; North American species, acclimatized

Nemacheilidae The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, ''Afronemacheilus'' found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most popu ...
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* Barbatula ** '' Barbatula barbatula'' —

Stone loach The stone loach (''Barbatula barbatula'') is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus ''Barbatula''. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowin ...

** '' Barbatula toni'

* Lefua ** '' Lefua costata'' — Eightbarbel loachbr>
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Oxynoemacheilus ''Oxynoemacheilus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemacheilidae found in Europe and Western Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academi ...

** '' Oxynoemacheilus merga'' — Krynicki's loachbr>

Cobitidae Cobitidae, also known as the True loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family inc ...
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Cobitis ''Cobitis'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cobitidae from temperate and subtropical Eurasia. It contains the "typical spiny loaches", including the well-known spined loach of Europe. Similar spiny loaches, occurring generally ...

(Typical spiny loaches) ** '' Cobitis choii'' — Choi's spiny loachbr>
** '' Cobitis lutheri'' — Luther's spiny loachbr>
** '' Cobitis melanoleuca'

** '' Cobitis rossomeridionalis'

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Cobitis taenia The spined loach (''Cobitis taenia'') is a common freshwater fish in Europe. It is sometimes known as spotted weather loach, not to be confused with the "typical" weather loaches of the genus '' Misgurnus''. This is the type species of the spi ...

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Spined loach The spined loach (''Cobitis taenia'') is a common freshwater fish in Europe. It is sometimes known as spotted weather loach, not to be confused with the "typical" weather loaches of the genus '' Misgurnus''. This is the type species of the spi ...

* Misgurnus (Weatherfishes, weather loaches) ** '' Misgurnus anguillicaudatus'' — Pond loachbr>
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Misgurnus fossilis The weatherfish (''Misgurnus fossilis'') is a species of true loach that has a wide range in Europe and some parts of Asia. It is an omnivorous scavenger bottom feeder, using its sensitive barbels to find edible items. The diet mostly consists ...

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Sabanejewia aurata ''Sabanejewia aurata'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbeki ...

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Sabanejewia caucasica The golden loaches (''Sabanejewia'') are a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae Cobitidae, also known as the True loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ...

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Botiidae

Parabotia ''Parabotia'' is a genus of loaches. Most species in the genus are Endemism, endemic to China, but ''P. curtis'' is from Japan, ''P. dubius'' is from Vietnam, and ''P. mantschuricus'' is from the Amur River basin. Species There are currently 12 ...

** '' Parabotia mantschurica'' — Manchurian spiny loachbr>

Siluriformes Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...

Siluridae

* Silurus ** '' Silurus asotus'' — Amur catfish ** '' Silurus glanis'' —

Wels catfish The wels catfish ( or ; ''Silurus glanis''), also called sheatfish or just wels, is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, in the basins of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. It has been introd ...

** '' Silurus soldatovi'' — Soldatov's catfish

Bagridae (Naked catfishes, bagrid catfishes)

* Leiocassis ** '' Leiocassis brashnikowi'

** '' Leiocassis herzensteini'

** '' Leiocassis ussuriensis'

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Mystus ''Mystus'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae native to Asia. Phylogenetic relationships within this genus are poorly understood, though it has been suggested that there are two major lineages. Species There are currently 46 recognized s ...

** '' Mystus mica'

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Tachysurus ''Tachysurus'' is a genus of bagrid catfishes found in eastern Asia and as a fossil in Africa. The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Tachysurus argentivittatus'' (Regan, 1905) * '' Tachysurus brashnikowi'' ( L. S. Berg, 1907) ...

** '' Tachysurus fulvidraco'' — Yellowhead catfish, Korean bullheadbr>

Ictaluridae The Ictaluridae, sometimes called ictalurids, are a family of catfish native to North America, where they are an important food source and sometimes fished for sport. The family includes about 51 species, some commonly known as bullheads, madt ...

Ameiurus ''Ameiurus'' is a genus of catfishes in the family Ictaluridae. It contains the three common types of bullhead catfish found in waters of the United States, the black bullhead (''Ameiurus melas''), the brown bullhead (''Ameiurus nebulosus''), ...

** '' Ameiurus nebulosus'' —

Brown bullhead The brown bullhead (''Ameiurus nebulosus'') is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead (''Ameiurus melas'') and yellow bullhead (' ...

; North American species, acclimatized * Ictalurus ** '' Ictalurus punctatus'' —

Channel catfish The channel catfish (''Ictalurus punctatus'') is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United States, the ...

; North American species, acclimatized

Beloniformes

Adrianichthyidae The ricefishes are a family (Adrianichthyidae) of small ray-finned fish that are found in fresh and brackish waters from India to Japan and out into the Malay Archipelago, most notably Sulawesi (where the Lake Poso and Lore Lindu species are k ...
(Ricefishes)

* Oryzias ** '' Oryzias latipes'' — Japanese ricefish; acclimatized in

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and ...

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Cyprinodontiformes

Poeciliidae The Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the family was ...

* Gambusia (Mosquitofishes) ** '' Gambusia holbrooki'' —

Eastern mosquitofish The eastern mosquitofish (''Gambusia holbrooki'') is a species of freshwater fish, closely related to the western mosquitofish, ''Gambusia affinis''. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. The eastern mosquitofis ...

; acclimatized in Krasnodar Krai; some populations are reported from central Russi

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Poecilia ''Poecilia'' is a genus of fishes in the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes. These livebearers are native to fresh, brackish and salt water in the Americas, and some species in the genus are euryhaline. A few have adapted to livi ...

** '' Poecilia reticulata'' —

Guppy The guppy (), also known as millionfish and rainbow fish, is one of the world's most widely distributed tropical fish and one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species. It is a member of the family Poeciliidae and, like almost all ...

; self-replicating populations are reported from

Moskva River The Moskva (russian: река Москва, Москва-река, ''Moskva-reka'') is a river running through western Russia. It rises about west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through cen ...

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Volga River The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catch ...

Gadiformes

Lotidae (Rocklings)

Lota Lota may refer to: Places * Lota (crater), a crater on Mars * Lota, Chile, a city and commune in Chile * Lota, Punjab, village in Pakistan *Lota, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia **Lota railway station, a station on the Cleveland line * ...

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Lota lota The burbot (''Lota lota'') is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish. It is also known as bubbot, mariah, loche, cusk, freshwater cod, freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, and eelpout. The species is closely ...

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Burbot The burbot (''Lota lota'') is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish. It is also known as bubbot, mariah, loche, cusk, freshwater cod, freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, and eelpout. The species is closely ...

Gasterosteiformes Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives, the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this suborder within the order Scorpaeniformes. Systematics Gasterosteoidei is treated as a ...

Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)

* Gasterosteus ** ''

Gasterosteus aculeatus The three-spined stickleback (''Gasterosteus aculeatus'') is a fish native to most inland and coastal waters north of 30°N. It has long been a subject of scientific study for many reasons. It shows great morphological variation throughout its ra ...

'' — Three-spined stickleback * Pungitius ** ''

Pungitius platygaster The Ukrainian stickleback (''Pungitius platygaster'') also known as the Caspian ninespine stickleback, southern ninespine stickleback, and Aral ninespine stickleback, is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae. It is found in Afghanistan, ...

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** '' Pungitius pungitius'' — Ninespined sticklebackbr>
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Pungitius sinensis The Amur stickleback (''Pungitius sinensis'') is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae. This freshwater, brackish water, or marine benthopelagic fish is usually 6.5 cm (up to 9 cm) in length. It is widespread in East Asia: ...

'' — Amur sticklebackbr>
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Pungitius tymensis The Sakhalin stickleback (''Pungitius tymensis'') is a fish of the family Gasterosteidae. It is a freshwater benthopelagic fish, that grows up to 7.0 cm in length. It is endemic to the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, ...

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Syngnathiformes

Syngnathidae The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''). The name is derived from grc, σύν (), meaning "together", and (), meaning "jaw". The fused jaw is one of the t ...

Syngnathus ''Syngnathus'' is a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae found in marine, brackish and sometimes fresh waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Fossils of these species are found from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene. They are known ...

(Seaweed pipefish) ** ''

Syngnathus abaster The black-striped pipefish (''Syngnathus abaster'') is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the southern Gulf of Biscay to Gibraltar, also in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. As the introdu ...

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Black-striped pipefish The black-striped pipefish (''Syngnathus abaster'') is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the southern Gulf of Biscay to Gibraltar, also in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. As the introduce ...

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Perciformes Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means ...

Percichthyidae (Temperate perches)

Siniperca ''Siniperca'' or the Chinese perch is a genus of temperate perches native to freshwater habitats in continental East Asia. Although its native ranges can extend to northern Vietnam, the majority of the species are entirely or largely restricted ...

** '' Siniperca chuatsi'' — Mandarin fish,

Chinese perch ''Siniperca chuatsi'', the mandarin fish (,), is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Sinipercidae, the Oriental perches. It is the type species of the genus '' Siniperca'' (Chinese perches). Description ''Siniperca chautsi'' ...

Moronidae (Temperate basses)

* Morone ** '' Morone saxatilis'' —

Striped bass The striped bass (''Morone saxatilis''), also called the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous perciform fish of the family Moronidae found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America. It has ...

; North American species, acclimatized in Krasnodar Kra

Centrarchidae Centrarchidae, better known as sunfishes, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes (formerly belonging to the deprecated order Centrarchiformes), native only to North America. There are eight universally ...

Micropterus ''Micropterus'' is a genus of North American freshwater fish collectively known as the black bass, belonging to the sunfish family Centrarchidae of order Perciformes. They are sometimes erroneously called "black trout", but the name trout more ...

(Black basses) ** ''

Micropterus salmoides The largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides'') is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae ( sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, bu ...

'' — Largemouth black bass; North American species, acclimatize

Percidae The Percidae are a family of ray-finned fish, part of the order Perciformes, which are found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The majority are Nearctic, but there are also Palearctic species. The family contains more ...

Gymnocephalus ''Gymnocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Percidae, which includes the perches, pike-perches and darters. They are from the Western Palearctic area, although one species, ''Gymnocephalus cernua'' has been accidentall ...

(Ruffes) ** '' Gymnocephalus acerina'' —

Donets ruffe The Donets ruffe (''Gymnocephalus acerina'') is a species of perch native to eastern Europe where it occurs in the basins of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. They inhabit freshwater lakes and rivers usually over hard compacted sand. They ar ...

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Gymnocephalus cernua The Eurasian ruffe (''Gymnocephalus cernua''), also known as ruffe or pope, is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe and northern Asia. It has been introduced into the Great Lakes of North America, reportedly with unfortun ...

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Eurasian ruffe The Eurasian ruffe (''Gymnocephalus cernua''), also known as ruffe or pope, is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe and northern Asia. It has been introduced into the Great Lakes of North America, reportedly with unfor ...

* Perca (Perches) ** ''

Perca fluviatilis The European perch (''Perca fluviatilis''), also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch, Hatch, poor man’s rockfish or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply th ...

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European perch The European perch (''Perca fluviatilis''), also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch, Hatch, poor man’s rockfish or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply th ...

Percarina ''Percarina'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Percidae found in eastern Europe. The genus is the only taxon in the monotypic subfamily Percarininae, which is characterised by having the first dorsal fin, having 9-11 spines and bei ...

** '' Percarina demidoffi'' — Common percarinabr>
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Percarina maeotica Azov percarina (''Percarina maeotica'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Percidae. Description The Azov percarina is distinguished from the closely related common percarina, ''Percarina demidoffii'', by its unique characteristics ...

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** '' Sander lucioperca'' — Zander, pike-perch ** '' Sander volgensis'' — Volga pikeperch, Volga zander

Cichlidae Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
(Cichlids)

Oreochromis ''Oreochromis'' is a large genus of oreochromine cichlids, fishes endemic to Africa and the Middle East. A few species from this genus have been introduced far outside their native range and are important in aquaculture. Many others have very ...

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Oreochromis mossambicus ''Oreochromis'' is a large genus of Oreochromini, oreochromine cichlids, fishes Endemism, endemic to Africa and the Middle East. A few species from this genus have been Introduced species, introduced far outside their native range and are import ...

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Mozambique tilapia The Mozambique tilapia (''Oreochromis mossambicus'') is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa. Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in its native habitats. It is a popular fish for aquaculture. Due ...

; African species, acclimatized in Krasnodar Kra

Odontobutidae Freshwater sleepers are a small family, the Odontobutidae, of gobiiform fishes native to freshwater rivers flowing into the South China Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The family consists of about 22 species in six genera. Genera The ...
(Freshwater sleepers)

* Micropercops ** '' Micropercops cinctus'

* Perccottus ** '' Perccottus glenii'' — Chinese sleeper, Amur sleeper

Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
(Gobies)

* Acanthogobius ** '' Acanthogobius flavimanus'' — Yellowfin gobybr>
** '' Acanthogobius lactipes'

* Babka (fish), Babka ** '' Babka gymnotrachelus'' — Racer gobybr>
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Benthophilus The tadpole-gobies (''Benthophilus''), also called pugolovkas (which means "tadpole" in Ukrainian), are a genus of Ponto-Caspian fishes in the family Gobiidae. They are distributed in the fresh and brackish waters of basins of the Black Sea, ...

(Tadpole-gobies, pugolovkas) ** ''

Benthophilus baeri The Baer pugolovka (''Benthophilus baeri'') is a species of goby widespread in the southern and central Caspian Sea, to Lenkoran in south. Also near the Chechen Island Chechen Island (russian: Остров Чечень; Ostrov Chechen') is a coas ...

'' — Baer pugolovkabr>
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Benthophilus casachicus ''Benthophilus casachicus'' is a species of goby widespread along the eastern coasts of the Caspian Sea from the Cape Pischanyi to Ogurja Ada at south, also near Astrakhan. This species prefers estuaries An estuary is a partially enclosed co ...

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Benthophilus granulosus The granular pugolovka (''Benthophilus granulosus'') is a species of gobiid fish widespread in the Caspian Sea. It is a small fish, with a length up to TL. It was listed as Least Concern by the IUCN in 2008: there are no known major threats. ...

'' — Granular pugolovkabr>
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Benthophilus macrocephalus The Caspian tadpole goby (''Benthophilus macrocephalus'') is a species of goby which is widespread in the basin of the Caspian Sea, specifically in the near-estuary zone of the rivers and in small bays. It is a common species in the Volga River ...

'' — Caspian tadpole gobybr>
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Benthophilus magistri The Azov tadpole goby (''Benthophilus magistri'') is a species of goby native to the basin of the Sea of Azov, specifically in the near-estuary zone of the Kuban River, to west until Ukrainian part of the Taganrog Bay and the Strait of Kerch, in ...

'' — Azov tadpole gobybr>
** '' Benthophilus mahmudbejovi'' — Small-spine tadpole-gobybr>
** '' Benthophilus stellatus'' — Stellate tadpole-gobybr>
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Caspiosoma ''Caspiosoma caspium'' is a species of Ponto-Caspian goby native to the deltas of rivers inflows to the north-western Black Sea: Dnieper up to Berislav, also in the Dnieper-Bug Estuary and Berezan Estuary, Danube, Dniester with the estuary, ...

** '' Caspiosoma caspium'

* Chaenogobius ** '' Chaenogobius annularis'' — Forktongue gobybr>
* Gymnogobius ** '' Gymnogobius castaneus'' — Biringobr>
** '' Gymnogobius macrognathus'

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Gymnogobius taranetzi ''Gymnogobius'' is a genus of gobies found in marine, brackish and fresh waters of Asia and the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Gymnogobius breunigii'' (Steindachner, 1879) * '' Gymn ...

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** '' Gymnogobius urotaenia'

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Hyrcanogobius ''Hyrcanogobius bergi'', the Volga dwarf goby, is a species of goby endemic to the Caspian Sea where it occurs in fresh, brackish and marine waters along the coast. Unusually for gobies, this species is almost a pelagic fish. This species grows ...

** '' Hyrcanogobius bergi'' — Volga dwarf goby; the smallest Russian fis

* Knipowitschia ** '' Knipowitschia caucasica'' — Caucasian dwarf gobybr>
** '' Knipowitschia longecaudata'' — Longtail dwarf gobybr>
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Mesogobius ''Mesogobius'' is one of the genera of benthophiline gobiid fishes native to the basins of the Black and Caspian Seas. Species There are two or three recognized species in this genus:.Brian W. CoadFreshwater Fishes of Iran(accessed 18 Feb 2015 ...

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Mesogobius batrachocephalus ''Mesogobius batrachocephalus'', the knout goby or toad goby, is one of the species of gobiid fish native to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov basins. It lives in estuaries and brackish water lagoons, occasionally in fresh waters, such as the c ...

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Neogobius ''Neogobius'' is a genus of goby native to Black Sea and the Caspian Sea basins. It is part of the broader Benthophilinae subfamily which is also endemic to the same region. Nevertheless, two ''Neogobius'' species have recently turned out to be ...

** '' Neogobius fluviatilis'' — Monkey gobybr>
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Neogobius melanostomus The round goby (''Neogobius melanostomus'') is a fish. Defined as a euryhaline bottom-dwelling goby of the family Gobiidae, it is native to Central Eurasia, including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Round gobies have established large non-na ...

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Round goby The round goby (''Neogobius melanostomus'') is a fish. Defined as a euryhaline bottom-dwelling goby of the family Gobiidae, it is native to Central Eurasia, including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Round gobies have established large no ...

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* Pomatoschistus ** '' Pomatoschistus marmoratus'' —

Marbled goby ''Pomatoschistus marmoratus'', the marbled goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay down around the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is also found in ...

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Ponticola ''Ponticola'' is a genus of gobies native mostly to fresh waters of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea region in Eurasia. Some species occur in the brackish-water Black and Caspian seas themselves. It was considered to be part of the broader goby subfa ...

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Ponticola gorlap ''Ponticola gorlap'', or the Caspian bighead goby, is a species of goby, a benthic fish native to the Caspian Sea basin. It is widespread in lower parts of many rivers in Iran, and also found in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.Brian W. CoadFreshwate ...

'' — Caspian bighead gobybr>
** '' Ponticola platyrostris'' — Flatsnout gobybr>
** '' Ponticola rhodioni'' — Riverine gobybr>
** '' Ponticola syrman'' — Syrman gobybr>
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Proterorhinus ''Proterorhinus'' is a genus of fishes, known as the tubenose gobies. These gobiid fish are native to Eurasia where they occur in the region of the Caspian and Black seas, inhabiting marine, brackish and fresh waters. The species '' Proterorhi ...

** '' Proterorhinus marmoratus'' — Tubenose gobybr>
** '' Proterorhinus nasalis'' — Eastern tubenose goby ** '' Proterorhinus semilunaris'' — Western tubenose goby * Rhinogobius ** '' Rhinogobius brunneus'' — Amur gobybr>
* Tridentiger (Tripletooth gobies) ** '' Tridentiger obscurus'' — Dusky tripletooth gobybr>
** '' Tridentiger trigonocephalus'' — Chameleon gobybr>

Channidae (Snakeheads)

Channa ''Channa'' is a genus of predatory fish in the family Channidae, commonly known as snakeheads, native to freshwater habitats in Asia. This genus contains about 50 scientifically described species. The genus has a wide natural distribution extend ...

** '' Channa argus'' — Northern snakehead

Scorpaeniformes The Scorpaeniformes are a diverse order of ray-finned fish, including the lionfishes and sculpins, but have also been called the Scleroparei. It is one of the five largest orders of bony fishes by number of species, with over 1,320. They are ...

Cottidae The Cottidae are a family of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. It is the largest sculpin family, with about 275 species in 70 genera.Kane, E. A. and T. E. Higham. (2012)Life in the flow lane: differences in pectoral fin morphology ...
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* Cottus ** '' Cottus amblystomopsis'' — Sakhalin sculpinbr>
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Cottus cognatus The slimy sculpin (''Cottus cognatus'') is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the family Cottidae, which is the largest sculpin family. They usually inhabit cold rocky streams or lakes across North America, ranging from the Great Lakes, so ...

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Slimy sculpin The slimy sculpin (''Cottus cognatus'') is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the family Cottidae, which is the largest sculpin family. They usually inhabit cold rocky streams or lakes across North America, ranging from the Great Lakes, so ...

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** '' Cottus czerskii'' — Cherskii's sculpinbr>
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Cottus gobio The European bullhead (''Cottus gobio'') is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bu ...

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** '' Cottus hangiongensis'

** '' Cottus poecilopus'' — Alpine bullheadbr>
** '' Cottus sibiricus'' — Siberian sculpinbr>
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Mesocottus The Amur sculpin (''Mesocottus haitej'') is a species of freshwater sculpin native to eastern Asia where it is found in Russia, China and Mongolia - in the Amur River basin and some adjacent territories (the Tugur and the Uda Rivers flowing ...

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Mesocottus haitej The Amur sculpin (''Mesocottus haitej'') is a species of freshwater sculpin native to eastern Asia where it is found in Russia, China and Mongolia - in the Amur River basin and some adjacent territories (the Tugur and the Uda Rivers flowing ...

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* Myoxocephalus ** ''

Myoxocephalus quadricornis The fourhorn sculpin (''Myoxocephalus quadricornis'') is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal fish distributed mainly in brackish arctic coastal waters in Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Alaska, and also as a relict in the ...

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Fourhorn sculpin The fourhorn sculpin (''Myoxocephalus quadricornis'') is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal fish distributed mainly in brackish arctic coastal waters in Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Alaska, and also as a relict in the bo ...

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Cottocomephoridae The Cottidae are a family of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. It is the largest sculpin family, with about 275 species in 70 genera.Kane, E. A. and T. E. Higham. (2012)Life in the flow lane: differences in pectoral fin morphology ...
(Bighead sculpins, Baikal sculpins)

This entire family is mostly endemic to Russia, where it found in Lake Baikal and surrounding lakes and rivers. * Batrachocottus ** '' Batrachocottus baicalensis'' — Bighead sculpinbr>
** '' Batrachocottus multiradiatus'

** '' Batrachocottus nikolskii'' — Fat sculpinbr>
** '' Batrachocottus talievi'

* Cottocomephorus ** '' Cottocomephorus alexandrae'

** '' Cottocomephorus grewingkii'' — Baikal yellowfinbr>
** '' Cottocomephorus inermis'' — Longfin Baikal sculpinbr>
* Leocottus ** '' Leocottus kesslerii'' — Kessler's sculpinbr>
* Paracottus ** '' Paracottus knerii'' — Stone sculpinbr>

Comephoridae

This entire family is endemic to Russia, Lake Baikal. * Comephorus (Golomyankas, Baikal oilfish) ** '' Comephorus baicalensis'' — Big Baikal oilfishbr>
** '' Comephorus dybowski'' — Little Baikal oilfishbr>

Abyssocottidae The Abyssocottinae are a subfamily of ray-finned fishes in the family Sculpin, Cottidae, the sculpins. They are known commonly as the deep-water sculpins.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.Abyssocottidae.FishBase. 2011. The entire family is endemism, ...
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This entire family is endemic to Russia, Lake Baikal. * Abyssocottus ** '' Abyssocottus elochini'

** '' Abyssocottus gibbosus'

** '' Abyssocottus korotneffi'

* Asprocottus ** '' Asprocottus abyssalis'

** '' Asprocottus herzensteini'' — Herzenstein's rough sculpinbr>
** '' Asprocottus korjakovi'

** '' Asprocottus parmiferus'

** '' Asprocottus platycephalus

** '' Asprocottus pulcher''

* Cottinella ** '' Cottinella boulengeri'' — Short-headed sculpinbr>
* Cyphocottus ** '' Cyphocottus eurystomus'

** '' Cyphocottus megalops'' — Vitim sculpinbr>
* Limnocottus ** '' Limnocottus bergianus'

** '' Limnocottus godlewskii'

** '' Limnocottus griseus'

** ''Limnocottus pallidus'

* Neocottus ** ''Neocottus thermalis'

** ''Neocottus werestschagini

* Procottus ** ''Procottus gotoi'

** ''Procottus gurwici'' — Dwarf sculpin]

** ''Procottus jeittelesii'' — Red sculpin]

** ''Procottus major''

References

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Acipenseriformes Acipenseriformes is an order of basal ray-finned fishes that includes living and fossil sturgeons and paddlefishes (Acipenseroidei), as well as the extinct families Chondrosteidae and Peipiaosteidae. They are the second earliest diver ...

Acipenseridae Sturgeon is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous, and are descended from other, earlier acipenseriform fish, which date back to the Early ... (Sturgeons)

Polyodontidae Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are a family of ray-finned fish belonging to order Acipenseriformes, and one of two living groups of the order alongside sturgeons (Acipenseridae). They are distinguished from other fish by their titular elongl ... (Paddlefishes)

Clupeiformes Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish. Clupeiformes are physostomes, which means that ...

Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for producti ... (Herring, shads, sardines, and menhadens))

Subfamily Salmoninae

Subfamily Coregoninae

Subfamily Thymallinae ''Thymallus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae; it is the only genus of subfamily Thymallinae. The type species is '' Thymallus thymallus,'' the grayling. The species in the genus are generically called graylings, but ...

Osmeriformes The Osmeriformes are an order of ray-finned fish that includes the true or freshwater smelts and allies, such as the galaxiids and noodlefishes; they are also collectively called osmeriforms. They belong to the teleost superorder Protacanthopte ...

Osmeridae Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, as well as rivers, streams and lakes in Europe, North America and Northeast Asia. They are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts ... (Freshwater smelts, typical smelts)

Esociformes The Esociformes () are a small order of ray-finned fish, with two families, Umbridae and Esocidae. The pikes of genus ''Esox'' give the order its name. This order is closely related to the Salmoniformes, the two comprising the superorder Prota ...

Esocidae (Pikes)

Umbridae Umbridae is a family of fish in the order Esociformes, which contains pike, pickerel, and mudminnows. The single living genus, ''Umbra'', occupies weed-choked freshwater habitats in eastern North America and eastern Europe. While the family trad ... (Mudminnows)

Anguilliformes Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)

Cypriniformes Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches, and relatives. Cypriniformes is an Order within the Superorder Ostariophysi consisting of " Carp-like" Ostariophysins. This order contains 11-12 famil ...

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...

Catostomidae The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only exceptions are '' Catostomus catostomus,'' found in ... (Suckers)

Nemacheilidae The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, ''Afronemacheilus'' found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most popu ... (Stone loaches)

Cobitidae Cobitidae, also known as the True loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family inc ... (True loaches)

Siluriformes Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...

Bagridae (Naked catfishes, bagrid catfishes)

Ictaluridae The Ictaluridae, sometimes called ictalurids, are a family of catfish native to North America, where they are an important food source and sometimes fished for sport. The family includes about 51 species, some commonly known as bullheads, madt ...

Adrianichthyidae The ricefishes are a family (Adrianichthyidae) of small ray-finned fish that are found in fresh and brackish waters from India to Japan and out into the Malay Archipelago, most notably Sulawesi (where the Lake Poso and Lore Lindu species are k ... (Ricefishes)

Poeciliidae The Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the family was ...

Lotidae (Rocklings)

Gasterosteiformes Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives, the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this suborder within the order Scorpaeniformes. Systematics Gasterosteoidei is treated as a ...

Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)

Syngnathidae The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''). The name is derived from grc, σύν (), meaning "together", and (), meaning "jaw". The fused jaw is one of the t ...

Perciformes Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means ...

Percichthyidae (Temperate perches)

Moronidae (Temperate basses)

Centrarchidae Centrarchidae, better known as sunfishes, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes (formerly belonging to the deprecated order Centrarchiformes), native only to North America. There are eight universally ...

Percidae The Percidae are a family of ray-finned fish, part of the order Perciformes, which are found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The majority are Nearctic, but there are also Palearctic species. The family contains more ...

Cichlidae Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ... (Cichlids)

Odontobutidae Freshwater sleepers are a small family, the Odontobutidae, of gobiiform fishes native to freshwater rivers flowing into the South China Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The family consists of about 22 species in six genera. Genera The ... (Freshwater sleepers)

Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ... (Gobies)

Channidae (Snakeheads)

Scorpaeniformes The Scorpaeniformes are a diverse order of ray-finned fish, including the lionfishes and sculpins, but have also been called the Scleroparei. It is one of the five largest orders of bony fishes by number of species, with over 1,320. They are ...

Cottidae The Cottidae are a family of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. It is the largest sculpin family, with about 275 species in 70 genera.Kane, E. A. and T. E. Higham. (2012)Life in the flow lane: differences in pectoral fin morphology ... (Cottids)

Abyssocottidae The Abyssocottinae are a subfamily of ray-finned fishes in the family Sculpin, Cottidae, the sculpins. They are known commonly as the deep-water sculpins.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.Abyssocottidae.FishBase. 2011. The entire family is endemism, ... (Deep-water sculpins)

References

Acipenseridae Sturgeon is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous, and are descended from other, earlier acipenseriform fish, which date back to the Early ...
(Sturgeons)

Polyodontidae Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are a family of ray-finned fish belonging to order Acipenseriformes, and one of two living groups of the order alongside sturgeons (Acipenseridae). They are distinguished from other fish by their titular elongl ...
(Paddlefishes)

Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for producti ...
(Herring, shads, sardines, and menhadens))

Subfamily
Thymallinae ''Thymallus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae; it is the only genus of subfamily Thymallinae. The type species is '' Thymallus thymallus,'' the grayling. The species in the genus are generically called graylings, but ...

Osmeridae Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, as well as rivers, streams and lakes in Europe, North America and Northeast Asia. They are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts ...
(Freshwater smelts, typical smelts)

Umbridae Umbridae is a family of fish in the order Esociformes, which contains pike, pickerel, and mudminnows. The single living genus, ''Umbra'', occupies weed-choked freshwater habitats in eastern North America and eastern Europe. While the family trad ...
(Mudminnows)

Catostomidae The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only exceptions are '' Catostomus catostomus,'' found in ...
(Suckers)

Nemacheilidae The Nemacheilidae, or stone loaches, are a family of cypriniform fishes that inhabit stream environments, mostly in Eurasia, with one genus, ''Afronemacheilus'' found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most popu ...
(Stone loaches)

Cobitidae Cobitidae, also known as the True loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family inc ...
(True loaches)

Adrianichthyidae The ricefishes are a family (Adrianichthyidae) of small ray-finned fish that are found in fresh and brackish waters from India to Japan and out into the Malay Archipelago, most notably Sulawesi (where the Lake Poso and Lore Lindu species are k ...
(Ricefishes)

Cichlidae Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
(Cichlids)

Odontobutidae Freshwater sleepers are a small family, the Odontobutidae, of gobiiform fishes native to freshwater rivers flowing into the South China Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The family consists of about 22 species in six genera. Genera The ...
(Freshwater sleepers)

Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
(Gobies)

Cottidae The Cottidae are a family of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. It is the largest sculpin family, with about 275 species in 70 genera.Kane, E. A. and T. E. Higham. (2012)Life in the flow lane: differences in pectoral fin morphology ...
(Cottids)

Abyssocottidae The Abyssocottinae are a subfamily of ray-finned fishes in the family Sculpin, Cottidae, the sculpins. They are known commonly as the deep-water sculpins.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.Abyssocottidae.FishBase. 2011. The entire family is endemism, ...
(Deep-water sculpins)