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This is a list of fish found in and around Denmark, in both fresh water (lakes, rivers, streams and man-made pools) and salt water. The principal source is the Atlas of Danish Fishes (Fiskeatlas). This atlas comprises a published atlas of Danish freshwater fishes and a yet unpublished atlas of saltwater fishes. Common Danish names are given in parenthesis after the Latin names.
Agnatha - jawless fish
Myxini - hagfish
Myxinidae - hagfish
- Atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa (Slimål)
Petromyzontiformes - lampreys
Petromyzontidae - northern lampreys
- River lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis (Flodlampret)
- Brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri (Bæklampret)
- Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus (Havlampret/Niøje)
Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fish
Chimaeriformes - ratfish
Chimaeridae - short-nosed chimaeras
- Ratfish, Chimaera monstrosa (Havmus)
Hexanchiformes - cow sharks and frilled sharks
Hexanchidae - cow sharks
- Bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus (Seksgællet haj)
Squaliformes - dogfish sharks
Squalidae - true dogfish
- Spurdog, Squalus acanthias (Pighaj)
Etmopteridae - lantern sharks
- Velvet belly lanternshark, Etmopterus spinax (Sorthaj)
Oxynotidae - rough sharks
- Angular roughshark, Oxynotus centrina (Trekanthaj)
Somniosidae - sleeper sharks
- Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus (Gønlandshaj/Havkal)
Lamniformes - mackerel sharks
Cetorhinidae - basking sharks
- Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus (Brugde)
Lamnidae - mackerel sharks
- Porbeagle, Lamna nasus (Sildehaj)
Alopiidae - thresher sharks
- Thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus (Rævehaj)
Carchariniformes - ground sharks
Scyliorhinidae - catsharks
- Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus (Ringhaj)
- Lesser spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula (Småplettet rødhaj)
Carcharhinidae - requiem sharks
- Blue shark, Prionace glauca (Blåhaj)
Triakidae - houndsharks
- Tope, Galeorhinus galeus (Gråhaj)
- Starry smooth-hound, Mustelus asterias (Stjernehaj)
Squatiniformes - angel sharks
Squatinidae - angel sharks
- Angel shark, Squatina squatina (Havengel)
Rajiformes - skates and rays
Rajidae - skates
- Thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata (Tærpe)
- Common skate, Dipturus batis (Dværgskade)
- Flapper skate Dipturus intermedius (Storskade)
- Long-nosed skate, Dipturus oxyrinchus (Plovjernsrokke)
- Shagreen ray, Leucoraja fullonica (Gøgerokke)
- Cuckoo ray, Leucoraja naevus (Pletrokke)
- Blonde ray, Raja brachyura (Småplettet rokke)
- Thornback ray, Raja clavata (Sømrokke)
- Spotted ray, Raja montagui (Storplettet rokke)
- Sailray, Rajella lintea (Hvidrokke)
- Round ray, Rajella fyllae (Fyllas rokke)
Myliobatiformes - stingrays
Dasyatidae - whiptail stingrays
- Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca (Pigrokke)
Myliobatidae - eagle rays
- Common eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila (Ørnerokke)
Torpediniformes - electric rays
Torpedinidae - torpedo rays
- Marbled electric ray, Torpedo marmorata (Marmoreret elrokke)
- Atlantic torpedo, Torpedo nobiliana (Sort elrokke)
Osteichthyes - bony fish
Acipenseriformes - sturgeon
Acipenseridae - sturgeon
- Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baerii (Sibirisk stør)
- Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii (Diamantstør)
- Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus (Vestatlantisk stør)
- European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio (Europæisk stør)
- Starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus (Stjernestør)
- Beluga, Huso huso (Belugastør)
Anguilliformes - true eels
Anguillidae - freshwater eels
- European eel, Anguilla anguilla (Ål)
Congridae - congers
- Conger eel, Conger conger (Havål)
Nemichthyidae - snipe eels
- Slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus (Langhalet sneppeål)
Clupeiformes - herring
Clupeidae - true herrings
- Allis shad, Alosa alosa (Majsild)
- Twaite shad, Alosa fallax (Stavsild)
- Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus (Sild)
- Sprat, Sprattus sprattus (Brisling)
- European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus (Sardin)
Engraulidae - anchovies
- European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus (Ansjos)
Cypriniformes - carp and allies
Cyprinidae - carp, minnows and barbs
- Common bream/bronze bream/skimmer bream, Abramis brama (Brasen)
- Bleak, Alburnus alburnus (Løje)
- Silver bream, Blicca bjoerkna (Flire)
- Goldfish, Carassius auratus (Sølvkarusse/Guldfisk)
- Crucian carp, Carassius carassius (Karusse)
- Grass carp, Ctenopharygodon idella (Græskarpe)
- Common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Karpe)
- Gudgeon, Gobio gobio (Grundling)
- Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Sølvkarpe)
- Sunbleak, Leucaspius delineatus (Regnløje)
- Orfe, Leuciscus idus (Rimte)
- Common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus (Strømskalle)
- Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus (Elritse)
- Topmouth gudgeon, Pseudorasbora parva (Båndgrundling)
- European bitterling, Rhodeus amarus (Bitterling)
- Roach, Rutilus rutilus (Skalle)
- Common rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudskalle)
- Tench, Tinca tinca (Suder)
Cobitidae - true loaches
- Spined loach, Cobitis taenia (Pigsmerling)
- European weatherfish, Misgurnus fossilis (Dyndsmerling)
Nemacheilidae - stone loaches
- Stone loach, Barbatula barbatula (Smerling)
Siluriformes - catfish
Ictaluridae - bullhead catfish
- Brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus (Brun dværgmalle)
Siluridae - Eurasian catfish
- Wels catfish, Silurus glanis (Europæisk malle)
Esociformes - pike
Esocidae - pike
- Northern pike, Esox lucius (Gedde)
Osmeriformes - smelt
Osmeridae - smelt
- European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus (Smelt)
Argentiniformes - argentines and slickheads
Argentinidae - argentines
- Greater argentine, Argentina silus (Guldlaks)
- Lesser argentine, Argentina sphyraena (Strømsild)
Stomiiformes - dragonfish and marine hatchetfish
Sternoptychidae - marine hatchetfishes
- Atlantic hatchetfish, Argyropelacus olfersii (Olfers sølvøkse)
Salmoniformes - salmon and trout
Salmonidae - salmon and trout
- European cisco, Coregonus albula (Heltling)
- Maraena whitefish, Coregonus maraena (Helt/Snæbel)
- Pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Pukkellaks)
- Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch (Sølvlaks)
- Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Regnbueørred)
- Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar (Laks)
- Brown trout/sea trout/Dollaghan, Salmo trutta (Havørred)
- Grayling, Thymallus thymallus (Stalling)
Stomiiformes - dragonfish and marine hatchetfish
Sternoptychidae - marine hatchetfishes
- Mueller's pearlside, Maurolicus muelleri (Laksesild)
Aulopiformes - grinners
Paralepididae - barracudinas
- Duckbill barracudina, Magnisudis atlantica (Kort laksetobis)
Myctophiformes - lanternfish
Myctophidae - lanternfish
- Spotted lanternfish, Myctophum punctatum (Slankhalet prikfisk)
- Lancet fish, Notoscopelus kroyeri (Krøjers prikfisk)
Lampriformes - opahs and allies
Lampridae - opahs
- Opah, Lampris guttatus (Glansfisk)
Regalecidae - oarfish
- Giant oarfish, Regalecus glesne (Sildekonge)
Trachipteridae - ribbonfish
- Dealfish, Trachipterus arcticus (Vågmær)
Gadiformes - cod
Lotidae - lings
- Cusk, Brosme brosme (Brosme)
- Fivebeard rockling, Ciliata mustela (Femtrådet havkvabbe)
- Four-bearded rockling, Enchelyopus cimbrius (Firtrådet havkvabbe)
- Three-bearded rockling, Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Tretrådet havkvabbe)
- Burbot, Lota lota (Knude)
- Blue ling, Molva dypterygia (Byrkelange)
- Common ling, Molva molva (Lange)
Gadidae - codfishes
- Thor's pout, Gadiculus thori (Sølvtorsk)
- Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua (Torsk)
- Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Kuller)
- Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Hvilling)
- Blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou (Blåvilling/Sortmund)
- Pollock, Pollachius pollachus (Lubbe/Lyssej)
- Saithe, Pollachius virens (Sej/mørksej)
- Tadpole fish, Raniceps raninus (Sortvels)
- Norway pout, Trisopterus esmarcki (Sperling)
- Pouting, Trisopterus luscus (Skægtorsk)
- Poor cod, Trisopterus minutus (Glyse)
Merlucciidae - hakes
- European hake, Merluccius merluccius (Kulmule)
Phycidae - forkbeards
- Greater forkbeard, Phycis blennoides (Skælbrosme)
Macrouridae - grenadiers
- Rock grenadier, Coryphaenoides rupestris (Skolæst)
- Softhead grenadier, Malacocephalus laevis (Småskællet skolæst)
Lophiiformes - anglerfish
Lophiidae - goosefish
- Blackbellied angler, Lophius budegassa (Sort havtaske)
- Monkfish, Lophius piscatorius (Havtaske)
Mugiliformes - mullet
Mugilidae - mullet
- Thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus (Tyklæbet multe)
- Golden grey mullet, Liza aurata (Guldmulte)
- Thinlip mullet, Liza ramada (Tyndlæbet multe)
Atheriniformes - sand smelts
Atherinidae - sand smelts
- Sand smelt, Atherina presbyter (Stribefisk)
Beloniformes - garfish and allies
Belonidae - garfish
- Garfish, Belone belone (Hornfisk)
Scomberesocidae - sauries
- Atlantic saury, Scomberesox saurus (Makrelgedde)
Exocoetidae - flyingfish
- Mediterranean flyingfish, Cheilopogon heterurus (Flyvefisk)
Zeiformes - dories
Zeidae - true dories
- John Dory, Zeus faber (Sankt Petersfisk)
Beryciformes - alfonsinos and allies
Berycidae - alfonsinos
- Alfonsino, Beryx decadactylus (Nordisk beryx)
Gasterosteiformes - sticklebacks and seahorses
Centriscidae - snipefish
- Longspine snipefish, Macroramphosus scolopax (Sneppefisk)
Syngnathidae - pipefish and seahorses
- Snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus (Snippe)
- Long-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus (Almindelig søhest)
- Short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus (Kortsnudet søhest)
- Worm pipefish, Nerophis lumbriciformis (Krumsnudet næbsnog)
- Straightnose pipefish, Nerophis ophidion (Stor næbsnog)
- Greater pipefish, Syngathus acus (Stor tangnål)
- Lesser pipefish, Syngnathus rostellatus (Lille tangnål)
- Broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle (Almindelig tangnål)
Gasterosteidae - sticklebacks
- Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus (Trepigget hundestejle)
- Nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius (Nipigget hundestejle)
- Fifteen-spined stickleback, Spinachia spinachia (Tangsnarre)
Tetraodontiformes - ocean sunfish and allies
Molidae - ocean sunfish
- Ocean sunfish, Mola mola (Klumpfisk)
Balistidae - triggerfish
- Grey triggerfish, Balistes capriscus (Aftrækkerfisk)
Pleuronectiformes - flatfish
Scophthalmidae - turbots
- Megrim, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Glashvarre)
- European turbot, Psetta maxima (Pigvar)
- Brill, Scophthalmus rhombus (Slethvarre)
- Norwegian topknot, Zeugopterus norvegicus (Småhvarre)
- Common topknot, Zeugopterus punctatus (Hårhvarre)
Pleuronectidae - flounders
- Torbay sole, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Skærising)
- Long rough dab, Hippoglossoides platessoides (Håising)
- Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Helleflynder)
- Common dab, Limanda limanda (Ising)
- Lemon sole, Microstomus kitt (Rødtunge)
- European flounder, Platichthys flesus (Skrubbe)
- European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa (Rødspætte)
Soleidae - true soles
- Solenette, Buglossidium luteum (Glastunge)
- Dover sole, Solea solea (Tunge/Søtunge)
Bothidae - scaldfish
- Mediterranean scaldfish, Arnoglossus laterna (Tungehvarre)
Scorpaeniformes - scorpionfish and allies
Agonidae - poachers
- Pogge, Agonus cataphractus (Panserulk)
Cottidae - sculpins
- Father lasher, Myoxocephalus scorpius (Almindelig ulk)
- European bullhead, Cottus gobio (Almindelig ferskvandsulk)
- Alpine bullhead, Cottus poecilopus (Finnestribet ferskvandsulk)
- Long-spined sea scorpion, Taurulus bubalis (Langtornet ulk)
- Norway bullhead, Taurulus lilljeborgi (Dværgulk)
- Moustache sculpin, Triglops murrayi (Murrays knurulk)
Cyclopteridae - lumpsuckers
- Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus (Stenbider)
Liparidae - snailfish
- Common seasnail, Liparis liparis (Finnebræmmet ringbug)
- Montagu's snailfish, Liparis montagui (Særfinnet ringbug)
Sebastidae - rockfish (seaperch)
- Bluemouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Blåkæft)
- Norway haddock, Sebastes norvegicus (Stor rødfisk)
- Red perch, Sebastes viviparus (Lille rødfisk)
Triglidae - gurnards
- Red gurnard, Aspitriglia cuculus (Tværstribet knurhane)
- Grey gurnard, Eutriglia gurnardus (Grå knurhane)
- Long-finned gurnard, Lepidotrigla argus
- Tub gurnard, Trigla lucerna (Rød knurhane)
- Piper gurnard, Trigla lyra (Langpigget knurhane)
Perciformes - perchlike fishes
Bramidae - pomfrets
- Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama (Havbrasen)
Carangidae - jacks
- Derbio, Trachinotus ovatus (Gaffelmakrel)
- Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (Hestemakrel)
Centrarchidae - freshwater sunfish
- Pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus (Almindelig solaborre)
Echeneidae - remoras
- Common remora, Remora remora (Almindelig sugefisk)
Moronidae - temperate sea bass
- European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Havbars)
Mullidae - goatfish
- Striped mullet, Mullus surmuletus (Stribet mulle)
Percidae - true perch
- Ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernua (Hork)
- European perch, Perca fluviatilis (Aborre)
- Zander, Stizostedion lucioperca (Sandart)
Polyprionidae - wreckfish
- Atlantic wreckfish, Polyprion americanus (Vragfisk)
Sciaenidae - drums
- Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus (Atlantisk trommefisk)
Sparidae - seabream
- Bogue, Boops boops (Okseøjefisk)
- White seabream, Diplodus sargus (Sorthale)
- Spanish bream, Pagellus acarne (Akarnanisk blankesten)
- Blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo (Spidstandet blankesten)
- Pandora bream, Pagellus erythrinus (Rød blankesten)
- Salema porgy, Sarpa salpa (Stribet havrude)
- Gilt-head bream, Sparus aurata (Guldbrasen)
- Black sea bream, Spondyliosoma cantharus (Almindelig havrude)
Labridae - wrasse
- Rock cook, Centrolabrus exoletus (Småmundet gylte)
- Mediterranean rainbow wrasse, Coris julis (Junkergylte)
- Goldsinny wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris (Havkarusse)
- Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta (Berggylte)
- Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus (Rødnæb/Blåstak)
- Corkwing wrasse, Symphodus melops (Savgylte)
Anarhichadidae - wolffish
- Northern wolffish, Anarhichas denticulatus (Blå havkat)
- Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus (Havkat)
Pholidae - gunnels
- Rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus (Tangspræl)
Stichaeidae - pricklebacks
- Yarrell's blenny, Chirolophis ascanii (Buskhoved)
- Daubed shanny, Leptoclinus maculatus (Plettet langebarn)
- Snake blenny, Lumpenus lampretaeformis (Spidshalet langebarn)
Zoarcidae - eelpouts
- Sar's eelpout, Lycenchelys sarsii (Sars' porebrosme)
- Vahl's eelpout, Lycodes gracilis (Ålebrosme)
- Viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus (Ålekvabbe)
Ammodytidae - sand eels
- Raitt's sand eel, Ammodytes marinus (Havtobis)
- Lesser sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus (Kysttobis)
- Smooth sand eel, Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (Nøgentobis)
- Great sandeel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Plettet tobiskonge)
Trachinidae - weevers
- Lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera (Lille fjæsing)
- Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Fjæsing)
Callionymidae - dragonets
- Common dragonet, Callionymus lyra (Stribet fløjfisk)
- Spotted dragonet, Callionymus maculatus (Plettet fløjfisk)
- Reticulated dragonet, Callionymus reticulatus (Kortfinnet fløjfisk)
Gobiidae - gobies
- Transparent goby, Aphia minuta (Glaskutling)
- Jeffrey's goby, Buenia jeffreysii (Jeffreys' kutling)
- Crystal goby, Crystallogobius linearis (Krystalkutling)
- Black goby, Gobius niger (Sortkutling)
- Spotted goby, Gobiusculus flavescens (Toplettet kutling)
- Guillet's goby, Lebetus guilleti (Dværgkutling)
- Diminutive goby, Lebetus scorpioides (Ulkekutling)
- Fries's goby, Leseurigobius friesii (Spidshalet kutling)
- Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Sortmundet kutling)
- Common goby, Pomatoschistus microps (Lerkutling)
- Sand goby, Potamoschistus minutus (Sandkutling)
- Norway goby, Pomatoschistus norvegicus (Norsk kutling)
- Painted goby, Potamoschistus pictus (Spættet kutling)
- Leopard-spotted goby, Thorogobius ephippiatus (Leopardkutling)
Gempylidae - snake mackerels
- Black gemfish, Nesiarchus nasutus (Geddetryne)
Scombridae - mackerel and tuna
- Bullet tuna, Auxis rochei (Fregatmakrel)
- Little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus (Thunnin)
- Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda (Rygstribet pelamide)
- Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus (Makrel)
- Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Tun)
Xiphiidae - swordfish
- Swordfish, Xiphias gladius (Sværdfisk)
Centrolophidae - medusafish
- Rudderfish, Centrolophus niger (Almindelig sortfisk)
- Cornish blackfish, Schedophilus medusophagus (Engelsk sortfisk)
Caproidae - boarfish
- Boarfish, Capros aper (Havgalt)
References
- Carl, Henrik; Møller, Peter Rask (2012). Atlas over danske ferskvandsfisk. Copenhagen: Statens Naturhistoriske Museum. ISBN 978-87-87519-74-8.
- "Atlas of Danish Marine Fishes". Fiskeatlas (in Danish). University of Copenhagen. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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