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Species Factsheets

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The life history and reproductive biology of a variety of key aquaculture, laboratory model and threatened fish species is provided here. This is not an exhaustive list and is continually updated.

Fish species from marine, freshwater and brackish environments are presented, as well as those that migrate between different environments.

See also

FAO cultured aquatic species information programme (CASIP)

FEAP (Aquamedia) cultured fish species index

FishBase (fish species database)

Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)

A benthopelagic, oceanodromous species, found in both brackish and marine waters. The Atlantic cod is distributed across the North Atlantic (from Cape Hatteras to Ungava Bay along the North America...

Atlantic Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)

The Atlantic halibut belongs to the Pleuronectidae family (righteye flounders). It is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in parts of the Arctic Ocean. It is particularly abundant along the No...

Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

The Atlantic salmon is an anadromous species, migrating to the ocean to feed and returning to freshwater to reproduce. However, there are some populations that are landlocked and do not migrate at...

Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

A pelagic, oceanodromous species, inhabiting brackish and marine waters, down to a depth of nearly 1000m. The bluefin tuna is distributed throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, in tropical, su...

Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio, L.)

The common carp is found in Europe, Russia, China, India and South-East Asia. It was one of the first species to be introduced into other countries and as a consequence it now has a global distribu...

Common Sole (Solea solea)

The common sole is distributed in the eastern Atlantic, off the coasts of Norway, the western Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the English Channel, to the coast of Senegal. It also occurs in the Medit...

European Eel (Anguilla anguilla)

The eel is a catadromous species, which means that it feeds and matures in a freshwater environment, migrating to the sea to reproduce just once and die. Its lifecycle is characterised by several p...

Eurasian Perch (Perca fluviatilis)

The Eurasian perch has a wide distribution to the north of Europe and Asia, with its range being limited by water temperature. It is tolerant of a wide variety of environments, but prefers shallow,...

European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L)

Adult Sea Bass are demersal, meaning that they reside on or near the seabed, inhabiting coastal waters down to a depth of approximately 100m. However, they are most common in shallow waters, being...

Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata)

The Gilthead is the main species of sea bream reared in European aquaculture systems. It is common in the Mediterranean Sea and present along the Easter Atlantic coasts, from Great Britain to Seneg...

Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

The meagre belongs to the Sciaenidae family and is widespread all over the Mediterranean Sea, except around Italy and Greece where it is less common. The southern limit of their range is Senegal.

Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

A benthopelagic, anadromous fish (migrating from the sea to the river to spawn), found in a wide range of freshwater, brackish and marine habitats, down to a depth of 200m. Native populations are f...

Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii Brandt)

The Siberian Sturgeon is a very vulnerable species, with a minimum population doubling time of more than 14 years. It is a demersal, mainly freshwater, species, but migrates long distances in the r...

Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

The Zebrafish is an important model organism that belongs to the family Cyprinidae and is now widely used in scientific research for several reasons. Firstly, it is easy to breed in captivity, seco...

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Writing: Miranda Maybank
Creation date: 31 July 2007
Update: 30 January 2008

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