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Table 1: 420 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 8 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 15 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 443 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 443 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Abramis bramanative Freshwater bream Bream 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Acantholabrus palloninative Scale-rayed wrasse Scale-rayed wrasse 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser oxyrinchusextirpated Atlantic sturgeon American Atlantic sturgeon 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser ruthenusintroduced Sterlet sturgeon Sterlet 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser sturionative Sturgeon Atlantic sturgeon 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Agonidae Agonus cataphractusnative Hooknose Armed bullhead 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Alburnus alburnusnative Bleak  
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish Lancetfish 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus agassiziinative Agassiz' slickhead Agassiz' slickhead 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus bairdiinative Baird's slickhead Baird's smooth-head 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratusnative Risso's smooth-head Risso's smooth-head 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher Big-eye thresher 
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa alosanative Allis shad Mayfish 
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa fallaxnative Twaite shad Twait Shad 
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Ambloplites rupestrisintroduced Rock bass Rock bass 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja hyperboreanative Arctic skate Northern skate 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja radiatanative Starry ray Starry ray 
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus melasintroduced Black bullhead  
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus nebulosusintroduced Brown bullhead  
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Ammodytidae Ammodytes marinusnative Lesser sand-eel Launce 
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Ammodytidae Ammodytes tobianusnative Small sandeel Lesser sandeel 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Anarhichadidae Anarhichas denticulatusnative Northern wolffish Blue sea cat 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Anarhichadidae Anarhichas lupusnative Atlantic wolffish Cat-fish 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel Common eel 
Trachichthyiformes Anoplogastridae Anoplogaster cornutanative Common fangtooth Horned fang-tooth fish 
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus carbonative Black scabbardfish Black scabbard fish 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Aphia minutanative Transparent goby Transparent goby 
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Apletodon dentatusnative Small-headed clingfish Small-headed clingfish 
Aulopiformes Paralepididae Arctozenus rissonative Spotted barracudina Spotted barracudina 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina silusnative Greater argentine Atlantic argentine 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina sphyraenanative Argentine Lesser argentine 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish Axefish 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus olfersiinative  Silver hatchetfish 
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regiusnative Meagre Croaker 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus imperialisnative Imperial scaldfish Imperial scaldfish 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus laternanative Mediterranean scaldfish Scaldfish 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus thorinative Thor's scaldfish Grohmann's scaldfish 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Artediellus atlanticusnative Atlantic hookear sculpin Hookhorn sculpin 
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt Boyer's sand smelt 
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina presbyternative Sand smelt Atherine 
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis rocheinative Bullet tuna Frigate mackerel 
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis thazardnative Frigate tuna  
Anguilliformes Nemichthyidae Avocettina infansnative Avocet snipe eel Avocet snipe-eel 
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes capriscusnative Grey triggerfish Triggerfish 
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Barbatula barbatulanative Stone loach Stone loach 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus barbusnative Barbel Barbel 
Argentiniformes Bathylagidae Bathylagus euryopsnative Goiter blacksmelt Goitre black smelt 
Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae Bathyraja spinicaudanative Spinytail skate Spiny-tailed skate 
Aulopiformes Bathysauridae Bathysaurus feroxnative Deep-sea lizardfish Deepsea lizardfish 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Bathysolea profundicolanative Deepwater sole Deepwater sole 
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