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All fishes reported from Faeroe Islands
n = 136 (Incomplete)
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Table 1: 133 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 2 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 1 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 136 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 133 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Perciformes/Cottoidei Agonidae Agonus cataphractusnative Hooknose Brynjukrutt 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus bairdiinative Baird's slickhead Slætthøvd 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher Revaháur 
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa fallaxnative Twaite shad Stavsild 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja hyperboreanative Arctic skate Ishavsskøta 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja radiatanative Starry ray Tindaskøta 
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Ammodytidae Ammodytes marinusnative Lesser sand-eel Havnebbasild 
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Ammodytidae Ammodytes tobianusnative Small sandeel Nebbasild 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Anarhichadidae Anarhichas denticulatusnative Northern wolffish Blágóma 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Anarhichadidae Anarhichas lupusnative Atlantic wolffish Steinbítur 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Anarhichadidae Anarhichas minornative Spotted wolffish Liri 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel Állur 
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus carbonative Black scabbardfish Stinglaksur 
Aulopiformes Paralepididae Arctozenus rissonative Spotted barracudina Lítla lakstobis 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina silusnative Greater argentine Gulllaksur 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina sphyraenanative Argentine Streymsild 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Artediellus atlanticusnative Atlantic hookear sculpin  
Argentiniformes Bathylagidae Bathylagus euryopsnative Goiter blacksmelt  
Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae Bathyraja spinicaudanative Spinytail skate Halahvassa skøta 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Benthosema glacialenative Glacier lantern fish Lítli prikkafiskur 
Beryciformes Berycidae Beryx decadactylusnative Alfonsino Reyðserkur 
Gadiformes Lotidae Brosme brosmenative Cusk Brosma 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus lyranative Dragonet Floyfiskur 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Liparidae Careproctus micropusnative   
Perciformes/Cottoidei Liparidae Careproctus reinhardtinative Sea tadpole Íshavs súgfiskur 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus squamosusnative Leafscale gulper shark Skrubbhávur 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Centroscyllium fabriciinative Black dogfish Svartháur 
Squaliformes Somniosidae Centroscymnus coelolepisnative Portuguese dogfish Glíggjháur 
Squaliformes Somniosidae Centroselachus crepidaternative Longnose velvet dogfish Langitrantur 
Lamniformes Cetorhinidae Cetorhinus maximusnative Basking shark Brugda 
Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae Chimaera monstrosanative Rabbit fish Havmús 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Stichaeidae Chirolophis ascaniinative Yarrell's blenny  
Gadiformes Gaidropsaridae Ciliata mustelanative Fivebeard rockling Hornabrosma 
Gadiformes Gaidropsaridae Ciliata septentrionalisnative Northern rockling Íshavs hornabrosma 
Clupeiformes Clupeidae Clupea harengusnative Atlantic herring Sild 
Gadiformes Macrouridae Coryphaenoides rupestrisnative Roundnose grenadier Kubbuta langasporl 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Psychrolutidae Cottunculus micropsnative Polar sculpin Kryttlingur 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Deania calceusnative Birdbeak dogfish Nevháur 
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Diplecogaster bimaculatanative Two-spotted clingfish Tvíblettuti súgari 
Rajiformes Rajidae Dipturus batisnative Blue skate Skøta 
Rajiformes Rajidae Dipturus oxyrinchusnative Longnosed skate Spískaskøta 
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Entelurus aequoreusnative Snake pipefish Sjóprónur 
Acropomatiformes Epigonidae Epigonus telescopusnative Black cardinal fish Kikarafiskur 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Etmopterus princepsnative Great lanternshark Collett's búksvarti háur 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Etmopterus spinaxnative Velvet belly Búksvarti háur 
Saccopharyngiformes Eurypharyngidae Eurypharynx pelecanoidesnative Pelican eel  
Gadiformes Gadidae Gadus morhuanative Atlantic cod Toskur 
Gadiformes Gaidropsaridae Gaidropsarus argentatusnative Arctic rockling Reyða hornabrosma 
Gadiformes Gaidropsaridae Gaidropsarus macrophthalmusnative Bigeye rockling  
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