Species in the Elbe River
Species in the Elbe River

     n= 61 (Incomplete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Abramis brama Freshwater bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 82.0 TL 3.0 native
Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 430.0 TL 3.3 extirpated
Acipenser sturio Sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 600.0 TL 3.5 extirpated
Alburnoides bipunctatus Schneider Leuciscidae benthopelagic 18.5 TL 2.9 native
Alburnus alburnus Bleak Leuciscidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 2.7 native
Alosa alosa Allis shad Alosidae pelagic-neritic 83.0 TL 3.0 extirpated
Alosa fallax Twaite shad Alosidae pelagic-neritic 60.0 SL 4.0 native
Alpinocottus poecilopus Alpine bullhead Cottidae demersal 15.0 SL 3.0 native
Ameiurus nebulosus Brown bullhead Ictaluridae demersal 55.0 TL 3.7 introduced
Ammodytes tobianus Small sandeel Ammodytidae demersal 20.0 SL 3.1 native
Anguilla anguilla European eel Anguillidae demersal 133.0 TL 3.5 native
Ballerus ballerus Zope Leuciscidae benthopelagic 49.0 TL 3.2 native
Barbatula barbatula Stone loach Nemacheilidae demersal 21.0 TL 2.6 native
Barbus barbus Barbel Cyprinidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 3.1 native
Belone belone Garfish Belonidae pelagic-oceanic 104.0 TL 4.2 native
Blicca bjoerkna White bream Leuciscidae demersal 45.5 TL 2.8 native
Carassius carassius Crucian carp Cyprinidae demersal 64.0 TL 3.1 native
Carassius gibelio Prussian carp Cyprinidae benthopelagic 46.6 TL 2.5 native
Chelon auratus Golden grey mullet Mugilidae pelagic-neritic 61.0 FL 2.8 native
Chondrostoma nasus Common nase Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.0 TL 2.0 introduced
Cobitis elongatoides Cobitidae benthopelagic 14.6 TL 3.3 native
Cobitis taenia Spined loach Cobitidae benthopelagic 13.5 TL 3.3 native
Coregonus albula Vendace Salmonidae benthopelagic 48.0 TL 3.1 native
Coregonus maraena Maraena whitefish Salmonidae demersal 130.0 TL 3.5 native
Coregonus oxyrinchus Houting Salmonidae benthopelagic 50.0 TL 3.3 extirpated
Cottus gobio Bullhead Cottidae demersal 18.0 TL 3.2 native
Esox lucius Northern pike Esocidae pelagic 150.0 TL 4.1 native
Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined stickleback Gasterosteidae benthopelagic 11.0 TL 3.3 native
Gobio gobio Gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 21.0 TL 3.1 native
Gymnocephalus cernua Ruffe Percidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 3.3 native
Lampetra fluviatilis River lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 50.0 TL 4.5 extirpated
Lampetra planeri European brook lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 20.5 TL 3.5 native
Lepomis gibbosus Pumpkinseed Centrarchidae benthopelagic 40.0 TL 3.3 introduced
Leucaspius delineatus Belica Leuciscidae pelagic 9.0 SL 3.2 native
Leuciscus aspius Asp Leuciscidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 4.5 native
Leuciscus idus Ide Leuciscidae benthopelagic 85.0 SL 3.8 native
Leuciscus leuciscus Common dace Leuciscidae benthopelagic 40.0 TL 2.9 native
Lota lota Burbot Lotidae demersal 152.0 TL 3.8 native
Misgurnus fossilis Weatherfish Cobitidae demersal 30.7 TL 3.4 native
Neogobius melanostomus Round goby Gobiidae demersal 35.0 TL 3.3 introduced
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout Salmonidae benthopelagic 122.0 TL 4.1 introduced
Osmerus eperlanus European smelt Osmeridae pelagic-neritic 45.0 TL 3.5 native
Perca fluviatilis European perch Percidae demersal 60.0 SL 4.2 native
Petromyzon marinus Sea lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 120.0 TL 4.4 native
Phoxinus phoxinus Eurasian minnow Leuciscidae demersal 14.0 TL 3.2 native
Platichthys flesus European flounder Pleuronectidae demersal 60.0 TL 3.3 native
Pungitius pungitius Ninespine stickleback Gasterosteidae benthopelagic 9.0 TL 3.3 native
Rhodeus amarus European bitterling Acheilognathidae benthopelagic 11.2 TL 3.0 native
Rhodeus sericeus Bitterling Acheilognathidae benthopelagic 11.0 TL 2.1 native
Romanogobio albipinnatus White-finned gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 13.0 TL 3.3 native
Romanogobio belingi Northern whitefin gudgeon Gobionidae demersal 11.5 SL 3.4 native
Rutilus rutilus Roach Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.2 TL 3.4 native
Salmo salar Atlantic salmon Salmonidae benthopelagic 150.0 TL 4.5 extirpated
Salmo trutta Sea trout Salmonidae pelagic-neritic 140.0 SL 3.4 extirpated
Sander lucioperca Pike-perch Percidae pelagic 100.0 SL 4.0 native
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd Leuciscidae benthopelagic 61.7 TL 2.5 native
Silurus glanis Wels catfish Siluridae benthopelagic 273.0 TL 4.4 native
Squalius cephalus Chub Leuciscidae benthopelagic 60.0 SL 2.7 native
Thymallus thymallus Grayling Salmonidae benthopelagic 60.0 TL 3.1 native
Tinca tinca Tench Tincidae demersal 70.0 SL 2.8 native
Vimba vimba Vimba bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.0 TL 3.3 native
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