# Freshwater fish of Spain

This is a list of extant freshwater fish that could be found in Spain. The majority of the fish present are from the order Cypriniformes. This list states if the fish are native or introduced. For clarification, an endemic species is a species that is found only in a specific geographic region. IUCN status represents the extinction risk for each species and the fish found in Spain range from least concern to critically endangered.
Fish Currently Believed to be Present :
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Occurrence- | IUCN Status | Wikipedia page (if applicable |
| Siberian sturgeon | Acipenser baerii | Acipenseridae | Acipenseriformes | Introduced | Endangered | Siberian sturgeon |
| European Sea Sturgeon | Acipenser sturio | Acipenseridae | Acipenseriformes | Native | Critically endangered | European sea sturgeon |
| European Eel | Anguilla anguilla | Anguillidae | Anguilliformes | native | Critically Endangered | European eel |
| Big-scale sand smelt | Atherina boyeri | Atherinidae | Atheriniformes | native | Least concern | Big-scale sand smelt |
| Freshwater Blennie | Salaria fluviatilis | Blenniidae | Perciformes | native | Least concern | Freshwater blenny |
| Pumpkinseed | Lepomis gibbosus | Centrarchidae | Perciformes | introduced | Least concern | Pumpkinseed |
| Largemouth black bass | Micropterus salmoides | Centrarchidae | Perciformes | introduced | Least concern | Largemouth bass |
| Chameleon Cichlid | Australoheros facetus | Cichlidae | Perciformes | introduced | | Australoheros |
| Rock Goby | Gobius paganellus | Gobiidae | Perciformes | native | not evaluated | Rock goby |
| European Seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | Moronidae | Perciformes | native | Least concern | European bass |
| European Perch | Perca fluviatilis | Percidae | Percifiormes | introduced | Least concern | European perch |
| Pike-Perch | Sander lucioperca | Percidae | Perciformes | introduced | Least concern | Zander |
| Allis Shad | Alosa alosa | Clupeidae | Clupeiformes | native | Least concern | Allis shad |
| Twaite Shad | Alosa fallax | Clupeidae | Clupeiformes | native | Least concern | Twait shad |
| Sekavec dvoupruhý** | Cobitis bilineata | Cobitidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least concern | Cobitis bilineata |
| Lamprehuela** | Cobitis calderoni | Cobitidae | Cypriniformes | native | Endangered | Cobitis calderoni |
| Colmilleja** | Cobitis paludica | Cobitidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Cobitis paludica |
| Spined Loach | Cobitis taenia | Cobitidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Spined loach |
| Alagon Spined loach** | Cobitis vettonica | Cobitidae | Cypriniformes | native | Endangered | Cobitis vettonica |
| Weatherfish | Misgurnus fossilis | Cobitidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least Concern | Misgurnus fossilis |
| Freshwater Bream | Abramis brama | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Common bream |
| Unnamed* | Achondrostoma arcasii | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Achondrostoma arcasii |
| Sarda** | Achondrostoma salmantinum | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Endangered | Achondrostoma salmantinum |
| Bleak | Alburnus alburnus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least concern | Common bleak |
| Jarabugo | Anaecypris hispanica | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Endangered | Anaecypris hispanica |
| Catalonian Barbel** | Barbus haasi | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | endemic | Vulnerable | Barbus haasi |
| Mediterranean Barbel | Barbus meridionalis | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Near threatened | Mediterranean barbel |
| White bream | Blicca bjoerkna | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least concern | Blicca bjoerkna |
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least concern | Goldfish |
| Crucian Carp | Carassius carassius | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Crucian carp |
| Common Carp | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Vulnerable | Common carp |
| Gudgeon | Gobio gobio | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least concern | Gobio gobio |
| Iberian Gudgeon** | Gobio lozanoi | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Iberian gudgeon |
| Pardilla** | Iberochondrostoma lemmingii | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Iberochondrostoma lemmingii |
| Oretanian Pardilla** | Iberochondrostoma oretanum | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | endemic | Critically endangered | Iberochondrostoma oretanum |
| Bogardilla* | Iberocypris palaciosi | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | endemic | Critically endangered | Iberocypris palaciosi |
| Barbo comun** | Luciobarbus bocagei | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Luciobarbus bocagei |
| Iberian Barbel | Luciobarbus comizo | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Iberian barbel |
| Ebro Barbel** | Luciobarbus graellsii | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | endemic | Least concern | Luciobarbus graellsii |
| Valencia Barbel** | Luciobarbus guiraonis | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | endemic | Vulnerable | Luciobarbus guiraonis |
| unnamed* | Luciobarbus microcephalus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Luciobarbus microcephalus |
| Andalusian Barbel | Luciobarbus sclateri | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Andalusian barbel |
| Loina** | Parachondrostoma arrigonis | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Critically endangered | Parachondrostoma arrigonis |
| unnamed* | Luciobarbus steindachneri | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Luciobarbus steindachneri |
| Ebro Nase** | Parachondrostoma miegii | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least Concern | Parachondrostoma miegii |
| Madrilla** | Parachondrostoma toxostoma | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | South-west European nase |
| Madrija** | Parachondrostoma turiensis | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | endemic | Endangered | Parachondrostoma turiense |
| unnamed* | Phoxinus bigerri | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Phoxinus bigerri |
| Eurasian minnow | Phoxinus phoxinus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Common minnow |
| unnamed* | Pseudochondrostoma duriense | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Pseudochondrostoma duriense |
| Iberian Nase | Pseudochondrostoma polyepis | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Iberian nase |
| Unnamed* | Pseudochondrostoma willkommii | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Pseudochondrostoma willkommii |
| Stone Moroko | Pseudorasbora parva | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least concern | Stone moroko |
| Roach | Rutilus rutilus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least concern | Common roach |
| Rudd | Scardinius erythrophthlamus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | introduced | Least concern | Common rudd |
| Calandino** | Squalius alburnoides | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Squalius alburnoides |
| Bordallo | Squalius carolitertii | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Squalius carolitertii |
| Unnamed* | Squalius castellanus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Squalius castellanus | Squalius castellanus |
| Chub | Squalius cephalus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Squalius cephalus |
| Catalan Chub** | Squalius laietanus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Squalius laietanus |
| Malaga Chub** | Squalius malacitanus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Endangered | Squalius malacitanus |
| unnamed* | Squalius pyrenaicus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | | Squalius pyrenaicus |
| Valencia Chub** | Squalius valentinus | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Vulnerable | Squalius valentinus |
| Tench | Tinca tinca | Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Tench |
| Stone loach | Barbatula barbatula | Nemacheilidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Stone loach |
| Unnamed* | Barbatula quignardi | Nemacheilidae | Cypriniformes | native | Least concern | Barbatula quignardi |
| Unnamed* | Triplophysa coniptera | Nemacheilidae | Cypriniformes | native | | Triplophysa coniptera |
| Chabot du Bearn | Cottus aturi | Cottidae | Scorpaeniformes | native | Least concern | Cottus aturi |
| Bullhead | Cottus gobio | Cottidae | Scorpaeniformes | native | Least concern | European bullhead |
| Chabot des Pyrenees | Cottus hispaniolensis | Cottidae | Scorpaeniformes | native | Least concern | Cottus hispaniolensis |
| Guadalquivir toothcarp** | Aphanius baeticus | Cyprinodontidae | Cyprinodontiformes | endemic | Endangered | Aphanius baeticus |
| Spanish toothcarp | Aphanius iberus | Cyprinodontidae | Cyprinodontiformes | native | Endangered | Spanish toothcarp |
| Mummichog | Fundulus hetroclitus | Fundulidae | Cyprinodontiformes | introduced | Least concern | Mummichog |
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Poeciliidae | Cyprinodontiformes | introduced | Least concern | Mosquitofish |
| Eastern Mosquitofish | Gambusia holbrooki | Poeciliidae | Cyprinodontiformes | introduced | Least concern | Eastern mosquitofish |
| Guppy | Poecilia reticulata | Poeciliidae | Cyprinodontiformes | introduced | | Guppy |
| Valencia Toothcarp | Valencia hispanica | Valenciidae | Cyprinodontiformes | native | Critically endangered | Valencia toothcarp |
| Northern Pike | Esox lucius | Esocidae | Esociformes | introduced | Least concern | Northern pike |
| Three Spined Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | Gasterosteidae | Gasterosteiformes | native | Least concern | Three-spined stickleback |
| Black bullhead | Ameiurus melas | Ictaluridae | Siluriformes | introduced | Least concern | Black bullhead |
| Brown bullhead | Ameiurus nebulosus | Ictaluridae | Siluriformes | introduced | Least concern | Brown bullhead |
| Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | Ictaluridae | Siluriformes | introduced | Least concern | Channel catfish |
| Wels catfish | Silurus glanis | Siluridae | Siluriformes | introduced | Least concern | Wels catfish |
| Golden grey mullet | Chelon auratus | Mugilidae | Mugiliformes | native | Least concern | Golden grey mullet |
| Thicklip grey mullet | Chelon labrosus | Mugilidae | Mugiliformes | native | Least concern | Thicklip grey mullet |
| Thinlip grey mullet | Chelon ramada | Mugilidae | Mugiliformes | native | | Thinlip mullet |
| Leaping mullet | Chelon saliens | Mugilidae | Mugiliformes | native | Least concern | Leaping mullet |
| Flathead grey mullet | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | Mugiliformes | native | Least concern | Flathead grey mullet |
| European brook lamprey | Lampetra planeri | Petromyzontidae | Petromyzontiformes | native | Least concern | Brook lamprey |
| Sea lamprey | Petromyzon marinus | Petromyzontidae | Petromyzontiformes | native | Least concern | Sea lamprey |
| European flounder | Platichthys flesus | Pleuronectidae | Pleuronectiformes | native | Least concern | European flounder |
| Huchen | Hucho hucho | Salmonidae | Salmoniformes | introduced | Endangered | Huchen |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Salmonidae | Salmoniformes | introduced | | Rainbow trout |
| Atlantic salmon | Salmo Salar | Salmonidae | Salmoniformes | native | Least concern | Atlantic salmon |
| Brown trout, sea trout | Salmo trutta | Salmonidae | Salmoniformes | native | Least concern | Brown trout |
| Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Salmonidae | Salmoniformes | introduced | | Brook trout |
| Black striped pipefish | Sygnathus abaster | Syngnathidae | Syngnathiformes | native | Least concern | Black-striped pipefish |
Notes:
*- denotes fish that did not have a common name listed on fishbase.
**- denotes fish that did not have a common name listed on fishbase, but had a local name listed