Sea Species in the UK
Cod, mackerel, rays, wrasse, flatfish and the other fish UK anglers catch from beaches, piers and rocks.
Cod
Gadus morhua
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Dab
Limanda limanda
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Dover Sole
Solea solea
Thornback Ray
Raja clavata
Small-eyed Ray
Raja microocellata
Undulate Ray
Raja undulata
Blonde Ray
Raja brachyura
Spotted Ray
Raja montagui
Lesser Spotted Dogfish
Scyliorhinus canicula
Bull Huss
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Smoothhound
Mustelus mustelus
Tope
Galeorhinus galeus
Conger Eel
Conger conger
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Coalfish
Pollachius virens
Pouting
Trisopterus luscus
Poor Cod
Trisopterus minutus
Garfish
Belone belone
Ballan Wrasse
Labrus bergylta
Corkwing Wrasse
Symphodus melops
Black Bream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Gilthead Bream
Sparus aurata
Thick-lipped Grey Mullet
Chelon labrosus
Golden Grey Mullet
Chelon auratus
Grey Gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus
Tub Gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Red Gurnard
Chelidonichthys cuculus
Scad
Trachurus trachurus
Three-bearded Rockling
Gaidropsarus vulgaris
Lesser Weever
Echiichthys vipera
Greater Weever
Trachinus draco
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Herring
Clupea harengus
Long-spined Sea Scorpion
Taurulus bubalis
Tompot Blenny
Parablennius gattorugine
Shanny
Lipophrys pholis
Dragonet
Callionymus lyra
Cuckoo Wrasse
Labrus mixtus
Ling
Molva molva
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Spurdog
Squalus acanthias
Starry Smoothhound
Mustelus asterias
Other groups: Carp · Coarse fish · Predators · Game fish · Estuary species