Fish Found in and around Portsmouth in Hampshire
There are 46 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Portsmouth. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.
List of Fish found in Portsmouth
| (Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus) |
| Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) |
| Bib (Trisopterus luscus) |
| Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) |
| Coalfish (Pollachius virens) |
| Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Dab (Limanda limanda) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
| Garfish (Belone belone) |
| Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus) |
| Herring (Clupea harengus) |
| Horse Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) |
| Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) |
| Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) |
| Puffer-fish (Lagocephalus lagocephalus) |
| Roker (Raja clavata) |
| Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) |
| Shanny (Lipophrys pholis) |
| Smooth Hound (Mustelus mustelus) |
| Tadpole-fish (Raniceps raninus) |
| Thin lipped mullet (Liza ramada) |
| Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna) |
| Anglerfish or Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) |
| Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) |
| Black goby (Gobius niger) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps) |
| Corkwing (Symphodus melops) |
| Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus) |
| Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) |
| Five-bearded rockling (Ciliata mustela) |
| Gilthead (Sparus aurata) |
| Grey Trigger-fish (Balistes capriscus) |
| Hook-nose (Agonus cataphractus) |
| Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus) |
| Montagu's Sea-snail (Liparis montagui) |
| Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) |
| Red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) |
| Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) |
| Sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis) |
| Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) |
| Sole (Solea solea) |
| Thicklip Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus) |
| Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) |
| Undulate Ray (Raja undulata) |
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