Fish Found in and around Cowes in Isle of Wight

There are 42 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Cowes. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Cowes


Anglerfish or Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius)
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Bull rout (Myoxocephalus scorpius)
Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps)
Corkwing (Symphodus melops)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Flounder (Platichthys flesus)
Gilthead (Sparus aurata)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Herring (Clupea harengus)
Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)
Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
Starry Smooth Hound (Mustelus asterias)
Straight-nosed pipefish (Nerophis ophidion)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Tope (Galeorhinus galeus)
Twaite Shad (Alosa fallax)
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Black goby (Gobius niger)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Conger eel (Conger conger)
Deep-snouted pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)
Fifteen-spined stickleback (Spinachia spinachia)
Garfish (Belone belone)
Golden Grey Mullet (Liza aurata)
Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)
Hook-nose (Agonus cataphractus)
Painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus)
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Roker (Raja clavata)
Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
Sole (Solea solea)
Sting Ray (Dasyatis pastinaca)
Sun-fish (Mola mola)
Thicklip Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus)
Transparent goby (Aphia minuta)
Worm pipefish (Nerophis lumbriciformis)