Fish Found in and around Chatham in Kent

There are 21 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Chatham. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Chatham


Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Cod (Gadus morhua)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Herring (Clupea harengus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Sole (Solea solea)
Thicklip Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus)
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
Bib (Trisopterus luscus)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps)
Flounder (Platichthys flesus)
Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)