Fish Found in and around Gateshead in Tyne and Wear

There are 43 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Gateshead. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Gateshead


Allis Shad (Alosa alosa)
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Coalfish (Pollachius virens)
Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps)
Dab (Limanda limanda)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Five-bearded rockling (Ciliata mustela)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)
Herring (Clupea harengus)
Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus)
Sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis)
Sole (Solea solea)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
Anglerfish or Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius)
Bream (Abramis brama)
Bull rout (Myoxocephalus scorpius)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Cod (Gadus morhua)
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Fifteen-spined stickleback (Spinachia spinachia)
Flounder (Platichthys flesus)
Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Hook-nose (Agonus cataphractus)
Lemon Sole (Microstomus kitt)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
Sea snail (Liparis liparis)
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus)