Fish Found in and around Dewsbury in West Yorkshire

There are 18 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Dewsbury. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Dewsbury


Barbel (Barbus barbus)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Bream (Abramis brama)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)
Ide (Leuciscus idus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Pope (Gymnocephalus cernuus)
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

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