This is a list of freshwater fish found in Iceland.[1]
Order | Family | Species | Native? | Icelandic common name | English common name | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla anguilla | Yes | Áll | European eel | ![]() |
Gasterosteiformes | Gasterosteidae | Gasterosteus aculeatus | Yes | Hornsíli | Three-spined stickleback | ![]() |
Gasterosteiformes | Gasterosteidae | Gasterosteus islandicus | Yes | Iceland stickleback | Iceland stickleback | NA |
Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Chelon labrosus | Yes | Gráröndungur | Thicklip grey mullet | ![]() |
Petromyzontiformes | Petromyzontidae | Petromyzon marinus | Yes | Sæsteinsuga | Sea lamprey | ![]() |
Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | No - introduced | Hnúðlax | Pink salmon | ![]() |
Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Salmo salar | Yes | Lax | Atlantic salmon | ![]() |
Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Salmo trutta | Yes | Urriði | Sea trout | ![]() |
Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Salvelinus alpinus | Yes | Bleikja | Arctic char | ![]() |
Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Salvelinus murta | Endemic | Murta | Char | NA |
Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Salvelinus thingvallensis | Endemic | Gjámurta | Char | NA |
References
edit- ^ "List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Iceland". www.fishbase.org. Retrieved 2018-04-20.