Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)

The Hatchery, Blagdon Lake © Nigel Milbourne 2005

Here is a site list of fishes belonging to Superclass Osteichthyes (Bony fish) based on recent phylogenetic classification information. All records are my own unless stated, so any inaccuracy is entirely down to me. If anyone has records they’d like to include, please contact me and I will insert and acknowledge them accordingly.

Annotated Site Fish List [2024 Revision]

Order Anguilliformes

Family Anguillidae

  • European Eel Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Native with supplementary introductions.

Order Cypriniformes

Family Cyprinidae

  • Common Carp Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758. Probably introduced.

Family Gobionidae

  • Gudgeon Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758). Probably no longer present.

Family Tincidae

  • Tench Tinca tinca (Linnaeus, 1758). Probably native.

Order Salmoniformes

Family Salmonidae

  • Brown/Sea Trout Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758.
    • Brown Trout Salmo trutta subsp. fario Linnaeus, 1758. Native with supplementary triploid introductions.
  • Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792). Introduced, with regular supplementary triploid introductions.

Order Esociformes

Family Esocidae

  • (Northern) Pike Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758. Probably introduced.

Order Perciformes

Family Gasterosteidae

  • Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758. Native.

Family Percidae

  • (European) Perch Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758. Probably native.

 

Key to abundance:

Extremely rare – five or less records

Very rare – twenty or less records

Rare – less than annual; many years between records

Very scarce – less than annual; typically every 2 or 3 years

Scarce – very small numbers virtually every year

Uncommon – recorded in low numbers each year

Fairly common – occurs in reasonable numbers

Common – regularly occurs in good numbers

Abundant – occurs in large numbers

Bibliography (sources of information)

Betancur-R R, Wiley EO, Arratia G, Acero A, Bailly N, Miya M, Lecointre G, Ortí G. Phylogenetic classification of bony fishes. BMC Evol Biol. 2017 Jul 6;17(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3. PMID: 28683774; PMCID: PMC5501477.

Last update: 25th September 2024