Species in our Waters
Crucian
Carp
The crucian carp is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions.
Scientific name: Carassius carassius
Lifespan: 30 years
Mass: 0.1-0.68 kg (6oz - 1lb 8oz)
Size: Average 15-31 cm (6-12 in)
Common
Carp
The common carp or European carp is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.
Scientific name: Cyprinus carpio
Lifespan: 20 years
Mass: 2–14 kg (4.5-31 lb)
Size: 40-80 cm (15.75-31.5 inches)
Mirror
Carp
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Scientific name: Cyprinus carpio carpio
Lifespan: 9-45+
Mass: 2-8 kg (6-15 lb)
Size: 45-65 cm (18-26 in)
Tench
The tench or doctor fish is a fresh and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles, east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also found in Lake Baikal.
Scientific name: Tinca tinca
Lifespan: 12-15 years
Mass: 1-2 kg (2-5 lb)
Size: 40-70 cm (16-28 in)
Roach
The roach, also known as the common roach, is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the family Cyprinidae, native to most of Europe and western Asia. Fishes called roach can be any species of the genera Rutilus and Hesperoleucus, depending on locality. The plural of the term is also roach.
Scientific name: Rutilus rutilus
Lifespan: 8-12 years
Mass: 0.05-0.25 kg (2-8 oz)
Size: 10-23 cm (5-9 in)
Perch
The European perch, also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch, Hatch or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the perch, is a predatory species of the freshwater perch native to Europe and northern Asia.
Scientific name: Perca fluviatilis
Lifespan: 10-13 years
Mass: 0.25-0.75 kg (4-12 oz)
Size: 12-25 cm (4-10 in)
Rudd
The common rudd is a bentho-pelagic freshwater fish, widely spread in Europe and middle Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas.
Scientific name: Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Lifespan: 8-17 years
Mass: 0.05-0.20 kg (2-8 oz)
Size: 10-20 cm (4-8 in)