UK Freshwater Fish

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1. This small fish of the UK is brownish-green in colour. Later in their life cycle they will develop stripes. They are also caught and kept as pets. What UK fish is this? Trout Minnow Dace Roach

2. Which species of carp can have a row of scales along the dorsal line? They can also have a ring of scales around the tail. It has been known for them to be completely devoid of scales altogether. Leather carp Mirror carp Common carp Grass carp

3. This quite large UK fish has a flattish shape, roughly like an oval plate. It comes in bronze and silver varieties and lives in shoals. The younger fish are often called skimmers by anglers. Barbel Bream Bitterling Bullhead

4. This chunky UK fish has a broad body, roughly torpedo shaped and with a large blunt head. The scales are edged with black. The barbless mouth is large, including their white lips. Barbel Bleak Gudgeon Chub

5. These unique, weird looking fish are often called the millers thumb. They have a large head and are often thorny. What UK fish are these? Gudgeon Smelt Bitterling Bullhead

6. This silvery snake like fish can move overland between waters and is often eaten jellied. What UK fish is this? Eel Roach Pike Rudd

7. The next UK fish seldom grows more than 12 inches long with an elongated tail, golden eyes and red fins. Mainly a surface feeder, it lives in shoals. Rudd Perch Gudgeon Tench

8. One of the smaller species of fish which inhabit UK rivers, these fish usually have a darker complexion and will often develop blackish-blue splotches. This fish also uses its barbules to help scavenge on the river bottom. Rudd Gudgeon Dace Roach

9. This UK fish is often confused with a young perch to which they are related. They have the same spiny dorsal fin, but have no stripes and are smaller. Dace Roach Ruffe Bream

10. This UK fish used to be called a dart because of the way they move around. They live in shoals and take insects from the surface. They have a silvery body with a blue green back. Barbel Perch Dace Chub