Catalogue

Fish of Slovakia – species catalog

Species: 98
Catchable: 38
Protected all year: 38
Invasive: 11

Photo: Ziga, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Overview of the fish that occur in Slovak waters: how to recognise them, where they live, what they feed on, at what water temperature they are active and at which fishing districts they have already been recorded. Choose a species and open its page.

Typical water today3.6 °Cmedian of 57 SHMÚ measurements

0species suit it best
27species tolerate it, but only slowly
12species are out of range

The temperature corresponds to spawning in 3 species. Fishing restrictions apply during the closed season; see the angling rules.

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Photo credits

Burbot: Photo: Harka, Akos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Huchen (Danube salmon): Photo: Liquid Art, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
European bullhead (sculpin): Photo: Piet Spaans, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Grayling: Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brown trout: Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Brook trout: Photo: Karelj, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ruffe: Photo: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Common nase: Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Stone loach: Photo: –Xocolatl (talk) 20:12, 26 April 2010 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rainbow trout: Photo: This image originates from the National Digital Library of the United States Fish and W…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Round goby: Photo: Peter van der Sluijs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kessler's goby: Photo: Yuriy Kvach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Racer goby: Photo: Yuriy Kvach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gudgeon: Photo: Viridiflavus at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: Piet Spaans), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chub: Photo: Karelj, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ide: Photo: Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
European eel: Photo: vranken martin, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bleak: Photo: Harka, Akos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
European perch: Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Silver bream: Photo: author not stated, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Roach: Photo: Scardinius_erythropthalmus1_resize.jpg: Original uploader was Algirdas at lt.wikipedia…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rudd: Photo: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Topmouth gudgeon: Photo: Seotaro, edited by Lycaon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prussian carp: Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crucian carp: Photo: Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Common bream: Photo: Микова Наталия, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Common carp: Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Asp: Photo: Karelj, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tench: Photo: Karelj, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Barbel: Photo: Neil Phillips from uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Northern pike: Photo: Jik jik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Black bullhead: Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brown bullhead: Photo: author not stated, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Wels catfish: Photo: HalbsHännile, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Silver carp: Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bighead carp: Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Zander (pikeperch): Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pumpkinseed: Photo: Raver, Duane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Grass carp: Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Black carp: Photo: Leo Nico, (United States Geological Survey) (Original uploader was Zp at cs.wikipedia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
European mudminnow: Photo: Vad víz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkey goby: Photo: viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Western tubenose goby: Photo: Yuriy Kvach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chinese sleeper: Photo: Andshel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Common minnow: Photo: Etrusko25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weatherfish: Photo: Harka, Akos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Siberian bullhead: Photo: Ludovika26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Striped ruffe: Photo: Llyn Godionduon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belingi's gudgeon: Photo: viridiflavus, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Longbarbel gudgeon: Photo: Walter, Emil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Carpathian gudgeon: Photo: Harka, Akos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kessler's gudgeon: Photo: Akos Harka, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blunt-snouted gudgeon: Photo: Jelić D, Jelić M, Žutinić P, Šimunović I, Zupančič P, Naseka AM (2018) Distribution of…, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Vladykov's gudgeon: Photo: Yuriy Kvach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dace: Photo: Alexander Suvorov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Sterlet: Photo: Karelj, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Russian sturgeon: Photo: Daniel Döhne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Siberian sturgeon: Photo: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wild carp (sazan): Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Goldfish: Photo: לינה אבוגוש, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
North African catfish: Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Zingel: Photo: Zsoldos Márton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Streber: Photo: Harka, Akos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bitterling: Photo: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Green swordtail: Photo: Corydoras-adolfoi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carpathian brook lamprey: Photo: Llyn Godionduon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brook lamprey: Photo: Ra Boe at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ukrainian brook lamprey: Photo: Geomyces.destructans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Romanian barbel: Photo: Andrew69., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Vimba bream: Foto: No machine-readable author provided. Tokic assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Largemouth bass: Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Sunbleak: Photo: Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Three-spined stickleback: Photo: Lorenz Seebauer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Zope (blue bream): Photo: Walter, Emil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
White-eye bream: Photo: Vladimir Yu. Arkhipov, Arkhivov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spirlin: Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Danubian roach: Photo: Harry Govier Seeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Pearl roach: Photo: Walter, Emil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bulgarian golden loach: Photo: SZEPESI Zsolt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crimean spined loach: Photo: Zag at Ukrainian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Danubian spined loach: Photo: Yuriy Kvach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spined loach: Photo: J.C. Harf (User Wiki-Harfus on de.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Balkan golden loach: Photo: no rights reserved, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Brown trout (lake form): Photo: Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sichel: Photo: Krüger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Maraena whitefish: Photo: Apple2000, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peled: Photo: Иллюстрация: Photolib.noaa.gov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mozambique tilapia: Photo: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nile tilapia: Photo: Germano Roberto Schüür, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
American paddlefish: Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Mexican molly: Photo: (c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Guppy: Photo: Per Harald Olsen, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Volga pikeperch: Photo: Администрация Волгоградской области, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Temperatures, sizes and weights are indicative values from the FishBase database. Today's temperature is typical for Slovakia; at a particular fishing district it may differ. Occurrence at fishing districts comes from the GBIF database and shows where the species was recorded, not where it is certain. Minimum sizes, closed seasons and permitted fishing methods are set by the angling rules and the conditions of the fishing district.