Catalogue
Fish of Slovakia – species catalog
- Druhov
- 39
- Lovných
- 29
- Inváznych
- 8
- Ideal temperature today
- 1
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 today4,0 °Cmedian of 57 SHMÚ measurements
- 1species suit it best
- 36species tolerate it, but only slowly
- 2species are out of range
The temperature corresponds to spawning in 6 species. Fishing restrictions apply during the closed season; see the angling rules.
Fish species
spawningBurbotLota lotaIdeal temperatureup to 152 cm4–14 °C15 fishing districtsburbot family
Huchen (Danube salmon)Hucho huchoTolerates it, but slowed downup to 150 cm5–14 °Csalmonid family
spawningEuropean bullhead (sculpin)Cottus gobioTolerates it, but slowed downup to 18 cm6–14 °C5 fishing districtsgoby family
spawningGraylingThymallus thymallusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 60 cm6–16 °C2 fishing districtssalmonid family
spawningBrown troutSalmo truttaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 140 cm6–16 °C15 fishing districtssalmonid family
Brook troutSalvelinus fontinalisTolerates it, but slowed downup to 86 cm6–14 °C2 fishing districtssalmonid family
RuffeGymnocephalus cernuaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 25 cm8–20 °C10 fishing districtsperch family
Stone loachBarbatula barbatulaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 21 cm8–18 °C4 fishing districtsstone loach family
Common naseChondrostoma nasusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 50 cm8–18 °Ccarp family
spawningRainbow troutOncorhynchus mykissTolerates it, but slowed downup to 122 cm9–17 °C1 fishing districtsalmonid family
Round gobyNeogobius melanostomusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 25 cm10–25 °C33 fishing districtsgoby family
Kessler's gobyPonticola kessleriTolerates it, but slowed downup to 25 cm10–24 °Cgoby family
Bare-throated gobyBabka gymnotrachelusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 15 cm10–24 °Cgoby family
GudgeonGobio gobioTolerates it, but slowed downup to 20 cm10–20 °C9 fishing districtscarp family
ChubSqualius cephalusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 80 cm10–22 °C83 fishing districtscarp family
IdeLeuciscus idusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 100 cm10–22 °Ccarp family
BarbelBarbus barbusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 100 cm10–20 °C7 fishing districtscarp family
spawningNorthern pikeEsox luciusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 150 cm10–21 °C37 fishing districtspike family
European eelAnguilla anguillaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 133 cm10–22 °C20 fishing districtsfreshwater eel family
BleakAlburnus alburnusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 25 cm12–24 °C46 fishing districtscarp family
AspLeuciscus aspiusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 120 cm12–24 °C8 fishing districtscarp family
European perchPerca fluviatilisTolerates it, but slowed downup to 60 cm12–24 °C77 fishing districtsperch family
Silver breamBlicca bjoerknaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 36 cm12–24 °C28 fishing districtscarp family
RoachRutilus rutilusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 50 cm12–24 °C39 fishing districtscarp family
Topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parvaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 11 cm14–26 °C26 fishing districtscarp family
RuddScardinius erythrophthalmusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 51 cm14–24 °C44 fishing districtscarp family
Prussian carpCarassius gibelioTolerates it, but slowed downup to 45 cm14–28 °C29 fishing districtscarp family
Crucian carpCarassius carassiusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 64 cm14–26 °C6 fishing districtscarp family
Common breamAbramis bramaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 82 cm14–24 °C43 fishing districtscarp family
Zander (pikeperch)Sander luciopercaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 130 cm14–25 °C34 fishing districtsperch family
Black bullheadAmeiurus melasTolerates it, but slowed downup to 66 cm15–28 °C14 fishing districtsbullhead catfish family
Brown bullheadAmeiurus nebulosusTolerates it, but slowed downup to 55 cm15–28 °Cbullhead catfish family
Common carpCyprinus carpioTolerates it, but slowed downup to 120 cm18–28 °C68 fishing districtscarp family
TenchTinca tincaTolerates it, but slowed downup to 70 cm18–26 °C23 fishing districtscarp family
Wels catfishSilurus glanisTolerates it, but slowed downup to 500 cm18–28 °C18 fishing districtscatfish family
Silver carpHypophthalmichthys molitrixTolerates it, but slowed downup to 130 cm18–28 °Ccarp family
Bighead carpHypophthalmichthys nobilisTolerates it, but slowed downup to 146 cm18–28 °Ccarp family
PumpkinseedLepomis gibbosusOut of rangeup to 40 cm15–28 °C62 fishing districtsstone loach family
Grass carpCtenopharyngodon idellaOut of rangeup to 150 cm18–28 °C10 fishing districtscarp family
No species was found for this search.
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
- Stone loach: Photo: –Xocolatl (talk) 20:12, 26 April 2010 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Common nase: Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- Bare-throated 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
- Barbel: Photo: Neil Phillips from uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northern pike: Photo: Jik jik, 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
- Asp: Photo: Karelj, Public domain, 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
- Topmouth gudgeon: Photo: Seotaro, edited by Lycaon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudd: Photo: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, 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
- Zander (pikeperch): Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Common carp: Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tench: Photo: Karelj, Public domain, 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
- Pumpkinseed: Photo: Raver, Duane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grass carp: Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.