List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Russian Federation
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Table 1: 430 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 5 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 14 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 449 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 449 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Pleuronectidae Liopsetta pinnifasciata (Kner, 1870) Fr, Br, M native  Polosataya kambala (Russian), Arctic flounder (English), Far Eastern smooth flounder (English), Striped flounder (English), Dal'nevostochnaya gladkaya kambala (Russian)  50.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Distributed in the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk, the Amur estaury and near south Sakhalin. Enters the lower reaches of rivers flowing into Peter the Great Bay and the mouth of the Lyutoga River in Sakhalin (Ref. 26334). nEurRus 
Lotidae Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br, Fi native  Налим (Russian), Evropeyski nalim (Russian), Burbot (English), Thin-tailed burbot (English), Sylyhar (Russian), налим (Russian) common (usually seen) 152 cm TL male/unsexed 47.5 TL Found in the Kolyma, Anadyr and Penzhina rivers in the east, in Lake Baikal, Sakhalin, the Shantars, and the rivers of Novosibirsk islands (Ref. 26334). Occurs in the Amur river basin (Ref. 13397). Found also in the basins of the Poronai and Tym' Rivers (Ref. 27681), Don (Ref. 58293), Onega (Ref. 55804), Volga (Ref. 58297). Introduced in Kuban River drainage but means of introduction, pathways or results of invasion are uncertain (Ref. 45022, 58296). Also Ref. 1371, 37812, 43202, 55804. EurRus 
Cyprinidae Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler, 1872) Fr, Br, Thr native  Aral'skii usach (Russian), Aral'skiy usach (Russian), Aral barbel (English), Kayaz (Kazakh), Sugön (Kazakh)  90.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;105 cm TL female  Occurs in the basins of the Caspian and Aral seas (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to areas within the country for stocking in open waters however, it failed to establish populations in areas where it has been transplanted to (Ref. 45022). There is sharp decline of stocks due to massive habitat alterations (Ref. 59043). Also Ref. 683. EurRus 
Cyprinidae Luciobarbus capito (Güldenstädt, 1773) Fr native  Turkestanskii usack (Russian), Usach bulat-mai (Russian), Bulat-mai barbel (English), Bulatmai barbel (English), теньге-балик (Russian), усач булат-маи (Russian), усач булат-май (Russian), усач туркестанский (Russian)  105 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Terek (including the Sunzha), Samur, Kayakent, Rubas-chai and very rarely in the Volga (Ref. 26334). Also Ref. 59043. EurRus 
Cyprinidae Luciobarbus caspius (Berg, 1914) Fr, Br native  Kaspiiskii usach (Russian), Caspian barbel (English), усач каспийский (Russian), ширбит (Russian)  120 cm TL male/unsexed  Spawns in Ural (Ref. 26334). EurRus  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Luciobarbus escherichii (Steindachner, 1897) Fr questionable   23.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Outside distributional range. Occurrence needs confirmation. 
Osphronemidae Macropodus ocellatus Cantor, 1842 Fr native   8.60 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurrence in the Amur basin is probably the result of introductions (Ref. 42924). In Amur, historicallly known only from Sungari; reported in 1993 from Khabarovsk (Ref. 82587). nEurRus 
Osphronemidae Macropodus opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native  Makropod (Russian), макропод (Russian)  6.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Amur River drainage (Ref. 58298). nEurRus 
Osmeridae Mallotus villosus (Müller, 1776) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Мойва (Russian), Moiva (Russian), Moyva (Russian), Capelin (English), мойва (Russian) common (usually seen) 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;25.20 cm TL female 9.5 TL Found from Cape Nizkiy on the Korak Coast (northeast of Cape Olyutorksi) north throughout the Anadyr Gulf in western Bering Sea, northeast of Cape Lisburne in the Chukchi Sea south throughout eastern Bering Sea. Southeastern Sakhalin, Kamchatka (Ref. 37812), northern Primor'ye shelf (Ref. 45905). Often entering brackish and freshwater (Ref. 37812). Also Ref. 6885, 276, 6793, 27436, 27683, 123027. nEurRus 
Xenocyprididae Megalobrama mantschuricus (Basilewsky, 1855) Fr native  Black Amur bream (English)  37.70 cm male/unsexed  Known from the Amur River (Ref. 58298, 82587). Also Ref. 51498. nEurRus  No picture yet.
Xenocyprididae Megalobrama terminalis (Richardson, 1846) Fr native  Chernyi amurskii leshch (Russian), Chernyi lesch (Russian), Black Amur bream (English), черный амурский лещ (Russian)  60.00 cm TL male/unsexed 30 TL Occurs in the Ussuri, Lake Khanka and the lower reaches of the Amur (Ref. 26334). nEurRus 
Cottidae Megalocottus taeniopterus (Kner, 1868) Fr, Br, M endemic  Yuzhnaya ploskogolovaya shirokolobka (Russian), Southern flathead sculpin (English) common (usually seen)  Distributed in the Amur Liman, Peter the Great Bay, and South Sakhalin (Ref. 2058). Found also in the basins of the Poronai and Tym' Rivers (Ref. 27681). nEurRus  No picture yet.
Cottidae Mesocottus haitej (Dybowski, 1869) Fr native  амурская широколобка (Russian), подкаменщик-широколобка (Russian), уссурийский подкаменщик (Russian)  20.00 cm TL male/unsexed 11 TL Type locality: Onon and Ingoda rivers and their tributaries (Ref. 26282). Distributed in the Amur basin from the upper reaches to the estuary, the Sungari and Ussuri basins, rivers in northern Sakhalin and the Yaludzyan River (Ref. 26334). nEurRus  No picture yet.
Gobiidae Mesogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814) Fr, Br native  Bychok-knut (Russian), Toad goby (English)  35.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Sea of Azov up to the mouth of the Don and along the entire Caucasian coast of the Black Sea (Ref. 26334). EurRus 
Odontobutidae Micropercops cinctus (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872) Fr native   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Amur basin. Only two specimens are known from Amur basin: one from Yalu Ho River (a tributary of the Nonni River) and the other one in a tributary of the Sungari (Ref. 26334). Also Ref. 74657. nEurRus 
Gobionidae Microphysogobio amurensis (Taranetz, 1937) Fr native  Amur longnose gudgeon (English) common (usually seen) 11.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the middle and lower Amur River and Khanka Lake (Ref. 13397). Also Ref. 1441, 26334. nEurRus  No picture yet.
Gobionidae Microphysogobio tungtingensis (Nichols, 1926) Fr native  Long-nosed gudgeon (English), носатый пескарь (Russian)  11.50 cm SL male/unsexed 4 TL Found throughout the entire Amur basin: the Shilka, Argun, Amur and Ussuri rivers and Lake Khanka (Ref. 26334). nEurRus  No picture yet.
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) Fr introduced  Форелеокунь (=окунь большеротый черный) (Russian), Bol'sherotyi chernyi okun' (Russian), Largemouth bass (English), большеротый американский окунь (Russian), окунь большеротый (Russian)  97.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Was Stocked in the Abrau and Limanchik lakes near Novorossisk as well as in the vicinity of Moscow (Ref. 26334, 2058). Also Ref. 683. EurRus 
Cobitidae Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) Fr native  Вьюн восточный (Russian), Amurskii v'yun (Russian), Vostochnyi (Russian), Amur mud loach (English), Amur weatherfish (English), Japanese weatherfish (English), Oriental weatherfish (English)  28.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Inhabits the Amur basin, Sakhalin and rivers in Primor'e (Ref. 26334) and Lake Khanka basin (Ref. 13397). Found also in the basins of the Poronai and Tym' Rivers (Ref. 27681). Also Ref. 37812. nEurRus 
Cobitidae Misgurnus fossilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native  Вьюн обыкновенный (Russian), V'yun obyknovennyi (Russian), Mud loach (English), вьюн (Russian) occasional (usually not seen) 30.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;30.70 cm TL female  Inhabits the basins of the Don and Volga rivers and the basin of the Baltic Sea (Ref. 26334). EurRus 
Cobitidae Misgurnus mohoity (Dybowski, 1869) Fr native   18.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality, Lakes of Onon and Ingoda river system, Amur R. basin, Russia (Ref. 46206). nEurRus 
Cobitidae Misgurnus nikolskyi Vasil'eva, 2001 Fr native   13.70 cm TL male/unsexed ;15.60 cm TL female  Found at the Ob floodplain, Novosibirsk raion and Iskitimskii raion, south of western Siberia (Ref. 85151). nEurRus  No picture yet.
Moronidae Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) Fr introduced  Polosatyi lavrak (Russian), полосатый окунь (Russian)  200 cm TL male/unsexed  This has been introduced to the country for stocking in open waters. It has locally established in the country (Ref. 45022). nEurRus 
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Fr, Br, M introduced  Loban (Russian), Striped mullet (English), лобан (Russian), черная кефаль (Russian)  100.00 cm SL male/unsexed 35 TL Found in the coastal waters of Primor'e and Sakhalin, and the Tatar Strait (Ref. 26334). Recorded from Kuban River (Ref. 58296). Introduced into Caspian Sea (Ref. 2804). Also Ref. 6375, 37812. EurRus 
Xenocyprididae Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846) Fr, Fi native  Амур черный (Russian), Tschernyi Amur (Russian), Black amur (English), Chinese roach (English), амур черный (Russian), черный амур (Russian)  180 cm TL male/unsexed 70 TL Occurs in the Ussuri, Lake Khanka, and the Amur below Khabarovsk from the confluence of the Sungari to Novoil'inka and Lake Udyl (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to areas within the country for aquaculture and stocking in open waters, but failed to establish populations (Ref. 45022). Native stocks have declined sharply (Ref. 59043). nEurRus 
Cottidae Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br, M native  Alyaskinskaya rogatka (Russian), Four-horned sculpin (English), Ledovito-morskaja rogatka (Russian), Rogatka (Russian), четырехрогий бычок (Russian), Alaska fourhorn sculpin (English) common (usually seen) 60.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the lakes of Karelia, in lakes Ladoga and Onega, and in some lakes in the Taimyr Peninsula. It is frequently found in the Baltic and White seas. It inhabits the mouths of rivers flowing into the Arctic Ocean; as well south of the Bering Strait up to the Anadyr estuary (Ref. 26334). Also Ref. 123027. EurRus 
Cottidae Neocottus thermalis Sideleva, 2002 Fr endemic    Found in Lake Baikal (Ref. 58294). nEurRus 
Cottidae Neocottus werestschagini (Taliev, 1935) Fr endemic   9.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Found only in Lake Baikal (Ref. 26334). Also Ref. 2058, 58294. nEurRus 
Gobiidae Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814) Fr, Br native  Babka (Russian), Monkey goby (English), Sand goby (English), Bychok-peschanik (Russian), бычок белый (Russian), бычок-песочник (Russian), песчаник (Russian)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Dnieper, Don, Kuban, rivers of the Black Sea coasts, regions with low salinity along the Caspian coasts, and the Volga Delta (Ref. 26334). EurRus 
Gobiidae Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) Fr, Br, Fi native  Ginger goby (English), Bychok-kruglyak (Russian), Bychok-ryzshik (Russian), Round goby (English), Bychok-ryzhik (Russian), Chornorotyj bychok (Russian), бычок-кругляк (Russian)  35.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs everywhere in the southern seas and rivers flowing into them (Don, Kuban, rivers of the Caucasian coast of the Black Sea, the Volga and the Moskva River), in estuaries with low salinities and in some reservoirs (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to areas within the country, rapidly expanded its range and is now widely established in the country (Ref. 45022). Said to have been introduced (Ref. 13686). EurRus 
Gobiidae Neogobius pallasi (Berg, 1916) Fr native  Caspian monkey goby (English), Belyi bychok (Russian), Kaspiiskii bychok-pesochnik (Russian), Caspian sand goby (English)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Caspian basin; common in Volga drainage, upriver to Moscow (Ref. 59043). Found in the delta of the Volga River (Ref. 2058). EurRus 
Xenocyprididae Ochetobius elongatus (Kner, 1867) Fr not established  охетобиус (Russian)  40.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded for the first time in Lake Khanka (Ref. 26334). Failed to establish self-reproducing population (Ref. 45022). nEurRus 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Горбуша (Russian), Kraska-balyk (Russian), Pink salmon (English), Ech-ech (Russian), Gorbuscha (Russian), Gorbusha (Russian), Kal'-al' (Russian), Krasnina (Russian), Kykhyl-balyk (Russian), Tengi (Russian), Uru (Russian), горбуша (Russian)  76.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Has been reported in the lower reaches of the Amguena, Kolyma and Indigirka Rivers. Occurs in the Amur River (Ref. 26334). Known from Peter the Great Bay to the Lena River (Ref. 1998), Sakhalin and the maritime province of Siberia and Kamchatka peninsula (Ref. 12218). This has been translocated to areas within the country for stocking in open waters. It has rapidly expanded its range and may now be widely established in the country (Ref. 45022). Has been periodically introduced into the rivers flowing into the Barents and White Seas. In 1956-78, over 200 million eggs were shipped from Sakhalin Islands to Kola Peninsula (Murmansk region) and White Sea; now established in that area (Ref. 59043). Also Ref. 27436, 12218, 27681, 37812, 43202, 55804, 96339, 119200. EurRus 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M, Fi, Aq native  Кета (Russian), Haiko (Russian), Chum salmon (English), Summer chum (English), Keta (Russian), Letnyaya keta (Russian), Sil'cha (Russian), Vel (Russian), кета (Russian) common (usually seen) 100.00 cm FL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Poronai and Tym' Rivers (Ref. 27681). Found in Sakhalin and Kamchatka (Ref. 37812). Migrates from the Lena River to the Tumannaya River which empties into Peter the Great Bay. This species was introduced into the rivers flowing into the Barents and White seas as well as into the Caspian basin however introduction was not successful (Ref. 26334). Introduction into the Volga drainage failed (Ref. 59043). Commercially cultured in the past (Ref. 7306). Also Ref. 27436, 45022, 96339, 119200. nEurRus 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Кижуч (Russian), Belaya ryba (Russian), Coho salmon (English), Belaya (Russian), Kizhuch (Russian), кижуч (Russian)  108 cm TL male/unsexed ;65.50 cm female  Spawns in the rivers of Kamchatka, Sahkhalin (Tym River), the Commander and Shantarskie Is. and in rivers along the coasts of the Sea of Okhotsk (Ref. 26334). Occurs in the Anadyr River (Ref. 1998). This has been translocated to areas within the country for aquaculture and stocking in open waters. However, it failed to establish populations in areas where it has been transplanted to (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 593, 2850, 27436, 27681. nEurRus 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus masou (Brevoort, 1856) Fr, Br, M native  Сима (Russian), Sima (Russian), Masu salmon (English)  79.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Anadromous and land-locked forms are distributed only along western Kamchatka, mouth of the Amur,Tym' and Poronai rivers (Ref. 26334, 593, 27681). Known from Kuril archipelago (Ref. 12218). Sakhalin, western Kamchatka (Ref. 37812). nEurRus 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M native  Микижа (Russian), Kamchatskaya semga (Russian), Mikizha (Russian), Kamchatka salmon (English), Kamchatka steelhead (English), Kamchatka trout (English), камчатский лосось (Russian) common (usually seen) 122 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs off the Kamchatka Peninsula and rarely in rivers along the continental coast of the Sea of Okhotsk and in the Amur estuary. The relic land-locked population is found on Bol'shoi Shantarskie I. (Ref. 26334). Enters rivers of the tundra on the western coast as well as the rivers of the eastern coast of Kamchatka and occurs in the Amur Liman, south of the mouth of the Amur (Ref. 593). Enters the rivers of Kamchatka from September to October, spawns in spring, not far from the sea, and migrates back to the sea in May-June (Ref. 593). This has been translocated to areas within the country for aquaculture and stocking in open waters. It has escaped aquaculture facilities and has now locally established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Recorded from the Lake Imandra where it is introduced (Ref. 34665). EurRus 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Нерка (Russian), Karlikovaya nerka (Russian), Sockeye salmon (English), Krasnaya (Russian), Nerka (Russian), Nyarka (Russian), красная (Russian), нерка (Russian)  84.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;71.00 cm female  Both the sockeye and kokanee are known from Siberia (Ref. 27547). Found in Sakhalin (Ref. 37812). Occurs in the Anadyr River, Soldatskaya River (Ref. 43703), the rivers of Kamchatka, the rivers of the Okhotsk and of the Commader Is. (Ref. 593). This has been translocated to areas within the country for stocking in open waters. However, it failed to establish populations in areas where it has been transplanted to (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 2850, 27436, 8984, 119200. nEurRus 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Чавыча (Russian), Chavycha (Russian), Chinook salmon (English), King salmon (English), чавыча (Russian)  150 cm TL male/unsexed 85.4 Known to occur in the Anadyr River and rivers of Kamchatka, the Commander Is. and the Amur estuary (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to areas within the country for stocking in open waters. However, it failed to establish self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 27436, 37812. In range Ref. 2850, 593. nEurRus 
Xenocyprididae Opsariichthys bidens Günther, 1873 Fr native   26.10 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Amur River drainage (Ref. 58298). nEurRus 
Xenocyprididae Opsariichthys uncirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Fr native  Triplelip (English), Tregubka (Russian), Troegub (Russian), Three-lips (English), Threelips (English), трегубка (Russian)  44.40 cm TL male/unsexed 10 TL Inhabits the Ussuri River, Lake Khanka, and the Amur downstream of Blagoveshchensk (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to areas within the country for unknown reasons where it has locally established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 1441. nEurRus 
Cichlidae Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) Fr not established  Тилапия голубая (Russian)  45.70 cm TL male/unsexed  Stocked in captive conditions and escaped into the open waters. Possibly falied to establish a self-sustaining population (Ref. 45022). 
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) Fr, Aq introduced  Тилапия мозамбикская (Russian), Mozambikskaya tilapiya (Russian), мозамбикская тиляпия (Russian)  39.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Cultivated in several fish farms and reported in 2000 in the in-take channel of the Krasnodar electric power station. Recorded in Kuban River (Ref. 75639). Also Ref. 57648. EurRus 
Leuciscidae Oreoleuciscus humilis Warpachowski, 1889 Fr native  Karlikovyi altaiskii osman (Russian), Altaian dwarf osman (English), Dwarf Altai osman (English), карликовый алтайский осман (Russian), осман карликовый алтайский (Russian)  20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Chuya River and the northern part of Lake Uvs Nuur with its tributary, the Tesiin Gol (Ref. 26334). nEurRus 
Leuciscidae Oreoleuciscus potanini (Kessler, 1879) Fr native  Altaiskii osman (Russian), Altaiskiy osman (Russian), Altai osman (English), Altaian osman (English), алтайский осман Потанина (Russian)  100.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in lakes and rivers related to the Ob headwaters (Ref. 26334). nEurRus 
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Fr introduced  медака (Russian), Medaka (Russian), Japanese medaka (English), медака (Russian)  4.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Introduced together with commercially valuable fish species. It was reported from the Kuban basin in 1978 (Ref. 26334). EurRus 
Adrianichthyidae Oryzias sinensis Chen, Uwa & Chu, 1989 Fr introduced   3.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Introduced for stocking in open waters, rapidly expanded its range and has now widely established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). 
Osmeridae Osmerus dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870 Fr, Br, M native  Koryushka (Russian), корюшка зубастая (Russian), огуречник (Russian)  34.00 cm SL male/unsexed 15 FL Occurs in the White Sea, along the Siberian coast, and Kamchatka. Sakhalin (Ref. 37812). Found also in the basins of the Poronai and Tym' Rivers (Ref. 27681). Also Ref. 55804. nEurRus 
Osmeridae Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Br, M, Fi native  Корюшка европейская (Russian), Lake dwarf smelt (English), Koryushka obyknovennaya (Russian), European smelt (English), Sea smelt (English), Sparling (English), Koryushka (Russian), Morskaya koryushka (Russian), европейская корюшка (Russian), корюшка европейская (Russian) common (usually seen) 45.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in the basins of the White, Barents and Baltic Sea (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to areas within the country, rapidly expanded its range and is now widely established (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 4645. EurRus 
Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus merga (Krynicki, 1840) Fr native  Golets Krynitskogo (Russian), Caucasus stone loach (English), Krynicki's loach (English), Merga stone loach (English)  10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in the Sulak River (Ref. 26334), Kuma, Terek, Shura-ozen and Samur drainages (Ref. 59043). Also recorded from Rubas drainage (Ref. 59043), at village Syrtych (Ref. 125990). EurRus 
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