It’s not always easy to spot and identify fish from the river bank so, if you’re not an angler or a fish expert, you’d be forgiven for not knowing your ruffe from a roach.
DCRT’s work helps all species within the catchment but we have previously undertaken projects with the aim of specifically helping Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and European Eel (Anguilla Anguilla).
Scientific Name: Gymnocephalus cernua
Scientific Family: Percidae
Scientific Name: Perca fluviatilis
Scientific Family: Percidae
Scientific Name: Cottus gobio
Scientific Family: Cottidae
Scientific Name: Abramis brama
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Gobio gobio
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Alburnus alburnus
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Phoxinus phoxinus
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Leuciscus leuciscus
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Barbus barbus
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Squalius cephalus
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Rutilus rutilus
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Tinca tinca
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Blicca bjoerkna
Scientific Family: Cyprinidae
Scientific Name: Salmo trutta
Scientific Family: Salmonidae
Scientific Name: Salmo salar
Scientific Family: Salmonidae
Scientific Name: Thymallus thymallus
Scientific Family: Salmonidae
Scientific Name: Platichthys flesus
Scientific Family: Pleuronectidae
Scientific Name: Osmerus eperlanus
Scientific Family: Osmeridae
Scientific Name: Esox lucius
Scientific Family: Esocidae
Scientific Name: Lampetra planeri
Scientific Family: Petromyzontidae
Scientific Name: Petromyzon marinus
Scientific Family: Petromyzontidae
Scientific Name: Anguilla anguilla
Scientific Family: Anguillidae
Scientific Name: Gasterosteus aculeatus
Scientific Family: Gasterosteidae
Scientific Name: Pungitius pungitius
Scientific Family: Gasterosteidae
Although many of the original native species of fish have returned to the Don’s river system since it’s regeneration, there are still a number of fish that have been unable to return. They may have been lost due to habitat loss/unsuitability, over fishing and pollution/water quality. Many of these species are now being extinct to Britain therefore unable to recolonise unless they were reintroduced.
Scientific Name: Lota lota
Scientific Family: Lotidae
Scientific Name: Acipenser sturio
Scientific Family: Acipenseridae
Scientific Name: Lampetra fluviatilis
Scientific Family: Petromyzontidae
Scientific Name: Cobitis taenia
Scientific Family: Cobitidae
