Fish Found in and around St Albans in Hertfordshire

There are 19 species of fish found within a five mile radius of St Albans. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in St Albans


Barbel (Barbus barbus)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Chub (Squalius cephalus)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Bream (Abramis brama)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)