Fish Found in and around Halifax in West Yorkshire

There are 20 species of fish found within a five mile radius of Halifax. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Fish found in Halifax


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