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The
rivers and lochs in the Loch Lomond catchment support a varied
fish population of both native and introduced fish species. At
present there are 21 recorded species.
NATIVE
| Common
Name |
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Scientific
Name |
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| Powan |
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Coregonus
lavaretus |
| Sea/Brown
trout |
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Salmo
trutta |
| Atlantic
salmon |
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Salmo
salar |
| Sea lamprey |
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Petromyzon
marinus |
| River
lamprey |
|
Lampetra
fluviatilis |
| Brook
lamprey |
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Lampetra
planeri |
| Pike |
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Esox
lucius |
| Minnow |
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Phoxinus
phoxinus |
| Roach |
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Rutilus
rutilus |
| Stone
loach |
|
Noemacheilus
barbatulus |
| Eel |
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Anguilla
anguilla |
| Three-spined
stickleback |
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Gasterosteus
aculeatus |
| Ten-spined
stickleback |
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Pungitius
pungitius |
| Eurasian perch |
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Perca
fluviatilis |
| Flounder |
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Platichthys
flesus |
INTRODUCED
| Common
Name |
|
Scientific
Name |
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| Rainbow
trout |
|
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| Crucian
carp |
|
Carassius carassius |
| Gudgeon |
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Gobio
gobio |
| Chub |
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Leuciscus
cephalus |
| Dace |
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Leuciscus
leuciscus |
| Ruffe |
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Gymnocephalus
cernuus |
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