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Loire

River Major river

The Loire is France's longest river, an important habitat for salmon, sea trout and pikeperch.

River system
Loire
Length
1006 km
Species
41
Auvergne Rhone Alpes Centre Val De Loire Pays De La Loire

Fish species in this water body

Common Bream
Common Bream native

Abramis brama
Bleak
Bleak native

Alburnus alburnus
Allis Shad
Allis Shad rare

Alosa alosa
Twaite Shad
Twaite Shad rare

Alosa fallax
European Eel
European Eel rare

Anguilla anguilla
Stone Loach
Stone Loach rare

Barbatula barbatula
Barbel
Barbel rare

Barbus barbus
Mediterranean / Southern barbel rare

Barbus meridionalis
Prussian Carp
Prussian Carp introduced

Carassius gibelio
Common Nase
Common Nase rare

Chondrostoma nasus
Spined Loach
Spined Loach rare

Cobitis taenia
European Bullhead
European Bullhead rare

Cottus gobio
Atlantic / Channel bullhead rare

Cottus perifretum
Common Carp
Common Carp rare

Cyprinus carpio
Northern Pike
Northern Pike rare

Esox lucius
Spiny-cheek Crayfish
Spiny-cheek Crayfish introduced

Faxonius limosus
Three-spined Stickleback
Three-spined Stickleback native

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gudgeon
Gudgeon rare

Gobio gobio
Ruffe
Ruffe native

Gymnocephalus cernua
Silver Carp
Silver Carp introduced

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
River Lamprey
River Lamprey rare

Lampetra fluviatilis
Ide
Ide rare

Leuciscus idus
Dace
Dace rare

Leuciscus leuciscus
Burbot
Burbot rare

Lota lota
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout native

Oncorhynchus mykiss
European Smelt
European Smelt rare

Osmerus eperlanus
European Perch
European Perch native

Perca fluviatilis
Sea Lamprey
Sea Lamprey rare

Petromyzon marinus
European Minnow
European Minnow rare

Phoxinus phoxinus
Roach
Roach native

Rutilus rutilus
Freshwater blenny rare

Salaria fluviatilis
Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon rare

Salmo salar
Brown Trout
Brown Trout rare

Salmo trutta fario
Sea Trout
Sea Trout rare

Salmo trutta trutta
Pike-perch (Zander)
Pike-perch (Zander) rare

Sander lucioperca
Rudd
Rudd native

Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Wels Catfish
Wels Catfish native

Silurus glanis
Chub
Chub native

Squalius cephalus
Grayling
Grayling rare

Thymallus thymallus
Tench
Tench rare

Tinca tinca
Rhône streber / apron rare

Zingel asper

Population records

No published population data yet. Data is pulled automatically from official sources and published after review.

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