Scientific name |
Taxa authority |
English name |
Origin |
Country of occurrence |
IUCN status |
Image |
Ordo: Petromyzontiformes |
Family: Petromyzontidae |
Eudontomyzon mariae | (Berg, 1931) | Ukrainian brook lamprey | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/%D0%9E%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0.JPG) |
Ordo: Rajiformes |
Family: Rajidae |
Raja clavata | Linnaeus, 1758 | Thornback ray | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Near Threatened | ![](../I/m/Raja_clavata_aquarium_mareis.JPG) |
Ordo: Myliobatiformes |
Family: Dasyatidae |
Dasyatis pastinaca | Linnaeus, 1758 | Common stingray | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/Common_stingray_tynemouth.jpg) |
Family: Gymnuridae |
Gymnura altavela | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Spiny butterfly ray | Accidental | Turkey | Vulnerable | ![](../I/m/Gymnura_altavela.jpg) |
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes |
Family: Scyliorhinidae |
Scyliorhinus canicula | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Small-spotted catshark | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Kleingefleckter_Katzenhai.jpg) |
Family: Sphyrnidae |
Sphyrna zygaena | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Smooth hammerhead | Accidental | Bulgaria, Romania | Vulnerable | ![](../I/m/Sphyrna_zygaena_noaa.jpg) |
Ordo: Lamniformes |
Family: Alopiidae |
Alopias vulpinus | (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Common thresher | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey | Vulnerable | ![](../I/m/Thresher_shark.jpg) |
Ordo: Squaliformes |
Family: Squalidae |
Squalus acanthias | Linnaeus, 1758 | Spiny dogfish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Vulnerable | ![](../I/m/Spiny_dogfish_hokitika.jpg) |
Squalus blainville | (Risso, 1827) | Longnose spurdog | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Squalus_blainville.jpg) |
Ordo: Squatiniformes |
Family: Squatinidae |
Squatina squatina | Linnaeus, 1758 | Angelshark | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey | Critically Endangered | ![](../I/m/Squatina_squatina_lanzarote.jpg) |
Ordo: Acipenseriformes |
Family: Acipenseridae |
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii | (Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833) | Russian sturgeon | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Critically Endangered | ![](../I/m/Acipenser_gueldenstaedti.JPG) |
Acipenser nudiventris | Lovetsky, 1828 | Bastard sturgeon | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Critically Endangered | ![](../I/m/Shipzaur.jpg) |
Acipenser persicus | Borodin, 1897 | Persian sturgeon | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia | Critically Endangered | ![](../I/m/Acipenser_persicus.jpg) |
Acipenser ruthenus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Sterlet | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Vulnerable | ![](../I/m/Acipenser_ruthenus_Prague_Vltava_1.jpg) |
Acipenser stellatus | Pallas, 1771 | Starry sturgeon | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Critically Endangered | ![](../I/m/Acipenser_stellatus_s%C5%91regtok.jpg) |
Acipenser sturio | Linnaeus, 1758 | European sea sturgeon | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Critically Endangered | ![](../I/m/St%C3%B6r_-_Sturgeon.jpg) |
Huso huso | Linnaeus, 1758 | Beluga | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Critically Endangered | ![](../I/m/Huhus_u0.gif) |
Ordo: Anguilliformes |
Family: Anguillidae |
Anguilla anguilla | Linnaeus, 1758 | European eel | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Critically Endangered | ![](../I/m/Anguilla_anguilla.jpg) |
Family: Congridae |
Conger conger | Linnaeus, 1758 | European conger | Accidental | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Conger_eel01.jpg) |
Ordo: Clupeiformes |
Family: Engraulidae |
Engraulis encrasicolus | Linnaeus, 1758 | European anchovy | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Engraulis_encrasicolus_Gervais.jpg) |
Family: Clupeidae |
Alosa caspia | (Eichwald, 1838) | Caspian shad | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Alosa_caspia.jpg) |
Alosa fallax | Lacépède, 1800 | Twait shad | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Alosa_fallax.jpg) |
Alosa immaculata | Bennett, 1835 | Pontic shad | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Vulnerable | ![](../I/m/Caspialosa_kessleri_pontica_Dunai_hering.jpg) |
Alosa maeotica | Grimm, 1901 | Black Sea shad | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Alosa_maeotica.jpg) |
Alosa tanaica | (Grimm, 1901) | Azov shad | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | |
Clupeonella cultriventris | (Nordmann, 1840) | Black-Sea sprat | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Clupeonella1.jpg) |
Sardina pilchardus | Walbaum, 1792 | European pilchard | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Sardina_pilchardus_2011.jpg) |
Sardinella aurita | Valenciennes, 1847 | Round sardinella | Accidental | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Sardinella_aurita.jpg) |
Sprattus sprattus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | European sprat | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Sprattus_sprattus2.JPG) |
Ordo: Salmoniformes |
Family: Salmonidae |
Salmo labrax | Pallas, 1814 | Black Sea salmon | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | |
Salmo trutta | Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown trout | Introduced species | Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Salmo_trutta_Prague_Vltava_2.jpg) |
Ordo: Gadiformes |
Family: Gadidae |
Merlangius merlangus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Whiting | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Wijting002.jpg) |
Micromesistius poutassou | (Risso, 1827) | Blue whiting | Accidental | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Galdus_poutassou.Lirio.jpg) |
Family: Lotidae |
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Shore rockling | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Gaidropsarus_mediterraneus.jpg) |
Family: Merlucciidae |
Merluccius merluccius | (Linneus, 1758) | European hake | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Merluccius_merluccius.002_-_Aquarium_Finisterrae.JPG) |
Ordo: Ophidiiformes |
Family: Ophidiidae |
Ophidion rochei | Müller, 1845 | Roche’s snake blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/Ophidion_rochei_-_Zmiinyi.jpg) |
Ordo: Lophiiformes |
Family: Lophiidae |
Lophius budegassa | (Spinola, 1807) | Blackbellied angler | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Lophius_budegassa.jpg) |
Lophius piscatorius | Linnaeus, 1758 | Sea-devil | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Seeteufel.jpg) |
Ordo: Atheriniformes |
Family: Atherinidae |
Atherina boyeri | Risso, 1810 | Big-scale sand smelt | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Atherina_boyeri_Sardinia.jpg) |
Atherina hepsetus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Mediterranean sand smelt | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Atherina_hepsetus_Stefano_Guerrieri_1.jpg) |
Ordo: Beloniformes |
Family: Belonidae |
Belone belone | (Linnaeus, 1761) | Garfish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Belona.JPG) |
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: Poeciliidae |
Gambusia holbrooki | Girard, 1859 | Eastern mosquitofish | Introduced species | Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Gambusia_holbrooki.png) |
Ordo: Zeiformes |
Family: Zeidae |
Zeus faber | Linnaeus, 1758 | John Dory | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Zeus.faber_2.jpg) |
Ordo: Gasterosteiformes |
Family: Gasterosteidae |
Gasterosteus aculeatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Three-spined stickleback | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/ThreeSpinedandTenspinedSticklebackMales.JPG) |
Pungitius platygaster | (Kessler, 1859) | Ukrainian stickleback | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/PP1.jpg) |
Ordo: Syngnathiformes |
Family: Syngnathidae |
Hippocampus guttulatus | (Cuvier, 1829) | Long-snouted seahorse | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/Black_Sea_fauna_Seahorse.JPG) |
Nerophis ophidion | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Straightnose pipefish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/W%C4%99%C5%BCynka.jpg) |
Syngnathus abaster | Risso, 1826 | Black-striped pipefish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Syngnathus_abaster_body_B.jpg) |
Syngnathus acus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Greater pipefish | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Oc%C3%A9anopolis_-_les_aquariums_003.JPG) |
Syngnathus schmidti | Popov, 1927 | Black-Sea pelagic pipefish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | |
Syngnathus tenuirostris | Rathke, 1837 | Narrow-snouted pipefish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/Syngnathus_tenuirostris4.jpg) |
Syngnathus typhle | Linnaeus, 1758 | Broadnosed pipefish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Syngnathus_typhle_20111103_151208_0650M.JPG) |
Syngnathus variegatus | Pallas, 1814 | Thickly snouted pipefish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | |
Ordo: Scorpaeniformes |
Family: Scorpaenidae |
Scorpaena notata | Rafinesque, 1810 | Small red scorpionfish | Native | Russia, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Scorpaena_notata_(DFdB).JPG) |
Scorpaena porcus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Black scorpionfish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/S.porcus.JPG) |
Family: Dactylopteridae |
Dactylopterus volitans | Linnaeus, 1758 | Flying gurnard | Accidental | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Dactylopterus_volitans.jpg) |
Family: Triglidae |
Chelidonichthys cuculus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Red gurnard | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Aspitrigla_cuculus.jpg) |
Chelidonichthys lucerna | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tub gurnard | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Chelidonichthys_lucernus_1_Luc_viatour.jpg) |
Eutrigla gurnardus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Grey gurnard | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Eutrigla_gurnardus.jpg) |
Ordo: Gobiesociformes |
Family: Gobiesocidae |
Apletodon dentatus | (Facciolà, 1887) | Small-headed clingfish | Native | Bulgaria, Romania | Not Evaluated | |
Diplecogaster bimaculata | (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Two-spotted clingfish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Diplecogaster_bimaculata_(dorsal).jpg) |
Lepadogaster candolii | Risso, 1810 | Connemarra clingfish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Lepadogaster_candollii_04-02-06_DSCF8726.jpg) |
Lepadogaster lepadogaster | (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Shore clingfish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Lepadogaster_lepadogaster.jpg) |
Ordo: Perciformes |
Family: Blenniidae |
Aidablennius sphynx | (Valenciennes, 1836) | Sphinx blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Aidablennius_sphynx.jpg) |
Blennius ocellaris | Linnaeus, 1758 | Butterfly blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Blennius_ocellaris_Messina.jpg) |
Coryphoblennius galerita | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Montagu's blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Coryphoblennius_galerita.jpg) |
Microlipophrys adriaticus | (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883) | Adriatic blenny | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/Lipophrys_adriaticus_Krk.JPG) |
Parablennius gattorugine | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Tompot blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Parablennius_gattorugine_Bretagne.jpg) |
Parablennius incognitus | Bath, 1968 | Mystery blenny | Invasive | Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Parablennius_incognitus.jpg) |
Parablennius sanguinolentus | (Pallas, 1814) | Rusty blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Parablennius_sanguinolentus_30-07-07.jpg) |
Parablennius tentacularis | (Brünnich, 1768) | Tentacled blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Parablennius_tentacularis_22-07-05_1.jpg) |
Parablennius zvonimiri | Kolombatovic, 1892 | Zvonimir's blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/Parablennius_zvonimiri_08-04-08_DSCF2468.jpg) |
Salaria pavo | (Risso, 1810) | Peacock blenny | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Salaria_pavo_DSCF9189.jpg) |
Family: Tripterygiidae |
Tripterygion tripteronotus | (Risso, 1810) | Red-black triplefin | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Tripterygion_tripteronotum_argeles_france.jpg) |
Family: Callionymidae |
Callionymus fasciatus | Valenciennes, 1837 | Banded dragonet | Native | Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey | Least Concern | |
Callionymus lyra | Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dragonet | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Callionymus_lyra.jpg) |
Callionymus pusillus | Delaroche, 1809 | Sailfin dragonet | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Callionymus_pusillus_maschio_Koufonissi.jpg) |
Callionymus risso | Le Sueur, 1814 | Risso’s dragonet | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Callionymus_risso_Cres_2.JPG) |
Family: Gobiidae |
Aphia minuta | (Risso, 1810) | Transparent goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/2_-_Aphia_minuta_03-11-06_DSCF4095.jpg) |
Babka gymnotrachelus | (Kessler, 1857) | Racer goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Racer_goby.jpg) |
Benthophiloides brauneri | Beling & Iljin, 1927 | Beardless tadpole goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/Benthophiloides_brauneri.png) |
Benthophilus nudus | Berg, 1898 | Black Sea tadpole-goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Benthophilus_nudus.jpg) |
Caspiosoma caspium | (Kessler, 1877) | Caspiosoma | Native | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Least Concern | |
Chromogobius quadrivittatus | (Steindachner, 1863) | Chestnut goby | Native | Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Chromogobius_quadrivittatus.jpg) |
Gammogobius steinitzi | (Bath, 1971) | Steinitz's goby | Native | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/1_-_Gammogobius_steinitzi_26-07-08_DSCF4139.jpg) |
Gobius bucchichi | Steindachner, 1870 | Bucchich's goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/2_-_Gobius_bucchichi_DSCF0003.jpg) |
Gobius cobitis | Pallas, 1814 | Giant goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Gobius_cobitis%2C_Croatia_-_20090209.jpg) |
Gobius cruentatus | Gmelin, 1789 | Red-mouthed goby | Invasive | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Gobius_cruentatus_1_(Stefano_Guerrrieri).jpg) |
Gobius niger | Linnaeus, 1758 | Black goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Gobius_niger_(variet%C3%A0_Albidus)_-_(Stefano_Guerrieri).jpg) |
Gobius paganellus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Rock goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Gobius_paganellus.jpg) |
Gobius xanthocephalus | Heymer & Zander, 1992 | Yellow-headed goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Gobius_xanthocephalus.JPG) |
Knipowitschia cameliae | Nalbant & Otel, 1995 | Danube delta dwarf goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania | Critically Endangered | |
Knipowitschia caucasica | (Berg, 1916) | Caucasian dwarf goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Knipowitschia_caucasica.jpg) |
Knipowitschia longecaudata | (Berg, 1916) | Longtail dwarf goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Knipowitschia2.jpg) |
Mesogobius batrachocephalus | (Pallas, 1814) | Toad goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Toad_goby_from_Gelendzhik%2C_Caucasus.jpg) |
Millerigobius macrocephalus | (Kolombatovic, 1891) | Large-headed goby | Invasive | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Millerigobius_macrocephalus.jpg) |
Neogobius fluviatilis | (Pallas, 1814) | Monkey goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Monkey_goby%2C_Bug_River%2C_Poland.jpg) |
Neogobius melanostomus | (Pallas, 1814) | Round goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Zwartbekgrondel_op_de_wal.JPG) |
Pomatoschistus bathi | (Miller, 1982) | Bath's goby | Invasive | Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Pomatoschistus_bathi_20-10-06_DSCF3721.jpg) |
Pomatoschistus marmoratus | (Risso, 1810) | Marbled goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Pomatoschistus_marmoratus_2.JPG) |
Pomatoschistus minutus | (Pallas, 1770) | Sand goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Pom_min.jpg) |
Pomatoschistus pictus | Malm, 1865 | Painted goby | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Pomatoschistus_pictus_adriaticus.jpg) |
Ponticola cephalargoides | (Pinchuk, 1976) | Pinchuk's goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Ponticola_cephalargoides_1.jpg) |
Ponticola eurycephalus | (Kessler, 1874) | Mushroom goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/P_eurycephalus_1.jpg) |
Ponticola kessleri | (Günther, 1861) | Bighead goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Ponticola_kessleri_on_sand%2C_Dniester_Estuary.jpg) |
Ponticola platyrostris | (Pallas, 1814) | Flatsnout goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Ponticola_from_Caucasus%2C_Black_Sea_-_1.jpg) |
Ponticola ratan | (Nordmann, 1840) | Ratan goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Ponticola_ratan_7.jpg) |
Ponticola syrman | (Nordmann, 1840) | Syrman goby | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Ponticola_syrman_-_head.jpg) |
Proterorhinus marmoratus | (Pallas, 1814) | Marine tubenose goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Proterorhinus_marmoratus_6.jpg) |
Tridentiger trigonocephalus | (Gill, 1859) | Chameleon goby | Invasive | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/T.trigonocephalus.jpg) |
Zebrus zebrus | (Risso, 1827) | Zebra goby | Accidental | Turkey | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Zebrus_zebrus_Minorca.jpg) |
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus | (Pallas, 1814) | Grass goby | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Data Deficient | ![](../I/m/Zelenchak_1.jpg) |
Family: Labridae |
Coris julis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Mediterranean rainbow wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/DSCN3451.JPG) |
Ctenolabrus rupestris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Goldsinny wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Ctenolabrus_rupestris.jpg) |
Labrus bergylta | Linnaeus, 1758 | Ballan wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Labrus_bergylta_(Gootebank).jpg) |
Labrus merula | Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Labrus_merula_03-12-06_(Stefano_Guerrieri).jpg) |
Labrus viridis | Linnaeus, 1758 | Green wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Vulnerable | ![](../I/m/Labrus_viridis.jpg) |
Symphodus cinereus | (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Grey wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Symphodus_cinereus_(Stefano_Guerrieri)_spawning.jpg) |
Symphodus ocellatus | Forsskål, 1775 | Ocellated wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Symphodus_ocellatus_24-05-07_(Stefano_Guerrieri).jpg) |
Symphodus roissali | (Risso, 1810) | Five-spotted wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Symphodus_roissali_17-04-06_(Stefano_Guerrieri).jpg) |
Symphodus rostratus | (Bloch, 1791) | Pointed-snout wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Symphodus_rostratus.jpg) |
Symphodus tinca | (Linnaeus, 1758) | East Atlantic peacock wrasse | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Symphodus_tinca_femmina_Muggia.jpg) |
Family: Pomacentridae |
Chromis chromis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Damselfish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Chromis_chromis_2.jpg) |
Family: Mugilidae |
Chelon labrosus | (Risso, 1827) | Thicklip grey mullet | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Chelon_labrosus_01_by_dpc.jpg) |
Liza aurata | (Risso, 1810) | Golden grey mullet | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Liza_aurata_Corsica.jpg) |
Liza haematocheilus | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | Redlip mullet | Introduced species | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Liza_haematocheila_by_OpenCage.jpg) |
Liza ramada | (Risso, 1810) | Thinlip mullet | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Liza_ramada.jpg) |
Liza saliens | (Risso, 1810) | Leaping mullet | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Meer%C3%A4sche.jpg) |
Mugil cephalus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Flathead mullet | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Grey_Mullet.jpg) |
Family: Carangidae |
Lichia amia | Linnaeus, 1758 | Leerfish | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Lichia_amia.jpg) |
Trachurus mediterraneus | (Steindachner, 1868) | Mediterranean horse mackerel | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Jurel_mediterr%C3%A1neo_(Trachurus_mediterraneus).jpg) |
Trachurus trachurus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Atlantic horse mackerel | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Atlantic_Horse_Mackerel.jpg) |
Naucrates ductor | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Pilot fish | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Carcharhinus_longimanus_1.jpg) |
Family: Centracanthidae |
Spicara maena | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Blotched picarel | Native | Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Spicara_flexuosa_1.jpg) |
Spicara smaris | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Picarel | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Spicara_smaris.jpg) |
Family: Centrarchidae |
Lepomis gibbosus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Pumpkinseed | Invasive | Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Lepomis_gibbosus_-_Zoo_Frankfurt.jpg) |
Family: Chaetodontidae |
Heniochus acuminatus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Pennant coralfish | Accidental | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Heniochus_acuminatus%2C_jeune_individu.jpg) |
Family: Moronidae |
Dicentrarchus labrax | (Linnaeus, 1758) | European seabass | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Dicentrarchus_labrax_(Belgium).jpg) |
Morone saxatilis | (Walbaum, 1792) | Striped bass | Introduced species | Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Chesapeake-Bay-Striped-Bass-Fishing.JPG) |
Family: Mullidae |
Mullus barbatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Red mullet | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Mullus_barbatus_Linnaeus%2C_1758_1.jpg) |
Mullus surmuletus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Surmullet | Native | Bulgaria | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Mullus_surmuletus.JPG) |
Family: Percidae |
Percarina demidoffii | Nordmann, 1840 | Common percarina | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine | Near Threatened | ![](../I/m/Percarina_demidoffii1.jpg) |
Percarina maeotica | Kuznetsov, 1888 | Azov percarina | Native | Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine | Least Concern | |
Sander marinus | (Cuvier, 1828) | Estuarine Perch | Native | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Data Deficient | |
Family: Pomatomidae |
Pomatomus saltatrix | (Linnaeus, 1766) | Bluefish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Very_Large_Bluefish.JPG) |
Family: Echeneidae |
Echeneis naucrates | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Live sharksucker | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Echeneis04.JPG) |
Family: Sciaenidae |
Argyrosomus regius | Asso, 1801 | Meagre | Native | Bulgaria | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Maigre11.jpg) |
Sciaena umbra | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Brown meagre | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Sciaena_umbra_01.jpg) |
Umbrina cirrosa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Shi drum | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Umbrina_cirrosa_Italy_01.jpg) |
Family: Serranidae |
Serranus cabrilla | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Comber | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Cabrilla_reina.jpg) |
Serranus scriba | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Painted comber | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Serranus_scriba_by_Line1.jpg) |
Family: Sparidae |
Boops boops | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bogue | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Boga_Galiza.jpg) |
Dentex dentex | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common dentex | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Dentex_dentex_1.jpg) |
Diplodus annularis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Annular seabream | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Diplodus_annularis.jpg) |
Diplodus puntazzo | Cetti, 1777 | Sharpsnout seabream | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Diplodus_puntazzo_Guido_Picchetti.jpg) |
Diplodus sargus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Sargo | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Diplodus_sargus_0056.JPG) |
Diplodus vulgaris | (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | Common two-banded seabream | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Diplodus_vulgaris.jpg) |
Lithognathus mormyrus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Sand steenbras | Accidental | Bulgaria | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Lithognathus_mormyrus%2C_Slovenia_-_20080420.jpg) |
Oblada melanura | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Saddled seabream | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Capo_Gallo_Oblada_melanura.jpg) |
Pagellus erythrinus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common pandora | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Pagellus_erythrinus_RO.jpg) |
Sarpa salpa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Salema porgy | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Sarpa_salpa_02.jpg) |
Sparus aurata | Linnaeus, 1758 | Gilt-head bream | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Sparus_aurata_Sardegna.jpg) |
Spondyliosoma cantharus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Black seabream | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Spondyliosoma_cantharus.jpg) |
Family: Sphyraenidae |
Sphyraena pinguis | (Günther, 1874) | Red barracuda | Accidental | Bulgaria, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | |
Sphyraena sphyraena | (Linnaeus, 1758) | European barracuda | Native | Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Sphyraena_viridensis.jpg) |
Family: Trichiuridae |
Lepidopus caudatus | (Euphrasen, 1788) | Silver scabbardfish | Accidental | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Drawing_of_Lepidopus_caudatus_from_The_Royal_Natural_History_(1896).jpg) |
Family: Scombridae |
Auxis rochei | (Lacépède, 1800) | Bullet tuna | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Auroc_u0.png) |
Euthynnus alletteratus | (Rafinesque, 1810) | Little tunny | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Euall_u0.gif) |
Sarda sarda | Bloch, 1793 | Atlantic bonito | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Bonito_photo.jpg) |
Scomber colias | Gmelin, 1789 | Atlantic chub mackerel | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Lanzardo_2.jpg) |
Scomber scombrus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic mackerel | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Scomber_scombrus_1_-_2011.02.04.jpg) |
Thunnus thynnus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Atlantic bluefin tuna | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Endangered | ![](../I/m/Bluefin-big.jpg) |
Family: Xiphiidae |
Xiphias gladius | Linnaeus, 1758 | Swordfish | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Xiphias_gladius1.jpg) |
Family: Ammodytidae |
Gymnammodytes cicerelus | (Rafinesque, 1810) | Mediterranean sand eel | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Gymnammodytes_cicerelus.jpg) |
Family: Trachinidae |
Trachinus draco | Linnaeus, 1758 | Greater weever | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Trachinus_draco_Stefano_Guerrieri.jpg) |
Family: Uranoscopidae |
Uranoscopus scaber | Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic stargazer | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Uranoscopus.jpg) |
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes |
Family: Scophthalmidae |
Scophthalmus maeoticus | (Pallas, 1814) | Black-Sea Turbot | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Psetta_maeotica_(upside).jpg) |
Scophthalmus rhombus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Brill | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Turbot-de-sable-devant.jpg) |
Family: Bothidae |
Arnoglossus kessleri | (Schmidt, 1915) | Scaldback | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Data Deficient | |
Arnoglossus laterna | (Walbaum, 1792) | Mediterranean scaldfish | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Arnoglossus_laterna.jpg) |
Arnoglossus thori | (Kyle, 1913) | Thor's scaldfish | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | |
Family: Pleuronectidae |
Platichthys flesus | Linnaeus, 1758 | European flounder | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Least Concern | ![](../I/m/Platichthys_flesus_V%C3%A4%C3%A4na-J%C3%B5esuu_in_Estonia.jpg) |
Family: Soleidae |
Buglossidium luteum | (Risso, 1810) | Solenette | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Buglossidium_luteum.jpg) |
Microchirus variegatus | (Donovan, 1808) | Thickback sole | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Microchirus_variegatus.JPG) |
Pegusa nasuta | (Pallas, 1814) | Blackhand sole | Native | Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Pegusa_nasuta_03.jpg) |
Solea solea | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common sole | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/Solea_solea_1.jpg) |
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes |
Family: Balistidae |
Balistes capriscus | (Gmelin, 1789) | Grey triggerfish | Native | Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine | Not Evaluated | ![](../I/m/GreyTriggerfish.JPG) |