Roundfish

As described in the section on Identifying UK Sea Fish, roundfish are fish which are round in the cross-section and have a body which tapers to a tail – a typical fish shape in other words. Roundfish is a wide-ranging term which includes some of the most common fish found in UK waters (mackerel, whiting and wrasse) and some of the most sought after by anglers such as bass and cod. All of the roundfish in this section come into relatively shallow water and can be caught by sea anglers around the UK with some regularity. Other roundfish which prefer deeper water and are not commonly caught from the shore – such as haddock and ling – are listed in the Offshore and Deeper Water Fish section.

Bass

 

Bream Species

 

Coalfish

 

Cod 

 

Garfish

 

Grey MulletGrey Mullet Species

 

Gurnard Species

 

Mackerel

 

Pollock

 

Pouting

 

Red MulletRed Mullet

 

Scad

 

Sea Trout

 

Short-spined Sea Scorpion

 

Three-Bearded Rockling

 

Whiting

 

Wrasse