2015 Scottish Saltwater Species Hunt.

Here is a record of the species I caught from saltwater in Scotland during 2015. My target for the year was fifty but having achieved it I kept going and finally stopped when I hit sixty. New species are in bold. Click each one to see the relevant catch reports.

1. Coalfish (Pollachius Virens)
   
2. Viviparous Blenny/Eelpout (Zoarces Viviparus)
   
3. Long Spined Sea Scorpion (Taurulus Bubalis)
   
4. Common Goby (Pomatoschistus Microps)
   
5. Common Blenny (Lipophrys Pholis)
   
6. Cod (Gadus Morhua)
   
7. Short Spined Sea Scorpion (Myoxocephalus Scorpius)
   
8. Poor Cod (Trisopterus Minutus)
   
9. Whiting (Merlangius Merlangus)
   
10. Plaice (Pleuronectes Platessa)
    
11. Butterfish (Pholis Gunnellus)
    
12. Flounder (Platichthys Flesus)
    
13. Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax)
    
14. Pollock (Pollachius Pollachius)
    
15. Sea Trout (Salmo Trutta)
    
16. Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar)
    
17. Greater Sandeel/Launce (Hyperoplus Lanceolatus)
    
18. Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus)
    
19. Lesser Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus Canicula)
    
20. Grey Gurnard (Eutrigla Gurnardus)
    
21. Thornback Ray (Raja Clavata)
    
22. Starry Smoothhound (Mustelus Asterias)
    
23. Spotted Ray (Raja Montagui)
    
24. Ballan Wrasse (Labrus Bergylta)
    
25. Corkwing Wrasse (Symphodus Melops)
    
26. Goldsinny Wrasse (Ctenolabrus Rupestris)
    
27. Rock Cook Wrasse (Centrolabrus Exoletus)
    
28. Tompot Blenny (Parablennius Gattorugine)
    
29. Yarrell's Blenny (Chirolophis Ascanii)
    
30. Dab (Limanda Limanda)
    
31. Black Goby (Gobius Niger)
    
32. Tope (Galeorhinus Galeus)
    
33. Haddock (Melanogrammus Aeglefinus)
    
34. Sand Goby (Pomatoschistus Minutus)
    
35. Cuckoo Wrasse (Labrus Mixtus)
    
36. Leopard Spotted Goby (Thorogobius Ephippiatus)
    
37. Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes Tobianus)
    
38. Thick Lipped Grey Mullet (Chelon Labrosus)
    
39. Sand Smelt (Atherina Presbyter)
    
40. Common Dragonet (Callionymus Lyra)
    
41. Rock Goby (Gobius Paganellus)
    
42. Golden Grey Mullet (Liza Aurata)
    
43. Common Eel (Anguilla Anguilla)
    
44. Spurdog (Squalus Acanthias)
    
45. Herring (Clupea Harengus)
    
46. Five Bearded Rockling (Ciliata Mustela)
    
47. Shore Rockling (Gaidropsarus Mediterraneus)
    
48. Atlantic Horse Mackerel (Scad) (Trachurus Trachurus)
    
49. Two Spotted Goby (Gobiusculus Flavescens)
    
50. Painted Goby (Pomatoschistus Pictus)
    
51. Three Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus Aculeatus)
    
52. Pouting (Trisopterus Luscus)
    
53. Greater Spotted Dogfish/Bull Huss (Scyliorhinus Stellaris)
    
54. Tub Gurnard (Chelidonichthys Lucerna)
    
55. Red Gurnard (Chelidonichthys Cuculus)
    
56. Ling (Molva Molva)
    
57. Turbot (Scophthalmus Maximus)
    
58. Flapper Skate (Dipturus Intermedia)
    
59. European Smelt/Sparling (Osmerus Eperlanus)
    
60. Conger Eel (Conger Conger)