Fish Species of Italy’s Po River

Native & Introduced Species

• Perch – Common & Italian perch
• Pike – Northern pike
• Carp – Common & crucian carp
• Barbel – European & Italian barbel
• Chub – European & southern chub
• Bleak – European bleak
• Dace – Common dace
• Tench
• Gudgeon – European & Italian gudgeon
• Loach – Stone & spined loach
• Catfish – Wels catfish
• European Eel
• Three‑spined Stickleback
• Bullhead – Brown bullhead
• Rainbow Trout (introduced)
• Brown Trout (native & introduced)
• Grayling – European grayling
• Huchen – Danube salmon

Species composition shifts with environmental changes, human impact, and conservation efforts.