Lundy Fish List

Freshwater fish were introduced to Lundy in the late 1920s by the then owner Martin Coles Harman (MCH). He introduced “golden orfe, king carp and tench into the ponds by the Rocket Pole, the Quarries and the one on the West side between Threequarter Wall and the North End.” (Gade FW, My Life on Lundy, 1978)

The Quarry Pond fish were predated so MCH caught some from Rocket Pole Pond to replace them. There have since been more movement of fish into Pondsbury for example in 1976 when it dried out and again in 2006 when Quarterwall Pond dried.

Currently Rocket Pole Pond, Pondsbury and Quarterwall Pond all contain various fish species, although the precise species is unclear. More research is needed.

European Eel are anadromous so it is their freshwater stage which is recorded here.

A total of 7 species (or forms) are listed here.

List alphabetically by common nameList in taxonomic order