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BurbotLota lota The Burbot spends its days hidden in rocks or dug into the bottom, but when night falls, it goes hunting for small bottom-dwelling fish. It locates its prey using its sense of smell and by touching the bottom with its fins and barbels. Burbot prosper in deep, cool waters, where their speckled brown colouring helps them assimilate. During spawning season, January to March, they meander in shallow coastal waters and spread their spawn into the sand, during a rambunctious mating ceremony. Burbot inhabit Finland’s inland and coastal waters. They may reach a length of one meter and weigh up to 10 kilograms.  
EelAnguilla anguilla Eels spawn far away in the Sargasso Sea, where their newly hatched larvae begin their migration by drifting with the ocean streams towards Europe. Eels arrive at Finnish shores around age six, at which point they have not only undergone a metamorphosis but have also traveled about 8,000 kilometers. The "yellow eels" stay at our shores for a few years until they reach sexual maturity and migrate to their spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea. Before this, they undergo yet another metamorphosis and their color changes to silver. At this point, the males are no more than half a meter long while the females are significantly larger. In addition to the migratory eels of the coastal waters, there are also eels in our inland waters mostly due to plantings. 
PerchPerca fluviatilis Perch are the most common fish in Finland: one can find them in almost all lake and coastal areas. Perch live to a maximum age of 30 years and may grow up to 50 centimetres long, at a weight of about three kilograms. Their diet consists of worms, insect larvae and small fish. Occasionally, they prey on fish almost as large as themselves - such as eel pout. Perch spend their early mornings and evenings swimming in large schools hunting for food and their nights laying alone on bottoms or resting among aquatic plants. 
PikeEsox lucius From the edge of reeds or underneath bladder wracks darts a predatory fish, which attacks its prey at lightning speed with its sharp-as-nails teeth. The greenish-brown pike is also referred to as the tiger of the sea. Laying still and trusting its camouflage, pike prey on smaller fish, small mammals and sometimes even their own kind. A long time favourite of sport anglers, pike will respond to almost any bait due to their predatory instinct. Lucky anglers may even catch a pike weighing 17 kilograms. Pikes are present throughout Finland in almost all bodies of water. 
PikeperchSander lucioperca Pikeperch look like a cross between perch and pike, although they are not closely related to either. Upon the arrival of twilight, they begin their hunt for food, as their eyes are well adapted to the dark. Pikeperch are predators and consume roach, perch and stickleback, which they pursue and grab with their large sharp teeth. Pikeperch prosper in large muddy lakes in the south of Finland and along coastal regions, with the exception of the Bay of Bothnia. During spawning season, between May and June, they pair up and spawn in shallow gravel and sand bottoms. Both the male and female stay on to protect the growing offspring. Pikeperch can grow up to one meter in length and reach a maximum weigh of 15 kilograms. Pikeperch are economically valuable fish; many even prefer their meat to that of salmon. 
WhitefishCoregonus lavaretus Whitefish are a diverse species with a multitude of subspecies in various environments they are relatives of salmon. This silvery lake fish and its smaller specimens greatly resemble vendace. Whitefish differ from vendace, in that their upper jaw is shorter than their lower jaw. Depending on the subspecies, whitefish eat either small bottom-living animals or small crustaceans. Whitefish spawn in autumn, in coastal areas, streams, lakes and rivers, the location varying according to subspecies. Whitefish are at home all over Finland, in cool and oxygen-rich waters. They can exceed 60 centimetres in length and weigh up to 12 kilograms. |
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