Solent and South Downs · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Arun (Solent and South Downs)?
Monitoring has recorded 28 species across 18 surveyed sites on this water, between 2002 and 2025. These are survey records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, that the water is fishable, or that you have permission to fish it.
Recorded species
What monitoring has found here
Ordered by how many sites on this water recorded the species. A species not listed has not been recorded by these surveys — which is not the same as being absent.
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus18 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
- RoachRutilus rutilus18 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
- European eelAnguilla anguilla17 siteslatest 10 Sept 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio17 siteslatest 10 Sept 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus17 siteslatest 10 Sept 2025
- BullheadCottus gobio14 siteslatest 10 Sept 2025
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus14 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
- PerchPerca fluviatilis14 siteslatest 8 Jul 2025
- PikeEsox lucius14 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula14 siteslatest 10 Sept 2025
- Common breamAbramis brama10 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus8 siteslatest 22 Sept 2016
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus7 siteslatest 25 Sept 2013
- BleakAlburnus alburnus7 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta6 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
- Brook lampreyLampetra planeri5 siteslatest 9 Jul 2025
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio4 siteslatest 21 Oct 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla4 siteslatest 23 Sept 2016
- Lamprey sp.Petromyzontidae4 siteslatest 30 Sept 2008
- TenchTinca tinca3 siteslatest 8 Jul 2025
- FlounderPlatichthys flesus2 siteslatest 16 Jul 2019
- Sea lampreyPetromyzon marinus2 siteslatest 16 Jul 2019
- Lampetra sp.Lampetra1 sitelatest 26 Jul 2016
- Lamprey sp. ammocoetesPetromyzontidae1 sitelatest 31 Jul 2012
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 28 Jul 2005
- Roach x common bream hybridRutilus rutilus x Abramis brama1 sitelatest 29 Jul 2013
- Sea bassDicentrarchus labrax1 sitelatest 25 Sept 2013
- Silver breamAbramis bjoerkna1 sitelatest 8 Jul 2025
Surveyed sites on this water
18 shown, newest survey first
Stopham Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 21 Oct 2025
Crosby Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 10 Sept 2025
Theale Farm
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 2025
Horsham D/S Pack Horse Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 9 Jul 2025
Pallingham
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 20
- Latest survey
- 8 Jul 2025
Bignor Farm
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 12 Sept 2024
Alfoldean Weir U/S
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 12 Jul 2024
Pulborough Cut
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 19
- Latest survey
- 5 Sept 2022
Roman Station
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 17
- Latest survey
- 23 Jul 2019
Chesworth Farm, D/S Chesworth House
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 4 Aug 2016
Horsham STW
- Survey events
- 12
- Observed taxa
- 18
- Latest survey
- 26 Jul 2016
Bucks Green
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 27 Sept 2007
Wellcross Bridge
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 2 Aug 2007
Newbridge
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 27 Jul 2007
Chesworth Farm
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 14 Aug 2006
Gibbons Mill
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 26 Jul 2006
Violets Farm sq
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 8 Sept 2005
Horsham-by-Pass sq
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 2 Aug 2005
Provenance
Source and licence
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Waterbody nameAs published by the Environment Agency
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety