Anarhichas lupus was reported from 21 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 20 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: Spitsbergen southward to White Sea, Scandinavian coasts, North Sea, the British Isles, also Iceland and south-eastern coasts of Greenland. Northwest Atlantic: southern Labrador in Canada and western Greenland to Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA; rarely to New Jersey, USA (Ref. 7251). Elsewhere in the Baltic Sea (east to RĂ¼gen and Bornholm Islands), Bay of Biscay and northwestern Mediterranean (Gulf of Genoa) (Ref. 57932).
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Table 1: Present in 20 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
North America Canada CAN native 58426
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 4645
Europe France FRA native 4645
Europe Germany DEU native 4645
North America Greenland GRL native 9926
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Italy ITA native 13729
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Poland POL native 36252
Europe Svalbard SJM native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 4645
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 4645
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 4645
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 4645
North America USA USA native 7251

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879

Table 4: Reported from 21 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
North America Canada CAN native 58426
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 4645
Europe France FRA native 4645
Europe Germany DEU native 4645
North America Greenland GRL native 9926
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Italy ITA native 13729
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Poland POL native 36252
Europe Svalbard SJM native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 4645
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 4645
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 4645
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 4645
North America USA USA native 7251
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