Conger conger was reported from 53 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 49 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 4 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland to Senegal. Also in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 49 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4645
Africa Algeria DZA native 4645
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4453
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6521
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 6521
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 4453
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 6521
Europe Croatia HRV native 6521
Asia Cyprus CYP native 6521
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Africa Egypt EGY native 4645
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 4645
Europe Germany DEU native 4645
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4645
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 6521
Asia Israel ISR native 104125
Europe Italy ITA native 4645
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4645
Africa Libya LBY native 4645
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 6521
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4645
Africa Morocco MAR native 4645
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Romania ROU native 6521
Africa Senegal SEN native 4453
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4743
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6521
Europe Spain ESP native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 6114
Asia Syria SYR native 4645
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4645
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 6521
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 6521
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 6521
Europe Ukraine UKR native 897
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4453

Table 2: Possible in 4 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 3166
North America Cuba CUB questionable 26340
Africa Namibia NAM questionable 27121
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 280

Table 4: Reported from 53 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4645
Africa Algeria DZA native 4645
Africa Angola AGO questionable 3166
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4453
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6521
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 6521
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 4453
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 6521
Europe Croatia HRV native 6521
North America Cuba CUB questionable 26340
Asia Cyprus CYP native 6521
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Africa Egypt EGY native 4645
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 4645
Europe Germany DEU native 4645
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4645
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 6521
Asia Israel ISR native 104125
Europe Italy ITA native 4645
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4645
Africa Libya LBY native 4645
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 6521
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4645
Africa Morocco MAR native 4645
Africa Namibia NAM questionable 27121
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 280
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Romania ROU native 6521
Africa Senegal SEN native 4453
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4743
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6521
Europe Spain ESP native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 6114
Asia Syria SYR native 4645
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4645
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 6521
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 6521
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 6521
Europe Ukraine UKR native 897
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4453
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