Leuciscus idus was reported from 39 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 37 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Europe and Asia: Baltic, Black, northern Caspian and North Sea basins, Atlantic basin southward to Seine and lower Loire drainages (France). Absent in Scandinavia north of 69°N. In Asia, eastward to Lena drainage and Aral basin. Introduced to Great Britain and northern Italy (Ref. 59043). Transported to several countries in Europe and the United States for ornament (Ref. 4537).
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Table 1: Present in 37 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Europe Austria AUT native 683
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL native 683
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 27368
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
Asia China CHN native 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Europe Czechia CZE native 52149
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 556
Europe Hungary HUN native 556
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Asia Mongolia MNG native 41072
Europe Netherlands NLD native 683
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 11115
Europe Norway NOR native 1739
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Romania ROU native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR introduced 59043
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
North America USA USA introduced 1739
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Switzerland CHE questionable 10012

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe France FRA not established 40476

Table 4: Reported from 39 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Europe Austria AUT native 683
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL native 683
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 27368
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
Asia China CHN native 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Europe Czechia CZE native 52149
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA not established 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 556
Europe Hungary HUN native 556
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Asia Mongolia MNG native 41072
Europe Netherlands NLD native 683
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 11115
Europe Norway NOR native 1739
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Romania ROU native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe Switzerland CHE questionable 10012
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR introduced 59043
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
North America USA USA introduced 1739
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145
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