Perca fluviatilis was reported from 53 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 52 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eurasia: throughout Europe to northernmost extremity of Scandinavia, except Iberian Peninsula, central Italy, and Adriatic basin; Aegean Sea basin in Matriza and from Struma to Aliakmon drainages; Aral Sea basin; Siberia in rivers draining the Arctic Ocean eastward to Kolyma. Widely introduced. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
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Table 1: Present in 52 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 59043
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Oceania Australia AUS introduced 44894
Europe Austria AUT native 556
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Azores Is. AZZ introduced 53338
Europe Belgium BEL native 556
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 27368
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 556
Asia China CHN introduced 12217
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 1739
Europe Czechia CZE native 41386
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 51031
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 59043
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL native 683
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Liechtenstein LIE native 556
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Luxembourg LUX native 556
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Asia Mongolia MNG native 41072
Europe Montenegro MNE native 59043
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 52336
Europe Norway NOR native 683
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 53338
Europe Romania ROU native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27368
Africa South Africa ZAF introduced 1739
Europe Spain ESP introduced 13367
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe Switzerland CHE native 556
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 41482
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12303
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA not established 87900

Table 4: Reported from 53 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 59043
Africa Algeria DZA not established 87900
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Oceania Australia AUS introduced 44894
Europe Austria AUT native 556
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Azores Is. AZZ introduced 53338
Europe Belgium BEL native 556
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 27368
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 556
Asia China CHN introduced 12217
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 1739
Europe Czechia CZE native 41386
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 51031
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 59043
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL native 683
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Liechtenstein LIE native 556
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Luxembourg LUX native 556
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Asia Mongolia MNG native 41072
Europe Montenegro MNE native 59043
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 52336
Europe Norway NOR native 683
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 53338
Europe Romania ROU native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27368
Africa South Africa ZAF introduced 1739
Europe Spain ESP introduced 13367
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe Switzerland CHE native 556
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 41482
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12303
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145
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