Rutilus rutilus was reported from 45 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 44 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: Europe: north to Pyrenees and Alps, eastward to Ural and Eya drainages (Caspian basin); Aegean basin in Pinios, Vardar, Vegoritis, Kastoria, Struma and Maritza drainages. Asia: Marmara basin and lower Sakarya in Anatolia, Aral basin, and Siberia from Ob eastward to Lena drainages. Naturally absent from Iberian Peninsula, Adriatic basin, Italy, Great Britain north of 56 N, Scandinavia north of 69° N. Locally introduced in Spain; introduced and invasive in northeastern Italy. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
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Table 1: Present in 44 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Asia Armenia ARM native 41168
Oceania Australia AUS introduced 44894
Europe Austria AUT native 87703
Europe Azores Is. AZZ introduced 53338
Europe Belgium BEL native 31355
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 27368
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
Asia China CHN native 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 1739
Europe Czechia CZE native 52149
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Europe Germany DEU native 59043
Europe Greece GRC native 41624
Europe Hungary HUN native 683
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL introduced 1739
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ introduced 41038
Europe Latvia LVA native 36252
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Asia Mongolia MNG native 41072
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 4537
Europe Netherlands NLD native 683
Europe Norway NOR native 28571
Europe Poland POL native 683
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 53338
Europe Romania ROU native 683
Europe Russia RUS native 45022
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Spain ESP introduced 13367
Europe Sweden SWE native 683
Europe Switzerland CHE native 683
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 74657
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 32774
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12305
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Madagascar MDG not established 1739

Table 4: Reported from 45 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Asia Armenia ARM native 41168
Oceania Australia AUS introduced 44894
Europe Austria AUT native 87703
Europe Azores Is. AZZ introduced 53338
Europe Belgium BEL native 31355
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 27368
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
Asia China CHN native 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 1739
Europe Czechia CZE native 52149
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Europe Germany DEU native 59043
Europe Greece GRC native 41624
Europe Hungary HUN native 683
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL introduced 1739
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ introduced 41038
Europe Latvia LVA native 36252
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Africa Madagascar MDG not established 1739
Asia Mongolia MNG native 41072
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 4537
Europe Netherlands NLD native 683
Europe Norway NOR native 28571
Europe Poland POL native 683
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 53338
Europe Romania ROU native 683
Europe Russia RUS native 45022
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Spain ESP introduced 13367
Europe Sweden SWE native 683
Europe Switzerland CHE native 683
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 74657
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 32774
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12305
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145
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