Scophthalmus maximus was reported from 39 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 38 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: throughout the Mediterranean and along the European coasts to Arctic Circle; also found in most of the Baltic Sea. Subspecies Psetta maxima maeotica in the Black Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 38 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Africa Algeria DZA native 4645
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4645
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 4645
Europe Croatia HRV native 4645
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
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 9488
Europe Italy ITA native 4645
Europe Latvia LVA native 4645
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4703
Europe Lithuania LTU native 4645
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Europe Monaco MCO native 4645
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4645
Africa Morocco MAR native 4645
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 35388
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Poland POL native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Russia RUS native 36252
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Europe Spain ESP native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 4645
Asia Syria SYR native 4645
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4645
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12302

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

Table 4: Reported from 39 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Africa Algeria DZA native 4645
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4645
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 4645
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Croatia HRV native 4645
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
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 9488
Europe Italy ITA native 4645
Europe Latvia LVA native 4645
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4703
Europe Lithuania LTU native 4645
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Europe Monaco MCO native 4645
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4645
Africa Morocco MAR native 4645
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 35388
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Poland POL native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Russia RUS native 36252
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Europe Spain ESP native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 4645
Asia Syria SYR native 4645
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4645
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12302
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