Lophius piscatorius was reported from 47 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 46 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: Eastern Atlantic: south-western Barents Sea to Strait of Gibraltar including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 4712) and Mauritania (Ref. 5377). North Atlantic specimens attain larger sizes than those collected off West Africa and they also occur in shallower depths.
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Table 1: Present in 46 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4645
Africa Algeria DZA native 4645
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4712
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 37297
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 4712
Europe Croatia HRV native 4712
Asia Cyprus CYP native 4712
Europe Denmark DNK native 173
Africa Egypt EGY native 4645
Europe Finland FIN native 4712
Europe France FRA native 4645
Europe Germany DEU native 4645
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4645
Europe Greece GRC native 4645
North America Greenland GRL native 83729
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 4712
Asia Israel ISR native 4645
Europe Italy ITA native 4645
Europe Latvia LVA native 4712
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4712
Africa Libya LBY native 4645
Europe Lithuania LTU native 4712
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 4712
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4645
Africa Morocco MAR native 4645
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Poland POL native 4712
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Slovenia SVN native 4712
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 UK Engld Wal GBE native 4712
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 4712
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 4712
Europe Ukraine UKR native 897
North America USA USA native 40643

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Estonia EST questionable 4712

Table 4: Reported from 47 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4645
Africa Algeria DZA native 4645
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4712
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 37297
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 4712
Europe Croatia HRV native 4712
Asia Cyprus CYP native 4712
Europe Denmark DNK native 173
Africa Egypt EGY native 4645
Europe Estonia EST questionable 4712
Europe Finland FIN native 4712
Europe France FRA native 4645
Europe Germany DEU native 4645
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4645
Europe Greece GRC native 4645
North America Greenland GRL native 83729
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 4712
Asia Israel ISR native 4645
Europe Italy ITA native 4645
Europe Latvia LVA native 4712
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4712
Africa Libya LBY native 4645
Europe Lithuania LTU native 4712
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 4712
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4645
Africa Morocco MAR native 4645
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Poland POL native 4712
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Slovenia SVN native 4712
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 UK Engld Wal GBE native 4712
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 4712
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 4712
Europe Ukraine UKR native 897
North America USA USA native 40643
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