Merlangius merlangus was reported from 30 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 30 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 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: southeastern Barents Sea and Iceland to Portugal, also in the Black Sea, Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea and adjacent areas. Rare in the northwestern Mediterranean.
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Table 1: Present in 30 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 1371
Europe Belgium BEL native 1371
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 1371
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 1371
Europe Croatia HRV native 1371
Europe Denmark DNK native 1371
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 1371
Europe France FRA native 1371
Asia Georgia GEO native 1371
Europe Germany DEU native 1371
Europe Greece GRC native 1371
North America Greenland GRL native 83729
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 1371
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Europe Italy ITA native 1371
Europe Montenegro MNE native 1371
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1371
Europe Norway NOR native 1371
Europe Poland POL native 1371
Europe Portugal PRT native 1371
Europe Romania ROU native 1371
Europe Russia RUS native 1371
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Europe Spain ESP native 1371
Europe Sweden SWE native 1371
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 1371
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 49557
Europe Ukraine UKR native 1371

Table 4: Reported from 30 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 1371
Europe Belgium BEL native 1371
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 1371
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 1371
Europe Croatia HRV native 1371
Europe Denmark DNK native 1371
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 1371
Europe France FRA native 1371
Asia Georgia GEO native 1371
Europe Germany DEU native 1371
Europe Greece GRC native 1371
North America Greenland GRL native 83729
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 1371
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Europe Italy ITA native 1371
Europe Montenegro MNE native 1371
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1371
Europe Norway NOR native 1371
Europe Poland POL native 1371
Europe Portugal PRT native 1371
Europe Romania ROU native 1371
Europe Russia RUS native 1371
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Europe Spain ESP native 1371
Europe Sweden SWE native 1371
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 1371
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 49557
Europe Ukraine UKR native 1371
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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