Pleuronectes platessa was reported from 28 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 20 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 4 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 4 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Northern Sea. Reports from the Mediterranean Sea appear to be misidentifications of P. flesus. It may have been present in some areas of the Mediterranean in the past, as a result of climatic changes related to the ice age, but at present times seem to be absent (Ref. 89040).
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Table 1: Present in 20 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 4645
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 38302
Europe Germany DEU native 173
North America Greenland GRL native 9926
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Europe Latvia LVA native 36252
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Poland POL native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Russia RUS native 4645
Europe Spain ESP native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 4645
Europe UK GBR native 4645

Table 2: Possible in 4 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB questionable 83428
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Estonia EST stray 33247
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 57855

Table 3: Absent from 4 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Gibraltar GIB misidentification 89040
Europe Italy ITA misidentification 89040
Africa Morocco MAR misidentification 89040
Europe Slovenia SVN misidentification 89040

Table 4: Reported from 28 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB questionable 83428
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe Estonia EST stray 33247
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 4645
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 38302
Europe Germany DEU native 173
Europe Gibraltar GIB misidentification 89040
North America Greenland GRL native 9926
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Europe Italy ITA misidentification 89040
Europe Latvia LVA native 36252
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Africa Morocco MAR misidentification 89040
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Poland POL native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Russia RUS native 4645
Europe Slovenia SVN misidentification 89040
Europe Spain ESP native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 4645
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4645
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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