Sander lucioperca was reported from 46 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 45 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 and Asia: Caspian, Baltic, Black and Aral Sea basins; Elbe (North Sea basin) and Maritza (Aegean basin) drainages. North to about 65° N in Finland. Introduced widely (Ref. 59043). Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction (Ref. 1739).
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Table 1: Present in 45 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Europe Austria AUT native 683
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Azores Is. AZZ introduced 53338
Europe Belgium BEL introduced 683
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
Asia China CHN introduced 41093
Europe Croatia HRV introduced 13686
Europe Czechia CZE native 41386
Europe Denmark DNK introduced 1739
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA introduced 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 27368
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 683
Asia Iran IRN native 27435
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ introduced 41059
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Europe Netherlands NLD introduced 1739
Europe Norway NOR native 683
Europe Poland POL native 683
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 53338
Europe Romania ROU native 683
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN introduced 90061
Europe Spain ESP introduced 13367
Europe Sweden SWE native 683
Europe Switzerland CHE introduced 683
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 1739
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR introduced 41678
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12300
North America USA USA introduced 4537
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 37487

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA not established 13686

Table 4: Reported from 46 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Africa Algeria DZA not established 13686
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Europe Austria AUT native 683
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Azores Is. AZZ introduced 53338
Europe Belgium BEL introduced 683
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
Asia China CHN introduced 41093
Europe Croatia HRV introduced 13686
Europe Czechia CZE native 41386
Europe Denmark DNK introduced 1739
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA introduced 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 27368
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 683
Asia Iran IRN native 27435
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ introduced 41059
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Europe Netherlands NLD introduced 1739
Europe Norway NOR native 683
Europe Poland POL native 683
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 53338
Europe Romania ROU native 683
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN introduced 90061
Europe Spain ESP introduced 13367
Europe Sweden SWE native 683
Europe Switzerland CHE introduced 683
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 1739
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR introduced 41678
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12300
North America USA USA introduced 4537
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 37487
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