Sprattus sprattus 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: Northeast Atlantic: North Sea and adjacent waters as far north as the Lofoten Area and the west of the British Isles, and Baltic Sea south to Morocco; also in northern Mediterranean (Gulf of Lion and the Adriatic Sea) and Black Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 46 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 188
Africa Algeria DZA native 188
Europe Belgium BEL native 188
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6683
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 188
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 188
Europe Croatia HRV native 6683
Asia Cyprus CYP native 188
Europe Denmark DNK native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 188
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 188
Europe Finland FIN native 188
Europe France FRA native 38302
Asia Georgia GEO native 188
Europe Germany DEU native 188
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 188
Europe Greece GRC native 188
Europe Ireland IRL native 188
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 188
Asia Israel ISR native 188
Europe Italy ITA native 188
Europe Latvia LVA native 188
Asia Lebanon LBN native 188
Africa Libya LBY native 188
Europe Lithuania LTU native 188
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Europe Monaco MCO native 188
Europe Montenegro MNE native 188
Africa Morocco MAR native 188
Europe Netherlands NLD native 188
Europe Norway NOR native 188
Europe Poland POL native 188
Europe Portugal PRT native 188
Europe Romania ROU native 188
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6683
Europe Spain ESP native 188
Europe Sweden SWE native 188
Asia Syria SYR native 188
Africa Tunisia TUN native 188
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 188
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 188
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 188
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 188
Europe Ukraine UKR native 171

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Estonia EST questionable 188

Table 4: Reported from 47 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 188
Africa Algeria DZA native 188
Europe Belgium BEL native 188
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6683
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 188
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 188
Europe Croatia HRV native 6683
Asia Cyprus CYP native 188
Europe Denmark DNK native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 188
Europe Estonia EST questionable 188
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 188
Europe Finland FIN native 188
Europe France FRA native 38302
Asia Georgia GEO native 188
Europe Germany DEU native 188
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 188
Europe Greece GRC native 188
Europe Ireland IRL native 188
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 188
Asia Israel ISR native 188
Europe Italy ITA native 188
Europe Latvia LVA native 188
Asia Lebanon LBN native 188
Africa Libya LBY native 188
Europe Lithuania LTU native 188
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Europe Monaco MCO native 188
Europe Montenegro MNE native 188
Africa Morocco MAR native 188
Europe Netherlands NLD native 188
Europe Norway NOR native 188
Europe Poland POL native 188
Europe Portugal PRT native 188
Europe Romania ROU native 188
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6683
Europe Spain ESP native 188
Europe Sweden SWE native 188
Asia Syria SYR native 188
Africa Tunisia TUN native 188
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 188
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 188
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 188
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 188
Europe Ukraine UKR native 171
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