Trachipterus arcticus was reported from 19 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 19 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: Norway and Iceland to Madeira Islands; one report from Spain in the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: New York to southern Florida in USA. Populations in western Atlantic are probably a separate species (Ref. 7251).
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Table 1: Present in 19 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6392
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 6392
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 6392
Europe France FRA native 6392
North America Greenland GRL native 9925
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 6392
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6392
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 6392
Europe Spain ESP native 6392
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 6392
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 6392
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 6392
North America USA USA native 7251

Table 4: Reported from 19 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6392
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 6392
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 6392
Europe France FRA native 6392
North America Greenland GRL native 9925
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 6392
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6392
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 6392
Europe Spain ESP native 6392
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 6392
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 6392
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 6392
North America USA USA native 7251
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