Molva dypterygia was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 25 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: Southwestern Barents Sea, sometimes north to Spitsbergen, southeastern Greenland, southern coast of Iceland, around the British Isles and south to Morocco and into the western Mediterranean. Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland.
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Table 1: Present in 25 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 1371
Africa Algeria DZA native 1371
Europe Belgium BEL native 1371
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 1371
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Europe Croatia HRV native 1371
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 1371
Europe France FRA native 1371
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 1371
North America Greenland GRL native 1371
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 1371
Europe Italy ITA native 1371
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Europe Montenegro MNE native 1371
Africa Morocco MAR native 1371
Europe Norway NOR native 1371
Europe Portugal PRT native 1371
Europe Russia RUS native 1371
Europe Slovenia SVN native 1371
Europe Spain ESP native 1371
Europe Svalbard SJM native 1371
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Africa Tunisia TUN native 1371
Europe UK GBR native 1371

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 1371

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Greece GRC misidentification 6144

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 1371
Africa Algeria DZA native 1371
Europe Belgium BEL native 1371
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 1371
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Europe Croatia HRV native 1371
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 1371
Europe France FRA native 1371
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 1371
Europe Greece GRC misidentification 6144
North America Greenland GRL native 1371
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 1371
Europe Italy ITA native 1371
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Europe Montenegro MNE native 1371
Africa Morocco MAR native 1371
Europe Norway NOR native 1371
Europe Portugal PRT native 1371
Europe Russia RUS native 1371
Europe Slovenia SVN native 1371
Europe Spain ESP native 1371
Europe Svalbard SJM native 1371
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Africa Tunisia TUN native 1371
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 1371
Europe UK GBR 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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