Scardinius erythrophthalmus was reported from 48 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 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eurasia: Most European rivers north of Pyrenees and Alps, eastward to Ural and Eya drainages, Aral and White Sea basins; Black Sea basin in Europe and northern Asia Minor. Naturally absent from Iberian Peninsula, Adriatic basin, Italy, Greece south of Pinios drainage, Great Britain north of 54 N, Ireland and Scandinavia north of 62° N (Ref. 59043). Definitely absent in Siberia. Reports from this area arose from the confusion between the rudd and the roach (Ref. 1441). Introduced to several countries. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction (Ref. 1739).
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Table 1: Present in 46 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 683
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Europe Austria AUT native 556
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL native 556
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 26100
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
North America Canada CAN introduced 12204
Europe Croatia HRV native 124661
Europe Czechia CZE native 556
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 556
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 556
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL native 556
Europe Italy ITA introduced 45688
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Liechtenstein LIE native 556
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Luxembourg LUX native 556
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Europe Netherlands NLD native 556
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 1739
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Romania ROU native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 26100
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27368
Europe Spain ESP introduced 27345
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe Switzerland CHE native 556
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 13686
Asia Turkey TUR native 33550
Europe UK GBR native 90052
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12305
North America USA USA introduced 6399
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Norway NOR questionable 683

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA not established 87900

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 683
Africa Algeria DZA not established 87900
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Europe Austria AUT native 556
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL native 556
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 26100
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
North America Canada CAN introduced 12204
Europe Croatia HRV native 124661
Europe Czechia CZE native 556
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 556
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 556
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL native 556
Europe Italy ITA introduced 45688
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Liechtenstein LIE native 556
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Luxembourg LUX native 556
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Europe Netherlands NLD native 556
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 1739
Europe Norway NOR questionable 683
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Romania ROU native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 26100
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27368
Europe Spain ESP introduced 27345
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe Switzerland CHE native 556
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 13686
Asia Turkey TUR native 33550
Europe UK GBR native 90052
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12305
North America USA USA introduced 6399
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145
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