Gymnocephalus cernua was reported from 35 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 35 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: Europe: Caspian, Black, Baltic and North Sea basins; Great Britain; north to about 69° N in Scandinavia. Asia: Aral Sea basin, Arctic Ocean basin eastward to Kolyma drainage. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
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Table 1: Present in 35 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Austria AUT native 556
Europe Belgium BEL native 556
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 556
North America Canada CAN introduced 12204
Asia China CHN native 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Europe Czechia CZE native 41386
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Europe Germany DEU native 556
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113969
Europe Hungary HUN native 59043
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Europe Latvia LVA native 36252
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
Europe Norway NOR native 27368
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Romania ROU native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 27368
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Europe Switzerland CHE native 556
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 59043
Europe UK Scotland GBS introduced 74657
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12303
North America USA USA introduced 120788
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145

Table 4: Reported from 35 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Austria AUT native 556
Europe Belgium BEL native 556
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 556
North America Canada CAN introduced 12204
Asia China CHN native 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Europe Czechia CZE native 41386
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Europe Germany DEU native 556
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113969
Europe Hungary HUN native 59043
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Europe Latvia LVA native 36252
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
Europe Norway NOR native 27368
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Romania ROU native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 27368
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Europe Switzerland CHE native 556
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 59043
Europe UK Scotland GBS introduced 74657
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12303
North America USA USA introduced 120788
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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