Abramis brama was reported from 41 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 40 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Europe and Asia: most European drainages from Adour (France) to Pechora (White Sea basin); Aegean Sea basin, in Lake Volvi and Struma and Maritza drainages. Naturally absent from Iberian Peninsula, Adriatic basin, Italy, Scotland, Scandinavia north of Bergen (Norway) and 67°N (Finland). Locally introduced in Ireland, Spain and northeastern Italy. In Asia, from Marmara basin (Turkey) and eastward to Aral basin. Introduced in Lake Baikal and upper Ob and Yenisei drainages.
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Table 1: Present in 40 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
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 Bulgaria BGR native 556
Asia China CHN introduced 55380
Europe Czechia CZE native 54732
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 51031
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 556
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL native 556
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ introduced 41059
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Europe Netherlands NLD native 556
Europe Norway NOR native 27368
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 74657
Europe Romania ROU native 26920
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 56371
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe Switzerland CHE native 556
Asia Turkey TUR native 33550
Asia Turkmenistan TKM native 30700
Europe UK GBR native 59043
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145

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 41 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
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 Bulgaria BGR native 556
Asia China CHN introduced 55380
Europe Czechia CZE native 54732
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 51031
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 556
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL native 556
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ introduced 41059
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Europe Netherlands NLD native 556
Europe Norway NOR native 27368
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 74657
Europe Romania ROU native 26920
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 56371
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe Switzerland CHE native 556
Asia Turkey TUR native 33550
Asia Turkmenistan TKM native 30700
Europe UK GBR native 59043
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145
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