Dicentrarchus labrax was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 46 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, the Canary Islands and Senegal. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Absent from White, Barents, Baltic and Caspian Seas (Ref. 59043).
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Table 1: Present in 46 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Europe Belgium BEL native 3397
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 59043
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 3397
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 3397
Europe Croatia HRV native 59043
Asia Cyprus CYP native 3397
Europe Denmark DNK native 3397
Africa Egypt EGY native 3397
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 30578
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 3397
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 3397
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 46123
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Europe Latvia LVA native 55893
Asia Lebanon LBN native 5990
Africa Libya LBY native 3397
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 3397
Europe Monaco MCO native 3397
Europe Montenegro MNE native 3397
Africa Morocco MAR native 3397
Europe Netherlands NLD native 3397
Europe Norway NOR native 3397
Europe Poland POL native 3397
Europe Portugal PRT native 3397
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Africa Senegal SEN native 57391
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Europe Sweden SWE native 3397
Asia Syria SYR native 3397
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 90052
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 49557
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
Africa West Sahara ESH native 3397

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Asia Jordan JOR questionable 58021

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Europe Belgium BEL native 3397
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 59043
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 3397
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 3397
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Croatia HRV native 59043
Asia Cyprus CYP native 3397
Europe Denmark DNK native 3397
Africa Egypt EGY native 3397
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 30578
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 3397
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 3397
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 46123
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Asia Jordan JOR questionable 58021
Europe Latvia LVA native 55893
Asia Lebanon LBN native 5990
Africa Libya LBY native 3397
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 3397
Europe Monaco MCO native 3397
Europe Montenegro MNE native 3397
Africa Morocco MAR native 3397
Europe Netherlands NLD native 3397
Europe Norway NOR native 3397
Europe Poland POL native 3397
Europe Portugal PRT native 3397
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Africa Senegal SEN native 57391
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Europe Sweden SWE native 3397
Asia Syria SYR native 3397
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 90052
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 49557
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
Africa West Sahara ESH native 3397
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