Lota lota was reported from 32 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 32 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: Circumarctic in freshwater (Ref. 1371). Europe: Loire drainage, France eastward to White, Barents and Arctic Sea basins; upper Volga drainage; western Caspian basin; rivers draining to Black Sea; Rhône drainage (France); in Italy native only in Po drainage; eastrward England (now extirpated). In Siberia eastward to River Lena. Reported that populations from eastern Siberia and North America belong to a different species, Lota maculosa (Ref. 59043).
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Table 1: Present in 32 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 1371
Europe Austria AUT native 1371
Europe Belgium BEL native 1371
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 37297
North America Canada CAN native 1998
Asia China CHN native 51717
Europe Czechia CZE native 52149
Europe Denmark DNK native 1371
Europe Estonia EST native 1371
Europe Finland FIN native 1371
Europe France FRA native 40476
Europe Germany DEU native 1371
Europe Hungary HUN native 1371
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Italy ITA native 1371
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Europe Latvia LVA native 36252
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Asia Mongolia MNG native 41072
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1371
Europe Norway NOR native 1371
Europe Poland POL native 1371
Europe Romania ROU native 1371
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 1371
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Sweden SWE native 1371
Europe Switzerland CHE native 1371
Europe UK GBR native 90052
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12300
North America USA USA native 1371

Table 4: Reported from 32 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 1371
Europe Austria AUT native 1371
Europe Belgium BEL native 1371
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 37297
North America Canada CAN native 1998
Asia China CHN native 51717
Europe Czechia CZE native 52149
Europe Denmark DNK native 1371
Europe Estonia EST native 1371
Europe Finland FIN native 1371
Europe France FRA native 40476
Europe Germany DEU native 1371
Europe Hungary HUN native 1371
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Italy ITA native 1371
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Europe Latvia LVA native 36252
Europe Lithuania LTU native 36252
Asia Mongolia MNG native 41072
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1371
Europe Norway NOR native 1371
Europe Poland POL native 1371
Europe Romania ROU native 1371
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 1371
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Sweden SWE native 1371
Europe Switzerland CHE native 1371
Europe UK GBR native 90052
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12300
North America USA USA native 1371
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