Tinca tinca was reported from 62 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 56 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 6 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eurasia: hypothesized as native in most Europe, naturally absent only in Ireland, Scandinavia north of 61°30'N, eastern Adriatic basin and western and southern Greece where it is now introduced. In Asia, native eastward to western Yenisei drainage south of 60° N. Introduced elsewhere.
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Table 1: Present in 56 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Oceania Australia AUS introduced 44894
Europe Austria AUT native 683
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL native 683
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
North America Canada CAN introduced 1998
South America Chile CHL introduced 1739
Asia China CHN native 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 124661
Europe Czechia CZE native 52149
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 75668
Europe Hungary HUN native 683
Asia India IND introduced 1739
Asia Indonesia IDN introduced 1739
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL introduced 1739
Europe Italy ITA introduced 94493
Asia Japan JPN introduced 1739
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
Asia Mongolia MNG native 57778
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Europe Netherlands NLD native 683
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 1739
Europe North Macedonia MKD native 26920
Europe Norway NOR introduced 1739
Europe Poland POL native 683
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 13686
Europe Romania ROU native 683
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Africa South Africa ZAF introduced 1739
Europe Spain ESP native 119049
Europe Sweden SWE native 6114
Europe Switzerland CHE native 683
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 59043
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 5204
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
North America USA USA introduced 3814
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 11145
Africa Zimbabwe ZWE introduced 1739

Table 3: Absent from 6 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA not established 87900
Asia Israel ISR not established 13609
Asia Jordan JOR not established 13609
Africa Madagascar MDG not established 1739
Africa Tunisia TUN not established 13686
Africa Zambia ZMB not established 8600

Table 4: Reported from 62 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Africa Algeria DZA not established 87900
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Oceania Australia AUS introduced 44894
Europe Austria AUT native 683
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL native 683
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 683
North America Canada CAN introduced 1998
South America Chile CHL introduced 1739
Asia China CHN native 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 124661
Europe Czechia CZE native 52149
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 75668
Europe Hungary HUN native 683
Asia India IND introduced 1739
Asia Indonesia IDN introduced 1739
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Ireland IRL introduced 1739
Asia Israel ISR not established 13609
Europe Italy ITA introduced 94493
Asia Japan JPN introduced 1739
Asia Jordan JOR not established 13609
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ introduced 41059
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Africa Madagascar MDG not established 1739
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Asia Mongolia MNG native 57778
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Europe Netherlands NLD native 683
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 1739
Europe North Macedonia MKD native 26920
Europe Norway NOR introduced 1739
Europe Poland POL native 683
Europe Portugal PRT introduced 13686
Europe Romania ROU native 683
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 683
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Africa South Africa ZAF introduced 1739
Europe Spain ESP native 119049
Europe Sweden SWE native 6114
Europe Switzerland CHE native 683
Africa Tunisia TUN not established 13686
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Europe UK GBR native 59043
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 5204
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
North America USA USA introduced 3814
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 11145
Africa Zambia ZMB not established 8600
Africa Zimbabwe ZWE introduced 1739
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