Gadus morhua was reported from 25 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 23 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: North Atlantic and Arctic: Ungava Bay in Canada along the North American coast to Cape Hatteras; North Carolina in the western Atlantic. East and west coast of Greenland; around Iceland; from Barents Sea including the region around Bear Island along the European coast to Bay of Biscay (Ref. 88171).
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Table 1: Present in 23 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Canada CAN native 58426
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 1371
Europe Denmark DNK native 1371
Europe Estonia EST native 1371
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 1371
Europe Finland FIN native 1371
Europe France FRA native 1371
Europe Germany DEU native 1371
North America Greenland GRL native 1371
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 1371
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 1371
Europe Latvia LVA native 1371
Europe Lithuania LTU native 1371
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1371
Europe Norway NOR native 1371
Europe Poland POL native 1371
Europe Russia RUS native 1371
Europe Spain ESP native 86578
Europe Svalbard SJM native 1371
Europe Sweden SWE native 1371
Europe UK GBR native 1371
North America USA USA native 1371

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Turkey TUR error 57855

Table 4: Reported from 25 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Canada CAN native 58426
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 1371
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Denmark DNK native 1371
Europe Estonia EST native 1371
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 1371
Europe Finland FIN native 1371
Europe France FRA native 1371
Europe Germany DEU native 1371
North America Greenland GRL native 1371
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 1371
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 1371
Europe Latvia LVA native 1371
Europe Lithuania LTU native 1371
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1371
Europe Norway NOR native 1371
Europe Poland POL native 1371
Europe Russia RUS native 1371
Europe Spain ESP native 86578
Europe Svalbard SJM native 1371
Europe Sweden SWE native 1371
Asia Turkey TUR error 57855
Europe UK GBR native 1371
North America USA USA native 1371
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