Scyliorhinus canicula was reported from 42 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 40 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 Sea (sw coast of Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark), Northeastern Atlantic Ocean (Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Portugal); Mediterranean Sea (Spain, France, Italy, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco); nw Africa, close to the Strait of Gibraltar and to the north of Mauritania (20º30’N); including Norwegian Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 40 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 127905
Africa Algeria DZA native 120402
Europe Belgium BEL native 120402
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 127905
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Europe Croatia HRV native 127905
Asia Cyprus CYP native 88082
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Africa Egypt EGY native 127905
Europe France FRA native 81056
Europe Germany DEU native 88187
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 120402
Europe Greece GRC native 9057
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 28679
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 127905
Europe Italy ITA native 26335
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 125614
Asia Lebanon LBN native 127905
Africa Libya LBY native 127905
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 127905
Europe Montenegro MNE native 127905
Africa Morocco MAR native 120402
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
Europe Norway NOR native 120402
Asia Palestine PSE native 127905
Europe Portugal PRT native 51031
Africa Senegal SEN native 125614
Europe Slovenia SVN native 127905
Europe Spain ESP native 86578
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 127905
Africa Tunisia TUN native 120402
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 82399
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 12577
Africa West Sahara ESH native 120402

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Gabon GAB questionable 127434

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Ukraine UKR error 897

Table 4: Reported from 42 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 127905
Africa Algeria DZA native 120402
Europe Belgium BEL native 120402
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 127905
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Europe Croatia HRV native 127905
Asia Cyprus CYP native 88082
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Africa Egypt EGY native 127905
Europe France FRA native 81056
Africa Gabon GAB questionable 127434
Europe Germany DEU native 88187
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 120402
Europe Greece GRC native 9057
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 28679
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 127905
Europe Italy ITA native 26335
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 125614
Asia Lebanon LBN native 127905
Africa Libya LBY native 127905
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 127905
Europe Montenegro MNE native 127905
Africa Morocco MAR native 120402
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
Europe Norway NOR native 120402
Asia Palestine PSE native 127905
Europe Portugal PRT native 51031
Africa Senegal SEN native 125614
Europe Slovenia SVN native 127905
Europe Spain ESP native 86578
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 127905
Africa Tunisia TUN native 120402
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 82399
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 12577
Europe Ukraine UKR error 897
Africa West Sahara ESH native 120402
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