Pungitius pungitius was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 25 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: Circumarctic: Arctic and Atlantic drainages across Canada and Alaska, and as far south as New Jersey, USA; Pacific coast of Alaska; Great Lakes basin; also in Eurasia (Ref. 5723). Eurasia: coastal areas of northern Europe, from Netherlands to northern Russia, including southern Norway and Baltic basin. Widely distributed inland in eastern Scandinavia. Extends eastward to Siberia and Japan, but remains to be confirmed that East Asia populations are conspecific with European ones (Ref. 59043).
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Table 1: Present in 25 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 27547
Europe Austria AUT introduced 87703
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL native 556
North America Canada CAN native 1998
Asia China CHN native 556
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Europe Germany DEU native 556
North America Greenland GRL native 27547
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 12218
Asia Kuril Is. KUR native 37812
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
Europe Norway NOR native 556
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe UK GBR native 90052
North America USA USA native 5723

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Switzerland CHE questionable 683

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Ireland IRL misidentification 556

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 27547
Europe Austria AUT introduced 87703
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL native 556
North America Canada CAN native 1998
Asia China CHN native 556
Europe Denmark DNK native 9946
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA native 40476
Europe Germany DEU native 556
North America Greenland GRL native 27547
Europe Ireland IRL misidentification 556
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 12218
Asia Kuril Is. KUR native 37812
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
Europe Norway NOR native 556
Europe Poland POL native 556
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Sweden SWE native 556
Europe Switzerland CHE questionable 683
Europe UK GBR native 90052
North America USA USA native 5723
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