When it is recorded
Jan239
Feb201
Mar1,161
Apr451
May1,553
Jun1,371
Jul2,184
Aug868
Sep2,412
Oct1,091
Nov200
Dec57
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 173 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 97 | |
| 3 | Torbay | England | 77 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 57 | |
| 5 | Gwynedd | Wales | 53 | |
| 6 | Dorset | England | 52 | |
| 7 | Devon | England | 51 | |
| 8 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 43 | |
| 9 | Ceredigion | Wales | 19 | |
| 10 | Isle of Wight | England | 16 | |
| 11 | Swansea | Wales | 11 | |
| 12 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 7 | |
| 13 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 7 | |
| 14 | Plymouth | England | 6 | |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove | England | 5 |
3,981 England67 Scotland1,735 Wales51 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 11,797
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 21
- Scientific name
- Maja brachydactyla
- Group
- Crustaceans
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 7,467
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Majidae
- Genus
- Maja
- Name with authority
- Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922
- Described
- 1922
- Contributing datasets
- 37
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1885533 · GBIF 5729741