When it is recorded
Jan119
Feb141
Mar691
Apr1,291
May1,809
Jun2,227
Jul4,629
Aug4,981
Sep5,551
Oct2,224
Nov634
Dec84
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powys | Wales | 3,782 | |
| 2 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 1,412 | |
| 3 | North Yorkshire | England | 1,080 | |
| 4 | Devon | England | 1,000 | |
| 5 | Oxfordshire | England | 685 | |
| 6 | Norfolk | England | 519 | |
| 7 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 512 | |
| 8 | Cornwall | England | 506 | |
| 9 | Gloucestershire | England | 490 | |
| 10 | Cumbria | England | 488 | |
| 11 | Denbighshire | Wales | 487 | |
| 12 | Dorset | England | 468 | |
| 13 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 464 | |
| 14 | Somerset | England | 414 | |
| 15 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 399 |
15,284 England14 Scotland9,159 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 73 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 24,457
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 73
- Scientific name
- Cottus gobio
- Group
- Fish
- Most recorded in
- Powys, Carmarthenshire, North Yorkshire, Devon, Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Monmouthshire, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Cumbria, Denbighshire, Dorset +26
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Scorpaeniformes
- Family
- Cottidae
- Genus
- Cottus
- Name with authority
- Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 15
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7807208