When it is recorded
Jan137
Feb114
Mar205
Apr588
May1,111
Jun2,155
Jul4,171
Aug3,894
Sep3,334
Oct1,290
Nov587
Dec117
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 968 | |
| 2 | Devon | England | 817 | |
| 3 | Cumbria | England | 796 | |
| 4 | Gwynedd | Wales | 780 | |
| 5 | Powys | Wales | 747 | |
| 6 | Cornwall | England | 635 | |
| 7 | Ceredigion | Wales | 552 | |
| 8 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 550 | |
| 9 | Gloucestershire | England | 489 | |
| 10 | Norfolk | England | 399 | |
| 11 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 386 | |
| 12 | Dorset | England | 368 | |
| 13 | North Yorkshire | England | 332 | |
| 14 | Denbighshire | Wales | 328 | |
| 15 | Northamptonshire | England | 327 |
10,292 England578 Scotland6,045 Wales274 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 117 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 18,003
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 117
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- Scientific name
- Anguilla anguilla
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 17,251
- Most recorded in
- Carmarthenshire, Devon, Cumbria, Gwynedd, Powys, Cornwall, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Gloucestershire, Norfolk, Monmouthshire, Dorset +26
- Conservation designations
- OSPAR list, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Anguillidae
- Genus
- Anguilla
- Name with authority
- Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 55
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26387 · GBIF 5212973