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Lesser fork-beard

Raniceps raninus

82Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb8
Mar15
Apr4
May6
Jun13
Jul4
Aug11
Sep3
Oct3
Nov10
Dec3

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland4
2Kent England1
3Aberdeenshire Scotland1
4Orkney Islands Scotland1
12 England25 Scotland2 Wales1 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
82
Peak month
March
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Raniceps raninus
Group
Fish
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Gadidae
Genus
Raniceps
Name with authority
Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1094691 · GBIF 5214962