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Norwegian topknot

Phrynorhombus norvegicus

2,300Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
7Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan25
Feb250
Mar856
Apr104
May43
Jun72
Jul90
Aug209
Sep415
Oct83
Nov79
Dec11

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland22
2Argyll and Bute Scotland12
3Devon England1
4Shetland Islands —1
5Scottish Borders Scotland1
6Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
7Aberdeen City Scotland1
73 England212 Scotland41 Wales121 Northern Ireland5 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,300
Peak month
March
Counties with records
7
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Phrynorhombus norvegicus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
482
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Pleuronectiformes
Family
Scophthalmidae
Genus
Phrynorhombus
Name with authority
Phrynorhombus norvegicus (Günther, 1862)
Described
1862
Contributing datasets
26

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q244074 · GBIF 2409407