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Sand smelt

Atherina presbyter

824Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
15Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb1
Mar10
Apr2
May55
Jun127
Jul23
Aug34
Sep195
Oct228
Nov16
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales232
2Ceredigion Wales25
3Cornwall England17
4Belfast Northern Ireland8
5Derry City and Strabane Northern Ireland8
6Devon England7
7Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland7
8Dorset England6
9Norfolk England5
10Plymouth England3
11Kent England2
12Carmarthenshire Wales2
13Isle of Anglesey Wales1
14Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
15Torbay England1
115 England519 Wales146 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
824
Peak month
October
Counties with records
15
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Atherina presbyter
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
820
Most recorded in
Pembrokeshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Atheriniformes
Family
Atherinidae
Genus
Atherina
Name with authority
Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829
Described
1829
Contributing datasets
19

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q254565 · GBIF 2411945