When it is recorded
Jan17
Feb22
Mar10
Apr17
May32
Jun136
Jul47
Aug109
Sep206
Oct362
Nov202
Dec65
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 282 | |
| 2 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 92 | |
| 3 | Cumbria | England | 80 | |
| 4 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 74 | |
| 5 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 74 | |
| 6 | Stirling | Scotland | 72 | |
| 7 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 59 | |
| 8 | Powys | Wales | 53 | |
| 9 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 50 | |
| 10 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 45 | |
| 11 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 36 | |
| 12 | Moray | Scotland | 32 | |
| 13 | Shetland Islands | — | 28 | |
| 14 | Wrexham | Wales | 20 | |
| 15 | North Yorkshire | England | 18 |
256 England908 Scotland198 Wales4 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 52 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,394
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 52
- Scientific name
- Petromyzon marinus
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,367
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Dumfries and Galloway, Cumbria, Argyll and Bute, Monmouthshire, Stirling, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Powys, Perth and Kinross
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Global Red List (JNCC), OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Petromyzonti
- Order
- Petromyzontiformes
- Family
- Petromyzontidae
- Genus
- Petromyzon
- Name with authority
- Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 22
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8236498