When it is recorded
Jan21,392
Feb59,305
Mar27,529
Apr5,240
May2,792
Jun3,422
Jul16,063
Aug60,586
Sep32,731
Oct17,136
Nov23,920
Dec4,238
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City and Strabane | Northern Ireland | 17 | |
| 2 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 15 | |
| 3 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 14 | |
| 4 | Bristol, City of | England | 13 | |
| 5 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 11 | |
| 6 | Gloucestershire | England | 10 | |
| 7 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 7 | |
| 8 | Suffolk | England | 6 | |
| 9 | Kent | England | 5 | |
| 10 | Hartlepool | England | 5 | |
| 11 | Highland | Scotland | 4 | |
| 12 | Somerset | England | 4 | |
| 13 | North Tyneside | England | 4 | |
| 14 | Medway | England | 3 | |
| 15 | Norfolk | England | 2 |
723 England138 Scotland532 Wales1,073 Northern Ireland66 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 274,647
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 36
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Merlangius merlangus
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,103
- Conservation designations
- Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Gadidae
- Genus
- Merlangius
- Name with authority
- Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 45
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q273083 · GBIF 2415788