Reinhardtius hippoglossoides was reported from 15 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 13 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Circumglobal: In arctic and temperate waters; northern hemisphere. Sea of Japan off Honshu north to Shishmaref, Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, throughout the Aleutian Islands, and southeast to northern Baja California, Mexico. North Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to Spitsbergen (Svalbard Islands) and the Barents Sea south to Ireland. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
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Table 1: Present in 13 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 6793
North America Canada CAN native 11980
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 4705
North America Greenland GRL native 4705
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4705
Asia Japan JPN native 559
North America Mexico MEX native 6885
Europe Norway NOR native 4705
Europe Russia RUS native 4705
Europe Svalbard SJM native 6793
Europe UK GBR native 4705
North America USA USA native 6793

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Sweden SWE questionable 4705

Table 4: Reported from 15 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 6793
North America Canada CAN native 11980
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 4705
North America Greenland GRL native 4705
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 4705
Asia Japan JPN native 559
North America Mexico MEX native 6885
Europe Norway NOR native 4705
Europe Russia RUS native 4705
Europe Svalbard SJM native 6793
Europe Sweden SWE questionable 4705
Europe UK GBR native 4705
North America USA USA native 6793
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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