Homarus gammarus was reported from 29 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 29 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Not in east of Crete and in the Baltic Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 29 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 74504
Africa Algeria DZA native 4
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4
Europe Belgium BEL native 4
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 74504
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 4
Europe Croatia HRV native 74504
Europe Denmark DNK native 4
Africa Egypt EGY native 4
Europe France FRA native 4
Europe Germany DEU native 2988
Europe Greece GRC native 4
Europe Ireland IRL native 4
Europe Italy ITA native 4
Africa Libya LBY native 4
Europe Malta MLT native 4
Europe Montenegro MNE native 127886
Africa Morocco MAR native 4
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4
Europe Norway NOR native 4
Europe Portugal PRT native 4
Europe Romania ROU native 4
Europe Slovenia SVN native 74504
Europe Spain ESP native 4
Europe Sweden SWE native 4
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4
Asia Turkey TUR native 4
Europe UK GBR native 2844
Europe Ukraine UKR native 4

Table 4: Reported from 29 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 74504
Africa Algeria DZA native 4
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4
Europe Belgium BEL native 4
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 74504
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 4
Europe Croatia HRV native 74504
Europe Denmark DNK native 4
Africa Egypt EGY native 4
Europe France FRA native 4
Europe Germany DEU native 2988
Europe Greece GRC native 4
Europe Ireland IRL native 4
Europe Italy ITA native 4
Africa Libya LBY native 4
Europe Malta MLT native 4
Europe Montenegro MNE native 127886
Africa Morocco MAR native 4
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4
Europe Norway NOR native 4
Europe Portugal PRT native 4
Europe Romania ROU native 4
Europe Slovenia SVN native 74504
Europe Spain ESP native 4
Europe Sweden SWE native 4
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4
Asia Turkey TUR native 4
Europe UK GBR native 2844
Europe Ukraine UKR native 4
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