What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Centropages hamatus been recorded?

Centropages hamatus occurrence evidence comes from 12,281 records in 12 countries and territories, from 1863 to 2024. Most records come from Sweden.

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Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

12,281 records across 12 countries and territories, 1863–2024.

Centropages hamatus · GBIF taxon key 2114723

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18632024

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Centropages hamatus has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Centropages hamatus. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Sweden 7,326
Denmark 2,138
Canada 1,803
Latvia 934
Germany 32
Estonia 19
United States 15
Poland 5
Finland 4
Russia 3
United Kingdom 1
Ireland 1

Related animals

Others in the family Centropagidae.

Centropages typicus
Centropages typicus
4,927 records
Centropages violaceus
554 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.