Where does the Metridia longa live?
Metridia longa has 32,394 records in 26 countries and territories, from 1872 to 2026. Most records come from Canada.
- 32,394 records
- 26 places
- 114 years recorded
- Copepoda class
AnimaliaArthropodaCopepodaCalanoidaMetridinidaeMetridia
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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 10,050 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 5,607 | |
| Russia | 5,463 | |
| Norway | 1,169 | |
| Greenland | 698 | |
| United States | 367 | |
| Faroe Islands | 319 | |
| Iceland | 270 | |
| United Kingdom | 148 | |
| Sweden | 111 | |
| Portugal | 104 | |
| Belgium | 70 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 60 | |
| Mexico | 51 | |
| Denmark | 40 | |
| Chile | 12 | |
| Antarctica | 10 | |
| Germany | 6 | |
| France | 2 | |
| Ireland | 2 | |
| ZZ | 2 | |
| Bermuda | 1 | |
| China | 1 | |
| Spain | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Peru | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Metridinidae.
Metridia lucens
70,524 records
Metridia pacifica
35,018 records
Pleuromamma robusta
13,273 records
Metridia gerlachei
4,174 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.