Where does the blue whiting live?
Micromesistius poutassou has 21,100 records in 37 countries and territories, from 1843 to 2026. Most records come from Norway.
- 21,100 records
- 37 places
- 116 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataGadiformesGadidaeMicromesistius
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 11,892 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 2,619 | |
| Spain | 1,829 | |
| United Kingdom | 1,501 | |
| Croatia | 580 | |
| Portugal | 500 | |
| Ireland | 419 | |
| Canada | 213 | |
| France | 157 | |
| Faroe Islands | 156 | |
| Denmark | 117 | |
| Netherlands | 107 | |
| Russia | 102 | |
| Sweden | 90 | |
| Isle of Man | 83 | |
| Iceland | 66 | |
| Italy | 50 | |
| Mauritania | 29 | |
| Greenland | 27 | |
| ZZ | 16 | |
| South Africa | 15 | |
| Belgium | 9 | |
| Belize | 8 | |
| Morocco | 8 | |
| Costa Rica | 7 | |
| Greece | 7 | |
| Türkiye | 6 | |
| Malta | 5 | |
| United States | 4 | |
| Israel | 3 | |
| Germany | 2 | |
| Algeria | 2 | |
| Albania | 1 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Ghana | 1 | |
| Namibia | 1 | |
| Tunisia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Gadidae.
Atlantic cod
2,635,654 records
Haddock
956,410 records
southern blue whiting
94,644 records
Arctic cod
36,245 records
Pouting
15,502 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.