What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Common Atlantic grenadier been recorded?

Nezumia aequalis occurrence evidence comes from 409 records in 34 countries and territories, from 1873 to 2014. Most records come from United States.

GadiformesMacrouridaeNezumia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

409 records across 34 countries and territories, 1873–2014.

Nezumia aequalis · GBIF taxon key 2416866

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: July.

10 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: July. 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

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

Where Common Atlantic grenadier has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Common Atlantic grenadier. 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
United States 164
ZZ 60
Angola 31
Ireland 18
Suriname 17
Nicaragua 16
Mexico 15
Western Sahara 11
Colombia 7
Morocco 6
Mauritania 6
Venezuela 6
Spain 5
United Kingdom 5
French Guiana 5
Ghana 5
Guinea-Bissau 5
Panama 4
Costa Rica 2
Gabon 2
Portugal 2
Antigua & Barbuda 1
BL 1
Bonaire 1
Belize 1
Canada 1
Curaçao 1
Germany 1
Guinea 1
Honduras 1
St Kitts & Nevis 1
Liberia 1
Sierra Leone 1
Trinidad & Tobago 1

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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.