Where does the Oithona similis live?
Oithona similis has 151,780 records in 66 countries and territories, from 1875 to 2026. Most records come from Denmark.
- 151,780 records
- 66 places
- 110 years recorded
- Copepoda class
AnimaliaArthropodaCopepodaCyclopoidaOithonidaeOithona
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 13,409 | |
| Antarctica | 12,713 | |
| Canada | 10,414 | |
| Sweden | 8,732 | |
| Germany | 7,266 | |
| Ukraine | 7,254 | |
| Romania | 5,935 | |
| United States | 5,729 | |
| Russia | 5,510 | |
| Japan | 4,659 | |
| Australia | 4,653 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 2,855 | |
| New Zealand | 2,447 | |
| United Kingdom | 2,013 | |
| Italy | 1,886 | |
| Norway | 1,332 | |
| Poland | 1,259 | |
| South Georgia | 1,227 | |
| Georgia | 767 | |
| France | 624 | |
| Türkiye | 575 | |
| ZZ | 469 | |
| Greenland | 355 | |
| Chile | 317 | |
| Spain | 310 | |
| Bulgaria | 297 | |
| Faroe Islands | 204 | |
| Ireland | 182 | |
| Brazil | 164 | |
| Iceland | 128 | |
| Greece | 123 | |
| Latvia | 117 | |
| South Korea | 105 | |
| Belgium | 88 | |
| Tunisia | 81 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 78 | |
| Argentina | 77 | |
| French Southern Territories | 75 | |
| Namibia | 74 | |
| Guernsey | 68 |
Showing the top 40 of 66 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Oithonidae.
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.