Where Baltic prawn has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Palaemon adspersus, mapped and tabulated by country.
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Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
3,258 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Palaemon adspersus through GBIF, from 34 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
Quick Facts
- Georeferenced records
- 3,258
- Mapped locations
- 156
- Inland records omitted
- 136
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2225020
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Sweden — 852 records; Portugal — 741 records; Estonia — 244 records; Norway — 227 records; Canada — 205 records; Finland — 170 records; Denmark — 167 records; France — 112 records; Netherlands — 109 records; Germany — 105 records; Poland — 81 records; Greece — 51 records; Lebanon — 32 records; Ukraine — 29 records; Tunisia — 19 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2225020) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2225020&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); Scharendijke; Yerseke; Sas van Goes; Geersdijk; South Coast of England; West Coast of England; Grevelingen; Oosterschelde; Walsoorden; Blankenberge; Oostende; Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone; Morocco; Atlantic Ocean; Baltic sea; Mediterranean Sea; Black Sea; Caspian Sea; Spain; South Norway; West Coast of Norway; Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone; United Kingdom; Ireland; Gulf of Gascogne; Morbihan Bay; Arcachon Bay; Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone; Moroccan Atlantic.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107613 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,258 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 27 of the 34 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 47 records in total (Lebanon, Egypt, Angola, Gibraltar, Jersey, Algeria, Israel).
136 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2225020) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2225020&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107613 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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