Where Nika shrimp has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Processa edulis, mapped and tabulated by country.
Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
2,711 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Processa edulis through GBIF, from 26 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.
- Georeferenced records
- 2,711
- Countries / areas
- 26
- Mapped locations
- 103
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,711
- Inland records omitted
- 78
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2225848
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Portugal — 1,705 records; France — 652 records; Spain — 100 records; Italy — 86 records; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 48 records; Lebanon — 30 records; Netherlands — 18 records; Denmark — 15 records; Morocco — 12 records; Tunisia — 10 records; Greece — 6 records; Croatia — 6 records; Jersey — 6 records; Belgium — 3 records; Ireland — 3 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2225848) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2225848&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Red Sea; FAO fishing area 34; FAO fishing area 47; British Isles; South West Scotland; East Atlantic; North Sea; Gulf of Gascogne; Galicia; Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone; Alboran Sea; West Mediterranean; Adriatic Sea; Ionian sea; Aegean Sea; Marmara Sea; Levantine Basin; English Channel; Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone; Zeebrugge; Greek Exclusive Economic Zone; Irish Exclusive economic Zone; Azores Exclusive Economic Zone; Gulf of Gabès; Kerkennah Islands; Bay of Biscay; North Atlantic; Balear Sea; Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland; Strait of Sicily.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107683 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,711 of the 2,711 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 26 of the 26 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
78 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 2225848) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2225848&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107683 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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