Animalia > Chordata > Scorpaeniformes > Cottidae > Cottus > Cottus gobioCottus gobio (Bullhead; European bullhead; Freshwater sculpin; Miller's thumb; Sculpin)Synonyms: Cottus affinis; Cottus ferrugineus; Cottus ferruginosus; Cottus gobio gobio; Cottus gobio jakartensis (heterotypic); Cottus gobio jaxartensis (heterotypic); Cottus gobio macrostomus (heterotypic); Cottus gobio pellegrini (heterotypic); Cottus gobio roseus Language: Czech; Danish; Dutch; Estonian; Finnish; French; German; Hungarian; Italian; Latvian; Lithuanian; Mandarin Chinese; Norwegian; Polish; Portuguese; Romanian; Russian; Serbian; Slovak; Slovenian; Spanish; Swedish; Turkish; Ukrainian The bullhead (Cottus gobio) is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the Cottidae family, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bullhead and European bullhead. The bullhead is a small demersal fish that lives both in cold, clear, fast-flowing small streams and in middle-sized rivers. It also occurs on gravelly shores of cold lakes. Further, it thrives in diluted brackish water of the Northern Baltic Sea. |
Brood Egg Substrate [1] | Lithophils | Brood Guarder [1] | Yes | Maximum Longevity [3] | 5 years | Migration [2] | Potamodromous |  | Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Cantabric Coast - Languedoc |
France, Spain |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coastal Rivers |
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Central & Western Europe |
Austria, Belgium, Byelarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Floodplain River and Wetlands |
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Italian Peninsula & Islands |
France, Italy, Malta, Monaco |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coastal Rivers |
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Northern Baltic Drainages |
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden |
Palearctic |
Polar Freshwaters |
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Upper Danube |
Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland |
Palearctic |
Temperate Floodplain River and Wetlands |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Adamello Presanella |
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69894 |
Italy |
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Alam-Pedja |
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85235 |
Estonia |
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Alpi Carniche |
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48186 |
Italy |
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Alpi Giulie |
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44561 |
Italy |
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Alpi Marittime |
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83205 |
Italy |
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Alta Valsesia e Valli Otro, Vogna, Gronda, Artogna e Sorba |
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46789 |
Italy |
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Alte Valli Anzasca, Antrona e Bognanco |
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53311 |
Italy |
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Alte Valli Stura e Maira |
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103806 |
Italy |
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Alto Garda Bresciano |
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53192 |
Italy |
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Augsdaugava |
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129298 |
Latvia |
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Augszeme |
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51467 |
Latvia |
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Bashkiria National Park |
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205592 |
Bashkortostan, Russia |
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Bashkirsky State Nature Reserve |
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274648 |
Bashkortostan, Russia |
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Bassegi Zapovednik |
Ia |
93739 |
Perm, Russia |
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Berwyn a Mynyddoedd de Clwyd/ Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains |
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67265 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Beskid Niski |
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375518 |
Poland |
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Beskid Slaski |
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65261 |
Poland |
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Beskid Zywiecki |
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87169 |
Poland |
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Bieszczady |
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275571 |
Poland |
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Big Kokshaga State Nature Reserve |
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55732 |
Mari El, Russia |
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Boschi del Ticino |
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50788 |
Italy |
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Bukovské vrchy |
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106836 |
Slovakia |
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Byskeälven |
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41445 |
Sweden |
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Central Forest Biosphere Reserve |
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60410 |
Tver, Russia |
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Dolina Dolnego Bugu |
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183624 |
Poland |
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Dolina Dolnej Wisly |
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82926 |
Poland |
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Dolina Noteci |
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124867 |
Poland |
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Dolina Radwi, Chocieli i Chotli |
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54021 |
Poland |
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Dolomiti Friulane |
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90787 |
Italy |
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Dorzecze Parsety |
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68474 |
Poland |
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Engures ezers |
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49401 |
Latvia |
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Gaujas nacionalais parks |
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227982 |
Latvia |
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Góry Slonne |
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135999 |
Poland |
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Góry Stolowe |
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48968 |
Poland |
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Kaluzhskie Zaseki State Nature Reserve |
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45796 |
Kaluga, Russia |
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Karkonosze National Park |
II |
45907 |
Poland |
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Karwendel mit Isar |
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48408 |
Germany |
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Kemeru nacionalais parks |
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94308 |
Latvia |
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Kenozersky National Park |
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345115 |
Arkhangelsk, Russia |
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Kologrivsky Forest State Nature Reserve |
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145792 |
Kostroma, Russia |
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Kostomukshsky Zapovednik |
Ia |
117269 |
Karelia, Russia |
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Lagorai |
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114140 |
Italy |
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Lahemaa |
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183898 |
Estonia |
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Lüneburger Heide |
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57541 |
Germany |
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Mariya Chodra National Park |
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90423 |
Mari El, Russia |
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Mittlerer Thüringer Wald |
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45398 |
Germany |
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Monti Sibillini (versante umbro) |
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43725 |
Italy |
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Morava |
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70129 |
Slovakia |
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Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald |
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59814 |
Germany |
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Nationalpark Berchtesgaden |
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52792 |
Germany |
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Nationalpark Harz (Niedersachsen) |
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38969 |
Germany |
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Nechkinsky National Park |
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51279 |
Udmurt, Russia |
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Nízke Tatry |
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239467 |
Slovakia |
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Nõva-Osmussaare |
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60818 |
Estonia |
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Ostoja Inska |
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216738 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Jasliska |
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72369 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Nadbuzanska |
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113759 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Nidzianska |
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68254 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Popradzka |
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143151 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Przemyska |
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97994 |
Poland |
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Oulanka |
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72624 |
Finland |
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Parco Naturale Fanes - Senes - Braies |
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62896 |
Italy |
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Parco Naturale Vedrette di Ries - Aurina |
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77376 |
Italy |
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Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio National Park |
V |
333737 |
Italy |
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Parco Regionale Orobie Bergamasche |
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121015 |
Italy |
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Parco Regionale Orobie Valtellinesi |
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56377 |
Italy |
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Pinezhsky State Nature Reserve |
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127314 |
Arkhangelsk, Russia |
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Piteälven |
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129696 |
Sweden |
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Plescheevo Lake National Park |
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58786 |
Yaroslavl, Russia |
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Razna |
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147312 |
Latvia |
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Rila |
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200269 |
Bulgaria |
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Råneälven |
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38631 |
Sweden |
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Samarskaya Luka National Park |
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314283 |
Samara, Russia |
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Sebezhsky National Park |
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123605 |
Pskov, Russia |
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Sliteres nacionalais parks |
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39895 |
Latvia |
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Smolenskoe Poozerie National Park |
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361359 |
Smolensk, Russia |
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Szigetköz |
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42447 |
Hungary |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Torne och Kalix älvsystem |
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435134 |
Sweden |
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Tzentralen Balkan |
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177099 |
Bulgaria |
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US-Truppenübungsplatz Grafenwöhr |
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47639 |
Germany |
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Ugra National Park |
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243703 |
Kaluga, Russia |
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Ujscie Warty |
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82280 |
Poland |
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Uroczyska Puszczy Drawskiej |
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183887 |
Poland |
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Val Formazza |
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54914 |
Italy |
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Veclaicene |
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51625 |
Latvia |
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Vestiena |
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67089 |
Latvia |
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Vindelälven |
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81850 |
Sweden |
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Visherskii State Nature Reserve |
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596018 |
Perm, Russia |
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Visimsky Biosphere Reserve |
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82783 |
Sverdlovsk, Russia |
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Vodlozersky National Park |
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1157293 |
Karelia, Arkhangelsk, Russia |
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Vogelschutzgebiet 'Unterer Niederrhein' |
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63775 |
Germany |
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Volovské vrchy |
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316267 |
Slovakia |
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Väinamere |
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670389 |
Estonia |
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Västra Vättern |
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146577 |
Sweden |
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Vättern (södra) |
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122343 |
Sweden |
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Vättern (östra) |
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158858 |
Sweden |
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Yugyd Islands National Park |
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4674495 |
Komi, Russia |
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Yuzhno-Uralsky State Nature Reserve |
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624742 |
Chelyabinsk, Bashkortostan, Russia |
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Ziemelgauja |
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53743 |
Latvia |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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