Sand smelt: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Sand smelt Atherina presbyter Least concern

Where the sand smelt lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 7,764 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Atherina presbyter
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Atheriniformes
Family	Atherinidae

Where does the sand smelt live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sand smelt in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sand smelt endangered?

The sand smelt’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sand smelt?

The sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) is a ray-finned fish in the order Atheriniformes and the family Atherinidae, genus Atherina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sand smelt

The sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Atherinidae, the silversides. This species is found in the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sand smelt (revision 1355329024), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q254565 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).