Fauna of the Irminger Sea
Many species of marine animals such as whales, seals, walruses and dolphins can be found in the Irminger Sea. There are commercial stocks of Sebastes mentella in the pelagic part of the area and stocks of Coryphaenoides rupestris and Splendid alfonsino in the northern part.
Common fish in the Irminger Sea
Mackerel pike northern (Scomberesox saurus saurus)
Cusk (Brosme brosme)
Common ling (Molva molva)
Blue ling (Molva dipterigia dipterigia)
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua morhua)
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Macrourus berglax
Splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)
Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus)
Anarhichas minor (Anarhichas minor)
Northern wolffish (Anarhichas denticulatus)
Centrolophus niger
Sebastes mentella
Golden grouper (Sebastes marinus)
Sebastes viviparus
Sharks of the Irminger Sea
Alopias vulpinus - Common thresher
Carcharodon carcharias - Great white shark
Lamna nasus - Porbeagle
Cetorhinus maximus - Basking shark
Somniosus microcephalus - Greenland shark
Atlantic cod
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a marine fish of the cod family. Body length up to 170 cm, weight up ..
Atlantic pomfret
Latin nameBrama bramaOther namesRay's breamIdentificationThe body is large, strongly compressed at t..
Atlantic saury
Latin nameScomberesox saurusOther namesAtlantic saury, Sauri atlantik (albanian), Makreelgeep (dutch..
Beaked redfish
Latin nameSebastes mentellaOther namesDeepwater redfin, ocean perch, Atlantic redfish, Norway haddoc..
Black ruff
Latin nameCentrolophus nigerOther namesBlackfish, black ruff, rudderfish (english); centrolophe pomp..
Blue ling
Latin nameMolva dypterygiaOther namesBlauwe leng (Dutch), Γλαυκοποντικόψαρο (Gljafkopondikopsaro) (G..
Blue whiting
Latin nameMicromesistius poutassouOther namesMerluci blu (Albanian), Kék puha tőkehal (Hungarian), B..
Cod, Atlantic
Latin name Gadus morhua Other names Cod, codfish, codling, scrod; French: morue de l’Atlantique; ..
Common ling
Latin nameMolva molvaOther namesWhite lin, lingIdentificationThese fish have an elongated body and a..
Cusk
Latin nameBrosme brosmeOther namesEuropean cusk, brosmiusIdentificationHas an elongated body covered..
Golden grouper
Latin nameSaloptia powelliOther namesPink grouper, Powell's grouperIdentificationThe golden grouper ..
Greenland Shark
Latin nameSomniosus microcephalusOther namesGurry shark, grey shark, Somniosus microcephalusIdentifi..
Northern wolffish
Latin nameAnarhichas denticulatusOther namesBlue sea cat, jelly catIdentificationThe body is elongat..
Norway redfish
Latin nameSebastes viviparusOther namesSmall redfish, lesser redfish, Norway haddock, ocean perch, r..
Rock grenadier
Latin nameCoryphaenoides rupestrisOther namesRoundnose grenadier, roundhead rat-tail, grenadier de r..