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 



Roughhead grenadier

Roughhead grenadier

Latin nameMacrourus berglaxOther namesOnion-eye grenadier, rough-headed grenadier, rat-tail, onion-e..

Shark, Basking

Shark, Basking

Latin name Cetorhinus maximus Other names No information Identification The dark gray or slate-..

Shark, Porbeagle

Shark, Porbeagle

Latin name Lamna nasus Other names Beaumaris shark, blue dog, bonito shark, herring shark, macker..

Shark, White

Shark, White

Latin name Carcharodon carcharias Other names White pointer, white death, man-eater, great white ..

Sharks

Sharks

Identification Like all fish, sharks are vertebrates, but ichthyologists separate them from most bo..

Sharks, Thresher

Sharks, Thresher

Latin name Alopias species Other names Fox shark, longtail thresher, pelagic thresher, sea fox, s..

Splendid alfonsino

Splendid alfonsino

Latin nameBeryx splendensOther namesBeryx splendens Lowe, Beryx splendens, slender beryx, slender na..

Spotted wolffish

Spotted wolffish

Latin nameAnarhichas minorOther namesSpotted sea cat, leopardfish.IdentificationThe body is moderate..

Wolffish: Atlanitc Wolffish

Wolffish: Atlanitc Wolffish

Latin name Anarhichas lupus Other names Common wolffish, catfish, loup atlantique, chat marin, ge..

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