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
Latin nameMacrourus berglaxOther namesOnion-eye grenadier, rough-headed grenadier, rat-tail, onion-e..
Shark, Basking
Latin name Cetorhinus maximus Other names No information Identification The dark gray or slate-..
Shark, Porbeagle
Latin name Lamna nasus Other names Beaumaris shark, blue dog, bonito shark, herring shark, macker..
Shark, White
Latin name Carcharodon carcharias Other names White pointer, white death, man-eater, great white ..
Sharks
Identification Like all fish, sharks are vertebrates, but ichthyologists separate them from most bo..
Sharks, Thresher
Latin name Alopias species Other names Fox shark, longtail thresher, pelagic thresher, sea fox, s..
Splendid alfonsino
Latin nameBeryx splendensOther namesBeryx splendens Lowe, Beryx splendens, slender beryx, slender na..
Spotted wolffish
Latin nameAnarhichas minorOther namesSpotted sea cat, leopardfish.IdentificationThe body is moderate..
Wolffish: Atlanitc Wolffish
Latin name Anarhichas lupus Other names Common wolffish, catfish, loup atlantique, chat marin, ge..