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Somniosus microcephalus

Somniosus microcephalus

Eishai(+21)·(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

GBIF:155386617

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(17)

European Marine Waters
North West Atlantic
South Africa
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Maine
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (Azores)
Davis Strait
Hudson Strait
Atlantic, Northwest
Arctic Sea
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
Ungava Bay(CA)
Wimereux(FR)
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (Madeira)(PT)
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone(SE)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 16 languages.

deuEishaideuengGreenland sharkengnldGroenlandse haainldturGrönland köpek balığıturdeuGrönlandhaideu+17 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 16 languages.

deuEishai
deu
Source: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.
engGreenland shark
eng
Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
nldGroenlandse haai
nld
Source: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.
turGrönland köpek balığı
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
deuGrönlandhai
deu
Source: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.
litarktinis ryklys
lit
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
slvgrenlandski morski pes
slv
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
danhavkal
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnohåkjerring
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nobhåkjerring
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
swehåkäring
swe
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
fralaimargue
fra
Source: Nelson, J.S.; Crossman, E.J.; Espinosa-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Williams, J.D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom pp.
fralaimargue atlantique
fra
Source: Nozères C., Archambault D., Chouinard P.-M., Gauthier J., Miller R., Parent E., Schwab P., Savard L., and Dutil J.-D. 2010. Identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and sampling protocols used during trawl surveys between 2004 and 2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2866: xi + 243 p
fralaimargue du Groenland
fra
Source: VLIZ. (2016). Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt. <em>VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, BIN 2016_001.</em> Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp.
fralamairgue du Groenland
fra
Source: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.
cymmorgi'r Ynys Las
cym
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
polrekin polarny
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
frarequin du Groenland
fra
Source: Nozères C., Archambault D., Chouinard P.-M., Gauthier J., Miller R., Parent E., Schwab P., Savard L., and Dutil J.-D. 2010. Identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and sampling protocols used during trawl surveys between 2004 and 2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2866: xi + 243 p
spatiburón de Groenlandia
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spatiburón ártico
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrАкула полярна гренландська
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusакула полярная
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 148 proteins)

NCBI:txid191813

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(8)

  • 1

    Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110.

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  • 2

    Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).

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  • 3

    Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1).

  • 4

    McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

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  • 5

    Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.

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  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155386617
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2421162
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105919
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026