WoRMS taxon details
Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
105919 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105919)
accepted
Species
Laemargus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (synonym)
Leiodon echinatum Wood, 1846 · unaccepted
Scymnus glacialis Faber, 1829 · unaccepted
Scymnus gunneri Thienemann, 1828 · unaccepted
Scymnus micropterus Valenciennes, 1832 · unaccepted
Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820 · unaccepted (synonym)
Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Squalus norvegianus Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Laemargus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)) 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
(of Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
(of Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
Distribution Greenland, Davis Strait to Eastport, Maine
Distribution Greenland, Davis Strait to Eastport, Maine [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105919 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820) Scoresby, W. (1820). An Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and Description of the northern Whale-Fishery, vol. 1 + 2. Hurst, Edinburgh 1:p.538, plate 15, fig.5 [details]
original description (of Laemargus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)) 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
original description (of Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818) Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14. [details]
original description (of Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional 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. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source 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). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
original description (of Laemargus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)) 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
original description (of Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818) Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14. [details]
original description (of Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional 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. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source 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). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feed on fishes, including herring, Atlantic salmon, Arctic char, capelin, redfish, sculpins, lumpfish, cod, haddock, Atlantic halibut, Greenland halibut and skates, as well as cephalopods, gastropods, crustaceans, sea birds and marine mammals. [details]Distribution Greenland, Davis Strait to Eastport, Maine [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Cool northern seas; found near the surface of estuaries, shallow bays and coastal waters during winter and cooler waters to 600m in summer. [details]
Importance Social- Minor commercial, gamefish [details]
Predators Man [details]
Reproduction Ovoviviparous [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | havkal | [details] |
| Dutch | Groenlandse haaiapekal [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | Greenland shark | [details] |
| French | requin du Groenlandleichelamairgue du Groenlandlaimargue du Groenlandlaimargue atlantiquelaimargue | [details] |
| German | GrönlandhaiEishai | [details] |
| Lithuanian | arktinis ryklys | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | håkjerring | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | håkjerring | [details] |
| Polish | rekin polarny | [details] |
| Russian | акула полярная | [details] |
| Slovenian | grenlandski morski pes | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón de Groenlandiatiburón ártico | [details] |
| Swedish | håkäring | [details] |
| Turkish | Grönland köpek balığı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Акула полярна гренландська | [details] |
| Welsh | morgi'r Ynys Las | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (168 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Leiodon echinatum Wood, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Scymnus micropterus Valenciennes, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Squalus norvegianus Blainville, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Scymnus glacialis Faber, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Scymnus gunneri Thienemann, 1828)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Somniosus microcephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scymnus micropterus Valenciennes, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus norvegianus Blainville, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Scymnus gunneri Thienemann, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Scymnus glacialis Faber, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Leiodon echinatum Wood, 1846)
To FishBase images (Somniosus microcephalus, by FAO)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 148 proteins)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Somniosus microcephalus USNM 111159)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Somniosus microcephalus USNM 232599)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (168 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Leiodon echinatum Wood, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Scymnus micropterus Valenciennes, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Squalus norvegianus Blainville, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Scymnus glacialis Faber, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Scymnus gunneri Thienemann, 1828)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Somniosus microcephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scymnus micropterus Valenciennes, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus norvegianus Blainville, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Scymnus gunneri Thienemann, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Scymnus glacialis Faber, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Leiodon echinatum Wood, 1846)
To FishBase images (Somniosus microcephalus, by FAO)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 148 proteins)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Somniosus microcephalus USNM 111159)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Somniosus microcephalus USNM 232599)
To PESI
To ITIS
