Greenland shark
Somniosus microcephalus
VulnerableFishcarnivore
The Greenland shark is a large fish that lives in the cold waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Known for its slow-moving nature, this shark is one of the longest-living animals, though its deep-sea habitat makes it hard to study.
- Greenland sharks live in the deep, cold waters of the Arctic.
- They are related to the Pacific and southern sleeper sharks.
- Their remote habitat makes them difficult for scientists to observe.
OceanPolarArcticNorth AmericaEurope
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Somniosus microcephalus
- Habitat
- Ocean, Polar
- Regions in this directory
- Arctic, North America, Europe
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
