Species FAO code: GSK

Somniosus microcephalus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Eishai de Grundhai	–
Croatia	hr grenlandski morski pas	–
Czech Republic	cs Žralok	–
Denmark	da Grønlandshaj da havkal	–
Germany	de Eishai de Grundhai	–
Ireland	en Greenland shark ga Siorc beagcheannach	–
Netherlands	nl Groenlandse haai	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Tubarão-da-Gronelândia	–
Slovakia	sk ospalec grónsky	–
Slovenia	sl grenlandski morski pes	–
Spain	es Tiburón boreal	Canary Islands: Pejebobo Canary Islands: Seboburro Galicia: Peixe momo

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	130.0 kcal
Total fat	4.51 g
Saturates	0.925 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	20.98 g
Salt	197.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Somniosus microcephalus

Scientific name

Somniosus microcephalus

Author

(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

GSK

Morphological description

A gigantic, heavily-bodied dogfish shark with a moderately long, rounded snout and small, low dorsal fins; lower caudal lobe long; upper jaw with small single-cusped teeth and lower jaw with moderate-sized, bent-cusped, slicing teeth (Ref. 5578). Medium grey or brown in color, sometimes with transverse dark bands or small light spots (Ref. 5578).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
  - FamilySomniosidae
    - GenusSomniosus
      - SpeciesSomniosus microcephalus

Synonyms

Scymnus micropterus Valenciennes, 1832
Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820
Scymnus glacialis Faber, 1829
Squalus norvegianus Blainville, 1825
Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818
Leiodon echinatum Wood, 1846
Scymnus gunneri Thienemann, 1828
Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Somniosus microcephalus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 18 - Arctic Sea

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Distribution maps