Species Detail - Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Explore Your Shore".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Somniosus microcephalus
Greenland Shark
NBNSYS0000187140 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
somic
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Cartilagenous fish (Chondrichthyes)
Species
1
1
1
11/04/2026
11/04/2026
11 April (recorded in 2026)
11 April (recorded in 2026)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Explore Your Shore, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus), accessed 23 June 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/305/Species/15643

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)