Map: Ecoregions 2017 © RESOLVE (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (PD)
The ice-covered northernmost ocean.
36 species
007
VU VulnerablePolar bear
Ursus maritimus
Mammal
128
LC Least ConcernKiller whale
Orcinus orca
Mammal
133
LC Least ConcernNarwhal
Monodon monoceros
Mammal
325
LC Least ConcernGyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
Bird
336
LC Least ConcernRock ptarmigan
Lagopus muta
Bird
343
LC Least ConcernNorthern fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Bird
344
LC Least ConcernArctic tern
Sterna paradisaea
Bird
345
LC Least ConcernGreat black-backed gull
Larus marinus
Bird
346
LC Least ConcernCommon murre
Uria aalge
Bird
446
LC Least ConcernWalrus
Odobenus rosmarus
Mammal
470
LC Least ConcernHarbor porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Mammal
566
DD Data DeficientLion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
Invertebrate
573
DD Data DeficientRed king crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus
Invertebrate
580
LC Least ConcernBlue mussel
Mytilus edulis
Invertebrate
582
LC Least ConcernGreen sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Invertebrate
583
LC Least ConcernAtlantic herring
Clupea harengus
Fish
591
LC Least ConcernThree-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Fish
593
VU VulnerableHaddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Fish
607
LC Least ConcernCapelin
Mallotus villosus
Fish
608
LC Least ConcernArctic char
Salvelinus alpinus
Fish
613
LC Least ConcernAlaska pollock
Gadus chalcogrammus
Fish
614
LC Least ConcernSaithe
Pollachius virens
Fish
622
VU VulnerableAtlantic wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
Fish
628
LC Least ConcernCommon ling
Molva molva
Fish
642
LC Least ConcernRed-throated loon
Gavia stellata
Bird
649
LC Least ConcernSnow goose
Anser caerulescens
Bird
652
LC Least ConcernRazorbill
Alca torda
Bird
653
VU VulnerableBlack-legged kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Bird
800
LC Least ConcernBeluga whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Mammal
830
LC Least ConcernBowhead whale
Balaena mysticetus
Mammal
866
LC Least ConcernGray whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Mammal
884
LC Least ConcernCommon minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Mammal
885
NT Near ThreatenedBearded seal
Erignathus barbatus
Mammal
896
LC Least ConcernRinged seal
Pusa hispida
Mammal
914
NT Near ThreatenedLumpfish
Cyclopterus lumpus
Fish
997
DD Data DeficientSea angel
Clione limacina
Invertebrate