Arctic Ocean — anidex

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[ Region ] Arctic Ocean

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The ice-covered northernmost ocean.

36 species

007
VU Vulnerable

Polar bear

Ursus maritimus

Mammal
128
LC Least Concern

Killer whale

Orcinus orca

Mammal
133
LC Least Concern

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

Mammal
325
LC Least Concern

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Bird
336
LC Least Concern

Rock ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

Bird
343
LC Least Concern

Northern fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Bird
344
LC Least Concern

Arctic tern

Sterna paradisaea

Bird
345
LC Least Concern

Great black-backed gull

Larus marinus

Bird
346
LC Least Concern

Common murre

Uria aalge

Bird
446
LC Least Concern

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

Mammal
470
LC Least Concern

Harbor porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Mammal
566
DD Data Deficient

Lion's mane jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

Invertebrate
573
DD Data Deficient

Red king crab

Paralithodes camtschaticus

Invertebrate
580
LC Least Concern

Blue mussel

Mytilus edulis

Invertebrate
582
LC Least Concern

Green sea urchin

Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Invertebrate
583
LC Least Concern

Atlantic herring

Clupea harengus

Fish
591
LC Least Concern

Three-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Fish
593
VU Vulnerable

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Fish
607
LC Least Concern

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Fish
608
LC Least Concern

Arctic char

Salvelinus alpinus

Fish
613
LC Least Concern

Alaska pollock

Gadus chalcogrammus

Fish
614
LC Least Concern

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Fish
622
VU Vulnerable

Atlantic wolffish

Anarhichas lupus

Fish
628
LC Least Concern

Common ling

Molva molva

Fish
642
LC Least Concern

Red-throated loon

Gavia stellata

Bird
649
LC Least Concern

Snow goose

Anser caerulescens

Bird
652
LC Least Concern

Razorbill

Alca torda

Bird
653
VU Vulnerable

Black-legged kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Bird
800
LC Least Concern

Beluga whale

Delphinapterus leucas

Mammal
830
LC Least Concern

Bowhead whale

Balaena mysticetus

Mammal
866
LC Least Concern

Gray whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Mammal
884
LC Least Concern

Common minke whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Mammal
885
NT Near Threatened

Bearded seal

Erignathus barbatus

Mammal
896
LC Least Concern

Ringed seal

Pusa hispida

Mammal
914
NT Near Threatened

Lumpfish

Cyclopterus lumpus

Fish
997
DD Data Deficient

Sea angel

Clione limacina

Invertebrate

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