Map: Ecoregions 2017 © RESOLVE (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (PD)
The ocean between the Americas and Europe/Africa.
132 species
009
EN EndangeredBlue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Mammal
017
EN EndangeredGreen sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
Reptile
023
EN EndangeredWhale shark
Rhincodon typus
Fish
024
VU VulnerableOcean sunfish
Mola mola
Fish
027
LC Least ConcernMoon jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
Invertebrate
028
LC Least ConcernCommon octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Invertebrate
056
VU VulnerableWandering albatross
Diomedea exulans
Bird
062
VU VulnerableAtlantic puffin
Fratercula arctica
Bird
069
VU VulnerableGreat white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Fish
071
VU VulnerableLined seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
Fish
073
LC Least ConcernAtlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Fish
074
EN EndangeredAtlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
Fish
076
LC Least ConcernRed lionfish
Pterois volitans
Fish
077
LC Least ConcernHumpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
Fish
081
VU VulnerableAtlantic cod
Gadus morhua
Fish
098
VU VulnerableAtlantic horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus
Invertebrate
099
LC Least ConcernCommon starfish
Asterias rubens
Invertebrate
128
LC Least ConcernKiller whale
Orcinus orca
Mammal
130
VU VulnerableWest Indian manatee
Trichechus manatus
Mammal
145
LC Least ConcernSouthern right whale
Eubalaena australis
Mammal
186
LC Least ConcernNorthern gannet
Morus bassanus
Bird
202
LC Least ConcernAtlantic blue marlin
Makaira nigricans
Fish
203
LC Least ConcernGreat barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Fish
211
LC Least ConcernMahi-mahi
Coryphaena hippurus
Fish
215
LC Least ConcernGreat barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Fish
216
LC Least ConcernGreen moray
Gymnothorax funebris
Fish
217
CR Critically EndangeredScalloped hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
Fish
220
EN EndangeredSpinetail devil ray
Mobula mobular
Fish
225
LC Least ConcernQueen angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
Fish
227
LC Least ConcernNorthern red snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
Fish
228
LC Least ConcernSailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
Fish
229
CR Critically EndangeredLargetooth sawfish
Pristis pristis
Fish
233
LC Least ConcernAtlantic tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Fish
234
NT Near ThreatenedTiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
Fish
250
CR Critically EndangeredHawksbill sea turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Reptile
252
VU VulnerableLeatherback sea turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Reptile
264
LC Least ConcernCommon cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Invertebrate
272
LC Least ConcernGiant isopod
Bathynomus giganteus
Invertebrate
274
LC Least ConcernCommon hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus
Invertebrate
280
LC Least ConcernPaper nautilus
Argonauta argo
Invertebrate
341
LC Least ConcernMagnificent frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Bird
342
LC Least ConcernRed-billed tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus
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
366
LC Least ConcernAtlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Fish
367
LC Least ConcernSwordfish
Xiphias gladius
Fish
368
LC Least ConcernCobia
Rachycentron canadum
Fish
369
LC Least ConcernEuropean seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Fish
371
LC Least ConcernEuropean plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Fish
372
VU VulnerableNurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Fish
373
EN EndangeredSpotted eagle ray
Aetobatus narinari
Fish
374
NT Near ThreatenedBlue shark
Prionace glauca
Fish
413
LC Least ConcernBlue glaucus
Glaucus atlanticus
Invertebrate
415
VU VulnerableQueen conch
Aliger gigas
Invertebrate
421
LC Least ConcernCommon brittle star
Ophiothrix fragilis
Invertebrate
424
CR Critically EndangeredStaghorn coral
Acropora cervicornis
Invertebrate
425
LC Least ConcernImmortal jellyfish
Turritopsis dohrnii
Invertebrate
426
LC Least ConcernUpside-down jellyfish
Cassiopea andromeda
Invertebrate
428
LC Least ConcernChristmas tree worm
Spirobranchus giganteus
Invertebrate
430
LC Least ConcernBobbit worm
Eunice aphroditois
Invertebrate
432
LC Least ConcernWarty comb jelly
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Invertebrate
446
LC Least ConcernWalrus
Odobenus rosmarus
Mammal
453
LC Least ConcernCommon bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Mammal
470
LC Least ConcernHarbor porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Mammal
493
VU VulnerableOlive ridley turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Reptile
511
VU VulnerableAmerican crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
Reptile
521
VU VulnerableLoggerhead sea turtle
Caretta caretta
Reptile
564
DD Data DeficientVampire squid
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Invertebrate
565
DD Data DeficientPortuguese man o' war
Physalia physalis
Invertebrate
566
DD Data DeficientLion's mane jellyfish
Cyanea capillata
Invertebrate
567
LC Least ConcernAmerican lobster
Homarus americanus
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
584
CR Critically EndangeredEuropean eel
Anguilla anguilla
Fish
586
LC Least ConcernCommon sole
Solea solea
Fish
587
LC Least ConcernMonkfish
Lophius piscatorius
Fish
592
LC Least ConcernTropical two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans
Fish
593
VU VulnerableHaddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Fish
601
LC Least ConcernYellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
Fish
602
LC Least ConcernEuropean pilchard
Sardina pilchardus
Fish
603
LC Least ConcernCommon dab
Limanda limanda
Fish
604
LC Least ConcernAtlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Fish
605
LC Least ConcernEuropean sprat
Sprattus sprattus
Fish
606
LC Least ConcernAtlantic menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus
Fish
607
LC Least ConcernCapelin
Mallotus villosus
Fish
608
LC Least ConcernArctic char
Salvelinus alpinus
Fish
612
LC Least ConcernMummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Fish
614
LC Least ConcernSaithe
Pollachius virens
Fish
615
LC Least ConcernBlue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Fish
616
LC Least ConcernEuropean hake
Merluccius merluccius
Fish
617
LC Least ConcernEuropean anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Fish
618
LC Least ConcernSkipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
Fish
619
LC Least ConcernChub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
Fish
620
LC Least ConcernBlack sea bass
Centropristis striata
Fish
621
LC Least ConcernSheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Fish
622
VU VulnerableAtlantic wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
Fish
623
LC Least ConcernStriped bass
Morone saxatilis
Fish
624
VU VulnerableBluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Fish
625
LC Least ConcernRed drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
Fish
628
LC Least ConcernCommon ling
Molva molva
Fish
629
LC Least ConcernGilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Fish
630
VU VulnerableBigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
Fish
634
LC Least ConcernYellowtail snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
Fish
641
LC Least ConcernBrown pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Bird
642
LC Least ConcernRed-throated loon
Gavia stellata
Bird
650
LC Least ConcernAmerican flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Bird
652
LC Least ConcernRazorbill
Alca torda
Bird
653
VU VulnerableBlack-legged kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Bird
654
LC Least ConcernRed-footed booby
Sula sula
Bird
655
LC Least ConcernDouble-crested cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
Bird
753
LC Least ConcernGray seal
Halichoerus grypus
Mammal
791
VU VulnerableSperm whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Mammal
798
LC Least ConcernHumpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Mammal
823
VU VulnerableFin whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Mammal
833
LC Least ConcernFlathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Fish
838
DD Data DeficientRed coral
Corallium rubrum
Invertebrate
861
LC Least ConcernShort-beaked common dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Mammal
869
EN EndangeredMediterranean monk seal
Monachus monachus
Mammal
879
LC Least ConcernCommon periwinkle
Littorina littorea
Invertebrate
881
EN EndangeredSei whale
Balaenoptera borealis
Mammal
884
LC Least ConcernCommon minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Mammal
914
NT Near ThreatenedLumpfish
Cyclopterus lumpus
Fish
918
DD Data DeficientSea mouse
Aphrodita aculeata
Invertebrate
953
LC Least ConcernGreater weever
Trachinus draco
Fish
954
EN EndangeredDusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
Fish
955
LC Least ConcernMeagre
Argyrosomus regius
Fish
960
LC Least ConcernEuropean lobster
Homarus gammarus
Invertebrate
994
LC Least ConcernGiant oarfish
Regalecus glesne
Fish
997
DD Data DeficientSea angel
Clione limacina
Invertebrate