Greenland Shark

The Greenland shark, also known as the gurry shark, grey shark, or by the Kalaallisut name eqalussuaq, is a large shark of the family Somniosidae, closely related to the Pacific and southern sleeper sharks.

Conservation status: Vulnerable

Scientific name: Somniosus microcephalus

Body shape: cylinder-shaped

Family: Somniosidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Squaliformes

Phylum: Chordata