West Norwegian Fjords � Geirangerfjord and N�r�yfjord - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

West Norwegian Fjords � Geirangerfjord and N�r�yfjord

Statistics

Occurrence records	122
Species level	109
Species	24
Taxa	30
Datasets	3
Time range	1987 - 2020

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
No WoRMS match	0
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	117	0
eventDate	5	0
maximumDepthInMeters	10	0
minimumDepthInMeters	10	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	0
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	21

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
IMR Occurrences of fish from research and rental vessels 2000-2023 Published 2024-09-09	112
SEAPOP NINA Published 2025-03-20	5
Incidental sightings of marine mammals Published 2025-03-20	5

Distribution

Disclaimer: EEZ boundaries based on Marine Regions (no endorsement).

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa

Scientific name	Records
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	24
Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	22
Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	10
Myctophidae Gill, 1893 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	7
Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	7
Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6
Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	5
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	5
Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4
Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2018
Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2008
Argentina silus (Ascanius, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2005
Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2005
Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6	2002
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2002
Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4	2002
Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	22	2000
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	24	2000

Data providers

Name	Records
Institute of Marine Research	117
Institute of Marine Research	5
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research	5