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Blue Shark

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The blue shark is a slender, long-finned, deep-blue oceanic shark found nearly worldwide in temperate and tropical seas from the surface down to about 350 meters. Females grow larger than males, reaching over 3 meters, with occasional unverified reports of much bigger individuals. Highly migratory, it travels vast distances across ocean basins and shifts its depth through the day and night, hunting mainly squid along with cuttlefish, octopus, crustaceans, and other fish. It makes up the large majority of sharks caught incidentally as bycatch in oceanic fisheries, and is listed as Near Threatened.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Prionace glauca 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chondrichthyes, Taxa
Source Blue Shark (Wikidata)

In Biome

Open Ocean, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Prionace glauca (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

Belgium

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Brazil

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Canada

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Chile

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Colombia

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Comoros

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Denmark

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Eritrea

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Greece

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Israel

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Kenya

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Madagascar

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Mauritius

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Mexico

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Mozambique

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New Zealand

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Norway

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Portugal

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Seychelles

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South Africa

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Spain

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Sweden

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Tanzania

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Blue Shark
Wikipedia
  • large numbers being caught by fisheries as bycatch on longlines and nets
  • Lead section
    They feed primarily on small forage fish and squid, although they can take larger prey.
  • Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix II
  • Introduction
    It is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Blue Shark (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26337 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Chondrichthyes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Prionace glauca
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. FishBase: Prionace glauca (FishBase)
FishBaseCITES
Quote, CITES
Appendix II: International trade monitored
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6. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Prionace glauca (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Open Ocean, Aquatic Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate tropical tropical saltwater or marine saltwater or marine Aquatic Biomes pelagic pelagic
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