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Prionace glauca, Blue shark : fisheries, gamefish

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Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Blue shark
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Brazil country information

Common names: Bico-doce, Cação-azul, Cação-focinhudo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected in the vicinity of Rio Grande Plateau (Ref. 59152). Also Ref. 244, 6885.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mincarone, M.M., R.A. Bernardes and F.V. Peppes, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Peau bleue, Tiburón azul, Акула синяя, ... more

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Prionace: prion (Gr.), saw; akis (Gr.), point or barb, referring to serrated (saw-like) cusps on teeth of upper jaw (See ETYFish); glauca: Latin for bluish green or gray (i.e., sea-colored), referring to its color (blue above, whitish below) (See ETYFish).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien; brak water; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 0 - 1082 m (Ref. 89422), usually 1 - 220 m (Ref. 55193).   Subtropical; 7°C - 21°C (Ref. 244); 70°N - 55°S, 180°W - 180°E

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