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Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Blue shark
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Common names: Blue shark, Blue whaler, Blue whaler shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Occurs throughout Australia excluding the Arafura Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait (Ref. 6871). Abundant off southern Australia but is not exploited by local fishers (Ref. 6871). Caught by game fishers off New South Wales (Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 244, 7300, 9997.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (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 Ecology

Marine; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 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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