Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

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Max Depth

1082 m

Description

The blue shark (Prionace glauca), also known as the great blue shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae and the only member of its genus which inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans. Averaging around 3.1 m (10 ft) and preferring cooler waters, the blue shark migrates long ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Montenegro Norway Bermuda +105 more in Seabook

Colors

white

grey

blue

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Habitat and Environment

Open water

Conservation status

(NT) Near threatened

Danger to human

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