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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.
Prionace glauca: Carcharhinidae Near threatened [11] Blue shark: Pacific sharpnose shark: Rhizoprionodon longurio: Carcharhinidae Vulnerable [12] Pacific sharpnose shark: Dusky shark: Carcharhinus obscurus: Carcharhinidae Endangered [13] Dusky shark with a cobia at SeaWorld: Bull shark: Carcharhinus leucas: Carcharhinidae Vulnerable [14] Bull ...
The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is a predator that primarily hunts during the pre-dawn to dawn period. [5] During matutinal hours, they spend more time than any other point in the day at the surface of the ocean. [5] It is likely that they are taking advantage of the increased density of prey at the water's surface during dawn. [6]
While the first day yields footage of numerous sharks, including Grey Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca), and Oceanic Whitetip Sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus), attracted to a whale carcass, the elusive Great White Shark remains absent on the second day. In response, the team opts for nocturnal dives using ...
Genus Prionace Cantor, 1849. Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (blue shark) Genus Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929. Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) (milk shark) Rhizoprionodon lalandii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Brazilian sharpnose shark) Rhizoprionodon longurio (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific sharpnose shark)
Long Island Sound is a large marine estuary in the Northeastern United States. It forms the maritime border between the states of New York and Connecticut.It is diverse and serves as a breeding ground to many different types of marine animal species; the following is a list of said species by scientific and/or common name.
Genus Prionace Cantor, 1849. Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blue shark) Genus Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929. Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) (Milk shark) Rhizoprionodon lalandii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Brazilian sharpnose shark) Rhizoprionodon longurio (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific sharpnose shark)
The meat is sold fresh, frozen, or dried and salted, and ranks among the most valuable of any shark: in 1997 and 1998, it had a wholesale price of 5–7 eur/kg, four times that of the blue shark (Prionace glauca). Most of the demand comes from Europe, though the United States and Japan also import this species.