WoRMS taxon details

Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)

105801  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105801)

accepted
Species
Carcharias aethiops Philippi, 1902 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Carcharias glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Carcharias pugae Pérez Canto, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carcharias rondeletii (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Galeus thalassinus Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Hypoprion isodus Philippi, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)
Prionace mackiei Phillipps, 1935 · unaccepted (synonym)
Prionacea glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Squalus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Squalus caeruleus Blainville, 1816 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Squalus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Squalus rondeletii Risso, 1810 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Thalassinus rondeletii Moreau, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thalassorhinus vulpecula Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Squalus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 235 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description Lives in the open sea, but may also be found along coastal areas. Prefers cool waters from 7-16° C but tolerates 21° C...  
Description Lives in the open sea, but may also be found along coastal areas. Prefers cool waters from 7-16° C but tolerates 21° C and more. In tropical offshore areas it occurs at depths of 80-220 m; in warm-temperate areas they occur close to shore and near the surface (Ref. 5485). A scavenger/ predator that feeds mainly on squid, but also on bony fishes, small sharks, pelagic crustaceans, algae, and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Length of 650 cm is unconfirmed. Marketed fresh, dried/salted and frozen; meat utilized for consumption, hides for leather and fins for soup (Ref. 9987). [details]

Distribution Newfoundland to Argentina  
Distribution Newfoundland to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105801 on 2024-03-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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original description  (of Squalus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 235 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Squalus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765) Osbeck, P. (1765). Reise nach Ostindien und China. Nebst O. Toreens Reise nach Suratte und C. G. Ekebergs Nachricht von den Landwirthschaft der Chineser. <em>Rostock.</em> i-xxvi + 1-552 + 25-p. index, Pls. 1-13. [German translation by J. G. Georgius. J. C. Koppe].
page(s): 385 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

context source (HKRMS) Sin, Y. T. (2009). Age, growth and reproductive biology of whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) from Hong Kong and adjacent waters. Mphil thesis. The University of Hong Kong. [details]   

context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]   

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]   

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]   

additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Lives in the open sea, but may also be found along coastal areas. Prefers cool waters from 7-16° C but tolerates 21° C and more. In tropical offshore areas it occurs at depths of 80-220 m; in warm-temperate areas they occur close to shore and near the surface (Ref. 5485). A scavenger/ predator that feeds mainly on squid, but also on bony fishes, small sharks, pelagic crustaceans, algae, and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Length of 650 cm is unconfirmed. Marketed fresh, dried/salted and frozen; meat utilized for consumption, hides for leather and fins for soup (Ref. 9987). [details]

Diet Primarily squids and fishes, including herring, silver hake, white hake, red hake, cod, haddock, pollock, mackerel, butterfish, sea raven and flounders [details]

Distribution Newfoundland to Argentina [details]

Habitat nektonic [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Habitat Prefers waters if 7-16 C, often near surface. [details]

Importance Social & Scientific- Canada- Gamefish; Elsewhere- flesh, fins and liver are used for human consumption, hides for leather, carcasses for fish meal. Generally dangerous to humans and small boats. [details]

Predators Man [details]

Reproduction Internal fertilization; gestation requires 9-12 months; birthing occurs between March and July [details]
LanguageName 
Albanian peshkaqeni jeshilpeshkaqeni blu  [details]
Breton morghi glasmord'hast  [details]
Danish blåhaj  [details]
Dutch blauwe haai  [details]
English blue shark  [details]
French requin bleupeau bleue  [details]
German Blauhaiblauer Hai  [details]
Hebrew כריש כחול  [details]
Italian verdesca squalo azzuro  [details]
Japanese ヨシキリザメ  [details]
Lithuanian melsvasis ryklys  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Γλαυκός καρχαρίας  [details]
Norwegian blåhai  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål blåhai  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk blåhai  [details]
Polish żarłacz błękitnyrekin błękitny  [details]
Portuguese tintureira  [details]
Russian синяя акулаСиняя (голубая) акула  [details]
Slovenian sinji morski pes  [details]
Spanish Tintoreratiburón azul  [details]
Swedish blåhaj  [details]
Turkish pamuk balığıpamuk baligimavi köpekbalığımavi kopekbaligi  [details]
Ukrainian блакитна акула Акула блакитна  [details]
Welsh morgi glas  [details]