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Blue shark

Prionace glauca

Size (in meters)

3,8 m

Conservation Status
near threatened

About this Species

Slender shark with an iridescent blue coloration. Found worldwide in temperate and tropical oceanic waters, often in large aggregations segregated by size and sex, and feeds mostly on fish and squid. Most heavily fished shark in the world.