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WoRMS taxon details
Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
AphiaID: 105801
AphiaID: 105801
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Carcharhiniformes (Order) > Carcharhinidae (Family) > Prionace (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Prionace Cantor, 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Carcharhinus macki (Phillipps, 1935) Carcharias aethiops Philippi, 1902 Carcharias glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym) Carcharias gracilis Philippi, 1887 Carcharias hirundinaceus Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharias pugae Perez Canto, 1886 Carcharinus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) Galeus thalassinus Valenciennes, 1835 Glyphis glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hypoprion isodus Philippi, 1887 Isurus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) Prionace mackiei Phillipps, 1935 Prionacea glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Squalus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 Squalus caeruleus Blainville, 1816 Squalus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) Squalus rondeletii Risso, 1810 Thalassinus rondeletti Moreau, 1881 Thalassinus rondelettii Moreau, 1881 Thalassorhinus vulpecula Valenciennes, 1838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
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 - Chondrichthyes, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 358-360 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [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]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] additional source: Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 219. 731 p. [details] additional source: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 235 [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology. (look up in IMIS) [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Azores [details] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] Chagos [details] Comores [details] Duinbergen [details] English Channel (from synonym) [details] Eritrea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique [details] North West Atlantic [details] Red Sea [details] Reunion [details] Rodriguez [details] Seychelles [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Tanzania [details] Wimereux (not certain) (from synonym) [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To FishBase To GenBank Marine Life Information Network - UK To Marine Species Identification Portal To Marine Species Identification Portal To Barcode of Life (47 barcodes) To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
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] General: Vissoort, dood aangetroffen binnen de 12-mijlszone [details] Habitat: nektonic [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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2009). Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Nicolas Bailly (2009). World Database of Marine Pisces. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105801 on 2010-02-09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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