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 Pérez 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, 1839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: 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., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 page(s): 235 [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, 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. 357-374 (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, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [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: 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: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [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: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] from synonym: Gilson, G. (1921). Les poissons d'Ostende [The fishes of Ostend]. Société Anonyme belge d'Imprimerie: Bruxelles, Belgium. 110 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Azores [details] Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] British Columbia [details] Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] [details] Chagos [details] Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia [details] Comores [details] Duinbergen [details] English Channel (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Eritrea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] FAO fishing area 67 [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique [details] New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details] North East Pacific [details] North Pacific [details] North West Atlantic [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Red Sea [details] Reunion [details] Rodriguez [details] Seychelles [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Tanzania [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Western Indian Ocean [details] Wimereux (not certain) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Anthosoma crassum (Abildgaard, 1794) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Nemesis robusta (van Beneden, 1851) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Alebion carchariae Krøyer, 1863 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Kroyeria carchariaeglauci Hesse, 1878 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Kroyeria lineata van Beneden, 1853 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Dinemoura latifolia (Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Dinemoura producta (O.F. Muller, 1785) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Echthrogaleus coleoptratus (Guérin-Méneville, 1837) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Gangliopus pyriformis Gerstaecker, 1854 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus bicolor Leach, 1816 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus cranchii Leach, 1819 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Phyllothyreus cornutus (Milne Edwards, 1840) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus floridanus Cressey, 1967 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus smithii Rathbun, 1886 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pagina tunica Cressey, 1963 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Perissopus oblongus (Wilson C.B., 1908) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Nesippus borealis Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus satyrus Dana, 1849 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus elongatus Heegaard, 1943 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (55 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (118 publications) To Dyntaxa To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (162 nucleotides; 130 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI 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] 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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105801 on 2013-05-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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