Near threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

Blue Shark

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“Blue sharks can have up to 135 pups at a time. Like many sharks, the blue shark can enter a state of tonic immobility, a sort of trance, if it’s taken out of the water and rolled on its back. One of the shark’s adaptations is that the skin of the female shark is twice as thick as that of the male. This protects her when he bites her during mating.

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Chondrichthyes

ORDER

Carcharhiniformes

FAMILY

Carcharhinidae

GENUS

Prionace

Location

Ocean Worldwide

Fish

Carnivore

Habitat

Marine Neritic, Marine Oceanic

Food

Cephalopods and Fish, Injured marine mammals

Threat

Habitat Destruction
Fishing

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