Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758)
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Elasmobranchii
- order
- Carcharhiniformes
- family
- Carcharhinidae
- genus
- Prionace
- species
- Prionace glauca
discussion
Remarks: Prionace glauca has one of the widest known ranges of any cartilaginous fish and occurs in all temperate and most subtropical seas. Off the west coast, it is quite abundant and appears to migrate around the south Atlantic between the African and South American continents depending on the size, sex, and life stage (da Silva et al., 2010).
distribution
South African distribution: Entire coastline from the Orange River (NC) to the KZN border with Mozambique.
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 6123 [ex ORI 1722], SAIAB 25716, SAIAB 27167, SAIAB 44228, SAIAB 46921, SAIAB 51222.
vernacular_names
Blue Shark