General information |
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Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
Common name | Blue shark | |
Synonyms |
Sargus vetula Valenciennes, 1830 Squalus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 Carcharias glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) Carcharinus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) Glyphis glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) Isurus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) Prionacea glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) Squalus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 Squalus rondeletii Risso, 1810 Carcharias rondeletii (Risso, 1810) Carcharias rondeletti (Risso, 1810) Squalus caeruleus Blainville, 1816 Galeus thalassinus Valenciennes, 1835 Carcharias hirundinaceus Valenciennes, 1839 Thalassorhinus vulpecula Valenciennes, 1839 Thalassinus rondeletii Moreau, 1881 Thalassinus rondelettii Moreau, 1881 Carcharias pugae Perez Canto, 1886 Hypoprion isodus Philippi, 1887 Carcharias gracilis Philippi, 1887 Carcharias aethiops Philippi, 1902 Prionace mackiei Phillipps, 1935 |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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Habitat | Saltwater |
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Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Galeomorphii; Galeoidea; Carcharhiniformes; Carcharhinidae. |
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Geographical distribution | India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Israel; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Syria; Lebanon; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Macau; Brunei; Turkey; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Somalia; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Ireland; USA; Mexico; Canada; Alaska; American Soma; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Chile; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Hawaii; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Isle of Man; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Benin; Cape Verde; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Mauritius; Reunion; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles; Togo; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
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Occurrence | Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Maldives, Vietnam, Israel, Iran, Egypt, Myanmar, Syria, Lebanon, Oman, Yemen, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Brunei, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Somalia, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ghana, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, USA, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, American Soma, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Hawaii, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Isle of Man, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Benin, Cape Verde, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Mauritius, Reunion, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Togo, Tunisia, Western Sahara Questionable: Germany |
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Importance | Food/Sports |
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Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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Geographical area of study | Tateyama, Sanriku, Japan | |
Source of chromosomes | Tissue culture |
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Number of specimens with sex | ||
Diploid chromosome number | 86 |
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Karyotype formula | 30M-SM+56ST-A |
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Fundamental arm number | 116 |
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Chromosome length | 0.9 to 9.1 |
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Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Ag signals were detected terminally on the short arm of 7 pairs |
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Reference(s) |
Asahida T, Ida H, Hayashizaki K (1995). Karyotypes and cellular content of some sharks in the order Carcharhiniformes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 42(1): 21-26. |
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