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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
IUCN Red List status (2014)	Not Reported
Habitat	Saltwater
Systematics	Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Galeomorphii; Galeoidea; Carcharhiniformes; Carcharhinidae.
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
Occurrence	native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Philippines; native: Singapore; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Israel; native: Iran; native: Egypt; native: Myanmar; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Oman; native: Yemen; native: Hong Kong; native: Cambodia; native: Macau; native: Brunei; native: Turkey; native: Australia; native: New Zealand; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Algeria; native: Angola; native: Libya; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Morocco; native: Nigeria; native: Namibia; native: Cameroon; native: Mozambique; native: Ghana; native: Mauritania; native: Ivory Coast; native: Liberia; native: Senegal; native: Guinea; native: Sierra Leone; native: UK; questionable: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Ireland; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Canada; native: Alaska; native: American Soma; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Chile; native: Ecuador; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Hawaii; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Fiji; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Kiribati; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Solomon Islands; native: Tonga; native: Vanuatu; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: El Salvador; native: Grenada; native: Guadeloupe; native: Martinique; native: Montserrat; native: Saint Kitts and Nevis; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Turks and Caicos Islands; native: Virgin Islands (USA); native: Albania; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Cyprus; native: Isle of Man; native: Malta; native: Monaco; native: Montenegro; native: Slovenia; native: Benin; native: Cape Verde; native: Comoros; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Republic of the Congo; native: Equatorial Guinea; native: Gabon; native: Gambia; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Saint Helena; native: Sao Tome and Principe; native: Seychelles; native: Togo; native: Tunisia; native: Western Sahara
Importance	Food/Sports
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Tateyama, Sanriku, Japan
Source of chromosomes	Tissue culture
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number	86
Karyotype formula	30M-SM+56ST-A
Fundamental arm number	116
Chromosome length	0.9 to 9.1
Sex chromosome	Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH	Ag signals were detected terminally on the short arm of 7 pairs
Reference	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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