Blue shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue shark lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Prionace glauca
Group	Sharks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Carcharhinidae

Where does the blue shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue shark in 7 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, New Guinea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the blue shark endangered?

The blue shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue shark?

The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Carcharhinidae, genus Prionace. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue shark

The blue shark (Prionace glauca), also known as the great blue shark, is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae which inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans. It is the only living species of genus Prionace. An extinct species, P. clarki, is known from teeth from California of the Late Pliocene. Averaging around 3.1 m (10 ft) and preferring cooler waters, the blue shark migrates long distances, such as from New England to South America. It is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue shark (revision 1373640565), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26337 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).