Porbeagle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the porbeagle lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lamna nasus
Group	Sharks
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Lamniformes
Family	Lamnidae

Where does the porbeagle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the porbeagle in 9 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 porbeagle endangered?

The porbeagle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the porbeagle?

The porbeagle (Lamna nasus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Lamniformes and the family Lamnidae, genus Lamna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the porbeagle

The porbeagle or porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, distributed widely in the cold and temperate marine waters of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere. In the North Pacific, its ecological equivalent is the closely related salmon shark (L. ditropis). It typically reaches 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length and a weight of 135 kg (298 lb); North Atlantic sharks grow larger than Southern Hemisphere sharks and differ in coloration and aspects of life history. Grey above and white below, the porbeagle has a very stout midsection that tapers towards the long, pointed snout and the narrow base of the tail. It has large pectoral and first dorsal fins, tiny pelvic, second dorsal, and anal fins, and a crescent-shaped caudal fin. The most distinctive features of this species are its three-cusped teeth, the white blotch at the aft base of its first dorsal fin, and the two pairs of lateral keels on its tail.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Porbeagle (revision 1369569585), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q136842 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).