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    porbeagle

    porbeagle

    Lamna nasus

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The porbeagle (Lamna nasus) is recorded at 11 diving areas across 7 countries, most often around Nova Scotia, Cornwall & Devon and Fiordland.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    VictoriaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    FiordlandNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    CorsicaFrance
    Rarely seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Rarely seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Rarely seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    Northumberland & NortheastUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    North America
    New Brunswick & Bay of FundyCanada
    Rarely seen here
    NewfoundlandCanada
    Occasionally seen here
    Nova ScotiaCanada
    Frequently seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderLamniformes
    FamilyLamnidae
    GenusLamna

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