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    Blue Shark

    Blue Shark

    Prionace glauca

    Sharks & Rays
    Near Threatened

    The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is recorded at 48 diving areas across 27 countries, most often around Nova Scotia, Fiordland and Cape Town & Western Cape.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 8 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    FiordlandNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Goat Island & Hauraki GulfNew Zealand
    Regularly seen here
    Poor Knights IslandsNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    North ShoreBermuda
    Occasionally seen here
    Klein BonaireBonaire
    Occasionally seen here
    María la GordaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Baa AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    North Malé AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    Rasdhoo AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    South Malé AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    Vaavu AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Bazaruto ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Frequently seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderCarcharhiniformes
    FamilyCarcharhinidae
    GenusPrionace

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