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title: "Blue Shark"
description: "Prionace glauca — Pesci. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/blue-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue Shark

> Prionace glauca — Pesci. 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.

- Scientific name: *Prionace glauca*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1146
- Wikidata: [Q26337](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26337)
- iNaturalist taxon: [110361](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/110361)

## Names

- en: Blue Shark
- de: Blauhai
- es: Tiburón azul
- fr: Requin peau bleue
- nl: Grote blauwe haai
- pl: Żarłacz błękitny

## Countries with the most observations

US (86), NZ (47), ES (34), FR (33), PT (31), CA (27), GR (26), MX (23), AU (19), AL (16), IT (13), MA (11)

## Summary

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.
Although generally lethargic, they can move very quickly. Blue sharks are viviparous and are…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_shark

## Photo

![Blue Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aiken Lau · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295177147

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-shark?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).