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Definition: Blue Shark |
Blue SharkNoun1. Slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Blue shark Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Prionace Species: glauca Binomial name Prionace glauca
The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is a carcharhinid shark. They are surface predators in the deep waters of the world's temperate and tropical oceans. They prefer cooler waters and are not found, for example, in the Gulf or Mexico or Red Sea. Blue sharks are known to migrate long distances -- from New England to South America for example. Although generally lethargic, they are capable of moving very quickly if the need arises. Blue sharks are viviparous (give live birth) and are noted for their large litters of 25 to over 100 pups. They feed primarily on small fish and squid although they are perfectly capable of taking larger prey should the opportunity present itself. They are often found in schools segregated by sex and size.
Blue sharks are light bodied with long pectoral fins. The top of the body is deep blue lightening on the sides. The underside of the shark is white. The animals grows to lengths of 3.8 meters or more, but the usual size is 1.8 to 2.4 meters. Typical weight is 30-50kg. Blue Sharks are not easily confused with any other species. They are occasionally sought as game fish. The flesh is edible, but not widely sought after. Blue sharks are frequent accidental catches by commercial fisherman seeking swordfish or tuna.
Blue sharks are rarely or never found in shallow water and thus are not included in lists of sharks endangering humans. However, they are believed to attack victims of air and sea disasters.
External link
- FishBase entry for Prionace glauca
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Blue shark."
Synonym: Blue SharkSynonym: great blue shark (n). (additional references) |
Expression using "blue shark": great blue shark. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
blue shark | 114 |
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| Language | Translations for "blue shark"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | blåhaj (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
Dutch | blauwe haai (blue whaler, great blue shark), mensenhaai (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
Finnish | sinihai (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
French | requin bleu (blue whaler, great blue shark), peau bleue (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
German | Blauhai (blue whaler, great blue shark), Großer Blauhai (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
Greek | καρχαρίας (shark), σκυλόψαρο (dog fish, sea dog), γλαυκοκαρχαρίας (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
Italian | verdesca (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 葦切鮫 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | よしきりざめ. (various references) | |
Manx | sharkagh gorrym. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ueblay arkshay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tintureira (blue whaler, great blue shark), quelha (blue whaler, great blue shark), guelha (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
Spanish | tintorera-marrajo (blue whaler, great blue shark), tintorera (blue whaler, great blue shark), tintoleta (blue whaler, great blue shark), tiburón azul (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
Swedish | blåhaj (blue whaler, great blue shark). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Carcharhinus glaucus, Carcharias glaucus, Prionace glauca, Prionace glauca (Linnaeus), Squalus glaucus. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-h-k-l-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: hauberks. | |
-2 letters: balkers, blusher, burlesk, hauberk, haulers, herbals, keblahs, kurbash. | |
-3 letters: ablush, abuser, ashler, bakers, balers, balker, basher, baulks, blares, bleaks, blears, brakes, breaks, burkes, bursae, bursal, bushel, busher, busker, halers, haleru, hauler, herbal, husker, kasher, kebars, keblah, lakers, lasher, lehuas, lusher, rehabs, rubles, saurel, shaker, slaker, suable, sulker, usable. | |
-4 letters: abler, ables, abuse. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-h-k-l-r-s-u" | |
+3 letters: swashbuckler. | |
+4 letters: swashbucklers. | |
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