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Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Nova Scotia.January 311, February 265, March 381, April 479, May 794, June 690, July 1,108, August 700, September 563, October 597, November 394, December 355.
Canada7,474
Nova Scotia6,636
United States752
Quebec343
California249
Newfoundland and Labrador248
British Columbia243
Alaska241
Maine129
Massachusetts44

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderGround Sharks · Carcharhiniformes
FamilyRequiem Sharks · Carcharhinidae
GenusPrionace

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