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A Blue Shark Prionace glauca. Photo:  Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service

Blue Shark dorsal fin

A Blue Shark Prionace glauca. Photo: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service

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Identifying the
dorsal fin

  • Short fin with darker grey to brownish colour.
  • Low angular leading edge
  • Strongly convexed (curving outwards) trailing edge.
  • A short free rear tip.

 

Note: Looks similar to Silky dorsal fin (CITES-listed). The silky dorsal has a longer free rear tip and a steeper slope on the leading edge. It also has a smoother texture and a more uniform grey color.

STATUS AND RANGE

The Blue Shark Prionace glauca is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ but not listed in the CITES appendices.

Informations adaptées de  Abercrombie and Hernandez (2017). Identifying shark fins: implementing and enforcing CITES. Abercrombie & Fish.