Image: Lateral view of a Blue Shark

Lateral view of a Blue Shark. Note the slender body, tail shape, and markedly different sized dorsal fins.

Photographer:

Phillip Colla

Rights:

© Phillip Colla

Common name:

Blue Shark

Scientific name:

Prionace glauca

Family:

Carcharhinidae

Last Updated: 19 June 2009

Tags fish, ichthyology, Blue Shark, Prionace glauca,