VulnerableGreat White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Cartilaginous fish · Lamniformes · Lamnidae
Lamna nasus
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
The porbeagle is a robust shark of cold waters, a close relative of the great white shark. It is one of the few fish with partly warm blood: a heat-exchange system lets it keep its muscle and viscera several degrees above the water, which gives it power in seas where other sharks do not hunt.
Weight
50 kg – 230 kg
Size
1.5 m – 3.5 m
Life expectancy
45 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Lamna nasus
Best time: From summer to autumn in cold waters of the North Atlantic and the southern hemisphere, when it comes onto the continental shelf.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 20 of 74.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Porbeagle — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The porbeagle is classified as vulnerable. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 9 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about porbeagle.
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
