Taxon details
Nameblue shark, Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common/Māori namesblue shark, mangō-au-pounamu, mangō-pounamu, mangō-taha-pounamu, matawhā, ngerongero, pounamu, poutini, taha-pounamu, blue whaler, great blue shark
Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | Carcharhiniformes | Carcharhinidae | Prionace | glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)